Heather Watson
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Heather Miriam Watson (born 19 May 1992) is a British
female tennis
player. Born in Guernsey
, she trains and resides at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
in Florida
, USA. Watson has won one major title at the 2009 US Open Juniors
, two senior ITF titles and won gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
. She has been as high as no. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit
. Watson is rated as the British senior women's number 2, behind Elena Baltacha
, and is ranked at 87 in the world.
to Papua New Guinea
national Michelle and Manchester-born Englishman Ian Watson, who was the managing director of Guernsey Electricity from 1995 until his retirement in 2010. She has one brother, Adam, and two sisters, Stephanie and Julie. Heather Watson started playing tennis at the age of seven, and at age twelve she left home to go to the American Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
in Florida
.
In 2006, Watson won the British Under-14 Championship. The following year Watson won the British Under-16 Championship, and reached the semi-finals of the British Under-18 Championship. She lost in the Under-18 semi-finals again in 2008 to eventual winner Tara Moore
. In October, Watson travelled to Pune
to compete at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
. There she won the gold medal, winning the final against Kyra Shroff. Mother Michelle left her job in 2008 to travel full-time with Heather Watson around the world junior circuit.
Watson played her first senior tournament in March 2009 – the $25k Jersey Open, but lost in the second round to Katie O'Brien
. At the beginning of July she became the highest ranked British junior, overtaking Laura Robson
. She achieved her first senior women's world ranking on 27 July 2009, entering at number 756. She won her first senior title at the Frinton $10,000 tournament. Watson beat Anna Fitzpatrick
in the final. At the 2009 US Open
, Watson was seeded 11th for the girl's singles
. She reached the quarter-finals on 10 September before rain interrupted the tournament schedule. The tournament moved indoors and Watson beat second seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
in the quarter final on 12 September. She played her semi-final on the same day and was victorious against Daria Gavrilova
to reach the final, where she faced doubles partner Yana Buchina
. Playing on Court 7, Watson won in straight sets.
At 2009 French Open
Watson and her partner were the third seeds and reached the girl's doubles final
where she and Tímea Babos
, faced the second seeded pair of Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
and Elena Bogdan
and were beaten in a match tie-break. Partnering Yana Buchina
, that year they were the 7th seed at the Australian
girl's doubles
and 6th seed at the U.S.
girl's doubles
, however they lost in the first round at both tournaments. At Wimbledon
she teamed up with Magda Linette
and they were seeded 6th in the girl's doubles
but eliminated in the second round.
. Her game is often likened to Martina Hingis
and she has been praised by Nick Bollettieri
for her "Amazing footwork". Moreover her great on-court intelligence, court sense and stellar timing have been other talking points about her game. According to Nigel Sears, head of women's coaching at the Lawn Tennis Association
, Watson possesses "a complete game", with a massive amount of variety including the consistent use of a one-handed backhand
slice, volleys and angles. Others, including Watson herself, have also identified her game as similar to ATP
player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga due to her "Big serve" and "Tremendous athleticism".
Upon Watson reaching the 2011 French Open
second round, Andy Murray commented "When I saw her for the first time, I thought she was good. I like the way she moves on the court. She's very balanced".Bollettieri stated that Watson's "game is based on great movement, but she's not afraid to whack the ball. She's not easy to beat. She has very good ground strokes, though she can over-hit and strike the ball a little too flat at times".
circuit in March 2009
when she entered the qualifying tournament for the $10,000 event in Bath but failed to win a match. She entered her next tournament, a $25,000 event in Jersey
, courtesy of a wild card
and beat compatriot, Jade Curtis, in the first round. She was beaten by another fellow Brit, Katie O'Brien
, in round two. In July she reached her first ITF semifinal as a qualifier in the $10,000 grass court
tournament in Felixstowe
before losing to Anna Smith
. She went on to successfully qualify for the next tournament she entered and again faced Smith in the semifinals however this time Watson was victorious and went on to beat Anna Fitzpatrick
in the final to win her first ITF title. Continuing to compete on the ITF circuit for the rest of the season, Watson beat Melanie South
in round one of a $50,000 ITF in Barnstaple
in October before being defeated by Kristina Mladenovic
of France in round two. Watson ended the 2009 season with a world singles ranking of No.588.
