Heather Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Heather Watson
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1992(1992-05-19)
Age	32
Country	Guernsey
Horoscope	Taurus

Heather Watson Biography

Heather Watson is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on May 19, 1992 in Guernsey. British tennis player, who was the highest-ranked British woman in WTA rankings in July 2012. That year, she won her first WTA singles title at Japan Open.

She was She succeeded Anne Keothavong as top-ranked British female tennis player in the WTA rankings. the top-ranked British female tennis player according to the WTA rankings.

Watson qualified for the 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 wild card 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.

Heather Watson made a WTA singles final for the first time in her career at the HP Open where she beat Polona Hercog, sixth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues, Pauline Parmentier and Misaki Doi. In the final, she saved four match points to beat Chang Kai-chen of Chinese Taipei in a match lasting