with a wild card into the $25,000 ITF event in Sutton
, where she made the quarterfinals. She immediately flew to the $100k Midland, Michigan
ITF event, losing to qualifier and fellow 17-year-old Beatrice Capra
in the first round. Two weeks later, she entered the $25k ITF event in Hammond, Louisiana
. Watson qualified and went on reach her second quarterfinal of the year, defeating former world no.7 and two-time Grand Slam
semifinalist, Nicole Vaidišová
and 5th seed Monique Adamczak
en-route. The following week Watson entered another 25k ITF event in Clearwater, Florida
. In the final qualifying round she lost to fellow Brit Georgie Stoop
before being handed a lucky loser
spot in the main draw and defeating Georgia's Anna Tatishvili
in the first round. She lost to Zhou Yi-Miao
in round two. Watson was then given a wild card into the main draw of the Sony Ericsson Open
but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova
in the first round. This was the first time in her career that Watson competed on the WTA tour
. In April Watson reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 ITF, this one in Jackson, Mississippi
. Following this she qualified for the WTA event in Charleston
. before losing to Elena Vesnina
in the first round.
Watson's grass court season began at the AEGON Classic
which she entered courtesy of a wild card, losing to Alla Kudryavtseva
in the first round. At the AEGON International
in Eastbourne, Watson successfully qualified for the main draw by defeating Anna Smith, Tsvetana Pironkova and Bojana Jovanovski
. Watson defeated world No.48, Aleksandra Wozniak
, in the first round. In the second round though she was defeated by former top 10 player Victoria Azarenka
. She then entered the first Grand Slam
of her career after receiving a wild card into the main draw
of Wimbledon
. Watson met Italian Romina Oprandi
in the first round and lost in three sets. Moving back onto hard courts, Watson's next tournament was a $25,000 ITF tournament in Wrexham. She defeated four fellow British players (including Anna Fitzpatrick and Naomi Broady
) on her way to the final, where she defeated former top 30 player Sania Mirza
to win her second ITF title. After this, Watson continued to compete on the ITF circuit and in the qualifying rounds for WTA events. In September, at the $75,000 ITF tournament in Shrewsbury
, she defeated world number 90 and former top 30 player Sabine Lisicki
in straight sets before losing in the quarterfinals to Eva Birnerová
. In October 2010 she was seeded fifth for the women's singles
at the Commonwealth Games
, taking the rare opportunity to represent Guernsey
. She eventually lost to top seed, Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in the quarterfinals. Partnering Patrick Ogier, Watson also reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles
where they were defeated by the third seeds, Sarah Borwell
and Ken Skupski
, representing England.
for the 2011 ASB Classic
. She continued her winning streak in the main tournament and beat ninth seed Carla Suárez Navarro
to get into the quarterfinals, where she lost to Shuai Peng of China. She also made the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament
, partnering Kurumi Nara
.
Watson then moved on to the 2011 Australian Open
, where she beat Kristina Mladenovic
in the first round of qualifying.
Watson then qualified for the 2011 Cellular South Cup, beating Andrea Hlaváčková
and Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first and second rounds respectively to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. She lost to Evgeniya Rodina
. She also reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament
partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld
.
On 3 April 2011, Watson won two matches to qualify for the 2011 Family Circle Cup
, where she lost a close three-set match to Christina McHale
in the first round.
Watson next attempted to qualify for the Estoril Open
. In the first round of qualifying, she beat former world number 17 Karolina Sprem
. She went on to beat Poland's Katarzyna Piter
in the second round of qualifying, but eventually lost to Austria's Tamira Paszek
in the final qualifying round.
Watson successfully qualified for the 2011 French Open
. She beat Ioana Raluca Olaru
and Sally Peers
in the first and second rounds respectively to reach the final round, where she defeated Stefanie Vögele to gain a place in the main draw for the first time. This was the first time a British woman had qualified for the French Open since Kate Brasher
, the daughter of Shirley Bloomer
and Chris Brasher
, in 1983. She played French wildcard Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first round and won. By winning this match, Watson became the first British woman since Clare Wood
in 1994, to reach the second round of the French Open. The victory saw her break into the top 100 for the first time. She lost to 16th seed Kaia Kanepi
in the second round.
Watson continued her good form entering the grass court season when she beat 15th seed Chanelle Scheepers
in the first round of the 2011 AEGON Classic
. She followed this up by beating Misaki Doi
in the second round. However, she lost to third seed and eventual semifinalist Peng Shuai
in the third round.
On June 22, 2011, Watson played Mathilde Johansson
in her first round match in the Wimbledon Championships, winning the opening set before suffering an arm injury in the second set. Johansson then went on to win in three sets.
On 25 June 2011, Heather and her mixed doubles partner Ross Hutchins beat Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs in the mixed doubles.
On August 29, 2011, in the first round of the US Open, Watson lost 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 to former champion Maria Sharapova
. After the match, Sharapova stated "There's no doubt that she's a great up-and-coming player".
for her clothing and footwear. She currently uses Dunlop
rackets.
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
, which ended 3 July 2011.
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female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Born in Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, she trains and resides at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy is located in Bradenton, Florida, and was founded in 1978 by Nick Bollettieri as a full-time tennis boarding school that combines intensive tennis training with an academic curriculum....
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. Watson has won one major title at the 2009 US Open Juniors
2009 US Open - Girls' Singles
Coco Vandeweghe was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.Heather Watson won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Yana Buchina.-Seeds:# Kristina Mladenovic # Noppawan Lertcheewakarn ...
, two senior ITF titles and won gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra. They were the third Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years; they were the first Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Asia....
. She has been as high as no. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit
ITF Junior Circuit
The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for world wide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. Founded in 1977 with only nine tournaments, the current 2009 ITF Junior Circuit offered 358 tournaments in 118 different countries...
. Watson is rated as the British senior women's number 2, behind Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...
, and is ranked at 87 in the world.
Early life and junior career
Heather Watson was born 19 May 1992 in GuernseyGuernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
national Michelle and Manchester-born Englishman Ian Watson, who was the managing director of Guernsey Electricity from 1995 until his retirement in 2010. She has one brother, Adam, and two sisters, Stephanie and Julie. Heather Watson started playing tennis at the age of seven, and at age twelve she left home to go to the American Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy is located in Bradenton, Florida, and was founded in 1978 by Nick Bollettieri as a full-time tennis boarding school that combines intensive tennis training with an academic curriculum....
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
In 2006, Watson won the British Under-14 Championship. The following year Watson won the British Under-16 Championship, and reached the semi-finals of the British Under-18 Championship. She lost in the Under-18 semi-finals again in 2008 to eventual winner Tara Moore
Tara Moore
Tara Shanice Moore is an English professional tennis player. She is currently the British no. 8 and ranked 321 in the world . So far in her career she has won 3 ITF singles titles, 2 ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no...
. In October, Watson travelled to Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
to compete at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune, India, a city in the state of Maharashtra. They were the third Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years; they were the first Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Asia....
. There she won the gold medal, winning the final against Kyra Shroff. Mother Michelle left her job in 2008 to travel full-time with Heather Watson around the world junior circuit.
Watson played her first senior tournament in March 2009 – the $25k Jersey Open, but lost in the second round to Katie O'Brien
Katie O'Brien
Katie Jill O'Brien is an English former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player...
. At the beginning of July she became the highest ranked British junior, overtaking Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
. She achieved her first senior women's world ranking on 27 July 2009, entering at number 756. She won her first senior title at the Frinton $10,000 tournament. Watson beat Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick is a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 12 with a world ranking of No.384 . She trains at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318...
in the final. At the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
, Watson was seeded 11th for the girl's singles
2009 US Open - Girls' Singles
Coco Vandeweghe was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.Heather Watson won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Yana Buchina.-Seeds:# Kristina Mladenovic # Noppawan Lertcheewakarn ...
. She reached the quarter-finals on 10 September before rain interrupted the tournament schedule. The tournament moved indoors and Watson beat second seed Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:...
in the quarter final on 12 September. She played her semi-final on the same day and was victorious against Daria Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova
Daria Gavrilova is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 347, which she reached on May 02, 2011.Daria highest junior ITF ranking is at No. 1 reached on August 23, 2010.-2010:...
to reach the final, where she faced doubles partner Yana Buchina
Yana Buchina
Yana Alexandrovna Buchina is a junior Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 337, which she reached on October 17, 2011.-Personal life:...
. Playing on Court 7, Watson won in straight sets.
At 2009 French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
Watson and her partner were the third seeds and reached the girl's doubles final
2009 French Open – Girls' Doubles
Polona Hercog and Jessica Moore were the defending champions, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.Elena Bogdan and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 10–8, against Tímea Babos and Heather Watson.-Seeds:...
where she and Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
, faced the second seeded pair of Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:...
and Elena Bogdan
Elena Bogdan
Elena Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 155, which she reached on July 4, 2011 whilst her best doubles ranking was 107 on June 13, 2011...
and were beaten in a match tie-break. Partnering Yana Buchina
Yana Buchina
Yana Alexandrovna Buchina is a junior Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 337, which she reached on October 17, 2011.-Personal life:...
, that year they were the 7th seed at the Australian
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
girl's doubles
2009 Australian Open - Girls' Doubles
Ksenia Lykina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were the defending champions, but choose not to participate that year.Christina McHale and Ajla Tomljanovic won in the final 6–1, 2–6, 10–4, against Aleksandra Krunic and Sandra Zaniewska.-Seeds:...
and 6th seed at the U.S.
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
girl's doubles
2009 US Open - Girls' Doubles
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Sandra Roma were the defending champions, but Roma chose not to participate in the Juniors that year.Lertcheewakarn partnered with Elena Bogdan, but Valeria Solovieva and Maryna Zanevska defeated them in the final 1–6, 6–3 [10–7]....
, however they lost in the first round at both tournaments. At Wimbledon
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
she teamed up with Magda Linette
Magda Linette
Magda Linette is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on August 8, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 304, achieved on June 13, 2011.- Personal life :...
and they were seeded 6th in the girl's doubles
2009 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Doubles
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Sally Peers won in the final 6-1, 6-1 against Kristina Mladenovic and Silvia Njirić.Polona Hercog and Jessica Moore were the defending champions, but did not compete in the juniors this year.-Seeds:...
but eliminated in the second round.
Playing style
Watson is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhandBackhand
The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body in the direction where one wants the ball to go, usually performed from the baseline or as an approach shot. The term is also used in other racquet sports, and other areas where a similar motion is employed...
. Her game is often likened to Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
and she has been praised by Nick Bollettieri
Nick Bollettieri
Nicholas James Bollettieri is an American tennis coach who is credited with developing many world-class champions, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. Recently, he has worked with 2006 U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová and Sabine...
for her "Amazing footwork". Moreover her great on-court intelligence, court sense and stellar timing have been other talking points about her game. According to Nigel Sears, head of women's coaching at the Lawn Tennis Association
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
, Watson possesses "a complete game", with a massive amount of variety including the consistent use of a one-handed backhand
Backhand
The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body in the direction where one wants the ball to go, usually performed from the baseline or as an approach shot. The term is also used in other racquet sports, and other areas where a similar motion is employed...
slice, volleys and angles. Others, including Watson herself, have also identified her game as similar to ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga due to her "Big serve" and "Tremendous athleticism".
Upon Watson reaching the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
second round, Andy Murray commented "When I saw her for the first time, I thought she was good. I like the way she moves on the court. She's very balanced".Bollettieri stated that Watson's "game is based on great movement, but she's not afraid to whack the ball. She's not easy to beat. She has very good ground strokes, though she can over-hit and strike the ball a little too flat at times".
2009
Watson first began competing on the ITFInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
circuit in March 2009
2009 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to...
when she entered the qualifying tournament for the $10,000 event in Bath but failed to win a match. She entered her next tournament, a $25,000 event in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, courtesy of a wild card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
and beat compatriot, Jade Curtis, in the first round. She was beaten by another fellow Brit, Katie O'Brien
Katie O'Brien
Katie Jill O'Brien is an English former professional tennis player from Beverley, Yorkshire. She was briefly the British No. 1 tennis player...
, in round two. In July she reached her first ITF semifinal as a qualifier in the $10,000 grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
tournament in Felixstowe
Felixstowe
Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
before losing to Anna Smith
Anna Smith (tennis)
Anna Smith is a professional tennis player who represents the United Kingdom. She has won three International Tennis Federation singles titles, 12 ITF doubles titles and reached a career high singles ranking of world no. 262 on 9 August 2010. Smith is currently the British number 9 with a ranking...
. She went on to successfully qualify for the next tournament she entered and again faced Smith in the semifinals however this time Watson was victorious and went on to beat Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick
Anna Fitzpatrick is a professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 12 with a world ranking of No.384 . She trains at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318...
in the final to win her first ITF title. Continuing to compete on the ITF circuit for the rest of the season, Watson beat Melanie South
Melanie South
Melanie Jayne South is an English tennis player. She is currently the British number 7 and ranked 310 in the world...
in round one of a $50,000 ITF in Barnstaple
Barnstaple
Barnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...
in October before being defeated by Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
of France in round two. Watson ended the 2009 season with a world singles ranking of No.588.
2010
Watson began 20102010 in tennis
This page covers all the major events in the sport of tennis in 2010.-Grand Slam events:*Just five male players reached at least the third round of all four grand slams: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Albert Montañés...
with a wild card into the $25,000 ITF event in Sutton
Sutton, London
Sutton is a large suburban town in southwest London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Sutton. It is located south-southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The town was connected to central London by...
, where she made the quarterfinals. She immediately flew to the $100k Midland, Michigan
Midland, Michigan
Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area....
ITF event, losing to qualifier and fellow 17-year-old Beatrice Capra
Beatrice Capra
Beatrice "Trice" Capra is an amateur American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 201, which she reached on September 20, 2010...
in the first round. Two weeks later, she entered the $25k ITF event in Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,049 at the 2009 census. It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University...
. Watson qualified and went on reach her second quarterfinal of the year, defeating former world no.7 and two-time Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
semifinalist, Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...
and 5th seed Monique Adamczak
Monique Adamczak
Monique Adamczak is an Australian professional tennis player. She is coached by Roger Federer's former coach, Tony Roche. Adamczak's favourite surface is grass....
en-route. The following week Watson entered another 25k ITF event in Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
. In the final qualifying round she lost to fellow Brit Georgie Stoop
Georgie Stoop
Georgina "Georgie" Gent is an English, AEGON Award winning professional tennis player coached by Damien Roberts. She is currently the British no. 10 and ranked at no. 299 in the world . She has won two ITF singles titles, two ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world no...
before being handed a lucky loser
Lucky Loser
Lucky Loser is a 2006 Thai sports-comedy about a small, fictional Southeast Asian country's bid to play in the World Cup...
spot in the main draw and defeating Georgia's Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
in the first round. She lost to Zhou Yi-Miao
Zhou Yi-Miao
Zhou Yimiao is a professional Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 200, which she reached on February 15, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 248, which she reached on February 15, 2010.-External links:...
in round two. Watson was then given a wild card into the main draw of the Sony Ericsson Open
2010 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
but lost to Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....
in the first round. This was the first time in her career that Watson competed on the WTA tour
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
. In April Watson reached the quarterfinals of a $25,000 ITF, this one in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
. Following this she qualified for the WTA event in Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
. before losing to Elena Vesnina
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
in the first round.
Watson's grass court season began at the AEGON Classic
2010 AEGON Classic
The 2010 AEGON Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 29th edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, from June 7 through June 13, 2010.-Seeds:...
which she entered courtesy of a wild card, losing to Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
in the first round. At the AEGON International
2010 AEGON International
The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
in Eastbourne, Watson successfully qualified for the main draw by defeating Anna Smith, Tsvetana Pironkova and Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović...
. Watson defeated world No.48, Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
, in the first round. In the second round though she was defeated by former top 10 player Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
. She then entered the first Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
of her career after receiving a wild card into the main draw
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament...
of Wimbledon
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
. Watson met Italian Romina Oprandi
Romina Oprandi
Romina Sarina Oprandi is an Italian female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 2005 and has been ranked as high as 46 in the world .-Tennis career:...
in the first round and lost in three sets. Moving back onto hard courts, Watson's next tournament was a $25,000 ITF tournament in Wrexham. She defeated four fellow British players (including Anna Fitzpatrick and Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady
Naomi Broady is an English tennis player who is coached by Suzi Riley. She began playing tennis at the age of 7 and was the 2007 British under 18 girls' champion. She is currently the British no. 5 with a career-high world ranking of no. 194 . So far in her career she has won four ITF titles in...
) on her way to the final, where she defeated former top 30 player Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
to win her second ITF title. After this, Watson continued to compete on the ITF circuit and in the qualifying rounds for WTA events. In September, at the $75,000 ITF tournament in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, she defeated world number 90 and former top 30 player Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
in straight sets before losing in the quarterfinals to Eva Birnerová
Eva Birnerová
Eva Birnerová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Coached by Tim Sommer since October 2005, an all-court player who prefers playing on grass...
. In October 2010 she was seeded fifth for the women's singles
Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's Singles
This was the first ever Commonwealth tournament held, and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia, the top seed, won the gold medal by defeating India's Sania Mirza in the final...
at the Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
, taking the rare opportunity to represent Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
. She eventually lost to top seed, Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in the quarterfinals. Partnering Patrick Ogier, Watson also reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles
Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed Doubles
This was the first ever Commonwealth tournament held, and Anastasia Rodionova and Paul Hanley of Australia were the top seed. However they lost the final to Jocelyn Rae and Colin Fleming of Scotland 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.-Medalists:-Seeds:...
where they were defeated by the third seeds, Sarah Borwell
Sarah Borwell
Sarah Leah Borwell is an English professional tennis player who specialises primarily in doubles. She is currently the British number 1 in doubles, ranked 67 in the world...
and Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...
, representing England.
2011
Watson began 2011 by qualifying2011 ASB Classic – Singles Qualifying
The 2011 ASB Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
for the 2011 ASB Classic
2011 ASB Classic – Singles
Yanina Wickmayer was the defending champion and 2nd seed, but she lost in the final 3–6, 3–6, against Gréta Arn.-Seeds:# Maria Sharapova # Yanina Wickmayer # Svetlana Kuznetsova # Julia Görges ...
. She continued her winning streak in the main tournament and beat ninth seed Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suarez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...
to get into the quarterfinals, where she lost to Shuai Peng of China. She also made the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament
2011 ASB Classic – Doubles
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions after defeating Natalie Grandin and Laura Granville in the 2010 final. However they didn't defend the title together after splitting half way through the 2010 season....
, partnering Kurumi Nara
Kurumi Nara
Kurumi Nara is a tennis player. She reached the third round of the 2008 US Open Girls singles tournament, where she lost to Kristina Mladenovic 2–6, 6–4, 7–6. She advanced to the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the 2010 French Open with a 4–6, 7–6, 10–8 win over Monica...
.
Watson then moved on to the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, where she beat Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France...
in the first round of qualifying.
Watson then qualified for the 2011 Cellular South Cup, beating Andrea Hlaváčková
Andrea Hlavácková
Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011...
and Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first and second rounds respectively to reach her second quarterfinal of the year. She lost to Evgeniya Rodina
Evgeniya Rodina
Evgeniya Sergeyevna Rodina is a Russian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of #74 on February 28, 2011.-Career summary:Rodina has made strong progress up through the world rankings to reach a career high of World No...
. She also reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament
2011 Cellular South Cup – Doubles
Vania King and Michaëlla Krajicek were the defending champions, however they were eliminated by Olga Govortsova and Alla Kudryavtseva in the semifinals....
partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...
.
On 3 April 2011, Watson won two matches to qualify for the 2011 Family Circle Cup
2011 Family Circle Cup
The 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina,...
, where she lost a close three-set match to Christina McHale
Christina McHale
Christina McHale is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 45, and in doubles it is No. 171. McHale has beaten numerous top WTA tour players, including current world no...
in the first round.
Watson next attempted to qualify for the Estoril Open
2011 Estoril Open
The 2011 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. In the first round of qualifying, she beat former world number 17 Karolina Sprem
Karolina Šprem
Karolina Šprem was a Croatian tennis player.She has won eight titles all at the ITF level. She has not won any titles on the WTA Tour. Career highlight is a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon in 2004 where she defeated two-time champion, four-time finalist and then-world No...
. She went on to beat Poland's Katarzyna Piter
Katarzyna Piter
Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles.- Fed Cup :...
in the second round of qualifying, but eventually lost to Austria's Tamira Paszek
Tamira Paszek
Tamira Shelah Paszek is a professional tennis player from Austria. As of July 4, 2011, she is the no.1 ranked tennis player from Austria in the WTA ranking, at No. 41....
in the final qualifying round.
Watson successfully qualified for the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. She beat Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
and Sally Peers
Sally Peers
Sally Peers is an Australian professional tennis player. She plays right-handed, with a double-handed backhand. Her career high WTA singles ranking is world no. 153, which she reached on 20 September 2010 & her career high doubles ranking is world no. 89 which she reached on 8 November 2010, while...
in the first and second rounds respectively to reach the final round, where she defeated Stefanie Vögele to gain a place in the main draw for the first time. This was the first time a British woman had qualified for the French Open since Kate Brasher
Kate Brasher
Kate Brasher is an American dramatic television series that was broadcast by CBS. It premiered at 9:00pm ET/PT on Saturday, February 24, 2001 and was cancelled after six episodes.The title character was the single mother of teenaged sons Daniel and Elvis...
, the daughter of Shirley Bloomer
Shirley Brasher
Shirley Brasher, née Bloomer is an English former tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles during her career and who was the second ranked singles player in her country in 1957....
and Chris Brasher
Chris Brasher
Christopher William "Chris" Brasher CBE was a British athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon.-History:...
, in 1983. She played French wildcard Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the first round and won. By winning this match, Watson became the first British woman since Clare Wood
Clare Wood
Clare Jacqueline Wood is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998...
in 1994, to reach the second round of the French Open. The victory saw her break into the top 100 for the first time. She lost to 16th seed Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
in the second round.
Watson continued her good form entering the grass court season when she beat 15th seed Chanelle Scheepers
Chanelle Scheepers
Chanelle Scheepers is a South African professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is No. 37, which she reached on 10 October 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 91, set at 30 August 2010....
in the first round of the 2011 AEGON Classic
2011 AEGON Classic
The 2011 AEGON Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 30th edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, originally scheduled between 6 and 12 June 2011, but the final was rescheduled to 13 June 2011 due...
. She followed this up by beating Misaki Doi
Misaki Doi
is a professional Japanese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 116, which she reached on March 21, 2011 Her career high in doubles is 222, which she reached...
in the second round. However, she lost to third seed and eventual semifinalist Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
in the third round.
On June 22, 2011, Watson played Mathilde Johansson
Mathilde Johansson
Mathilde Johansson is a Swedish-born female tennis player who lives in and competes for France.She made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the 2005 French Open, losing to sixth-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round...
in her first round match in the Wimbledon Championships, winning the opening set before suffering an arm injury in the second set. Johansson then went on to win in three sets.
On 25 June 2011, Heather and her mixed doubles partner Ross Hutchins beat Marcelo Melo and Rennae Stubbs in the mixed doubles.
On August 29, 2011, in the first round of the US Open, Watson lost 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 to former champion Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
. After the match, Sharapova stated "There's no doubt that she's a great up-and-coming player".
Playing equipment
Watson is sponsored by American apparel company K-SwissK-Swiss
K-Swiss, Inc. is an American footwear company based in Westlake Village, California. The company designs, develops, and markets a range of athletic shoes under the K-Swiss brand.- History :...
for her clothing and footwear. She currently uses Dunlop
Dunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a tennis, squash, golf, badminton, clothing, travel and bicycle equipment brand, that specializes in sporting goods.After Dunlop Holdings was acquired by BTR plc in 1985, Dunlop Sport was combined with the Slazenger brand which Dunlop had acquired in 1959 to form Dunlop Slazenger...
rackets.
Singles: 4 (3–1)
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| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | $10,000 Frinton, Great Britain | Grass |  |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | $25,000 Wrexham, Great Britain | Hard |  |
6–2, 6–4 | |
| Winner | $50,000 Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) |  |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | $75,000 Shrewsbury, Great Britain 2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury – Singles Eva Birnerová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.Mona Barthel won the title, defeating Heather Watson 6–0, 6–3 in the final.-Seeds:# Mona Barthel # Kristina Barrois # Evgeniya Rodina ... |
Hard |  |
0–6, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
| NM5 | means an event that is neither a Premier Mandatory nor a Premier 5 tournament. | |||
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current through the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, which ended 3 July 2011.
| Tournament | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | |Career SR | |Career | |Win % | ||||||||||||
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 2R 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| US Open | A | LQ | 1R 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favourite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final... |
0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
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| WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
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| Indian Wells | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Key Biscayne | A | 1R | 1R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Caroline Wozniacki ... |
0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Madrid Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Beijing China Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... |
A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Dubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab... |
A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Montréal / Toronto | A | A | LQ | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event... |
A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 0 | 2 | 3 | Career total: 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 588 | 176 | Career money: $154,204 | |||||||||||||||
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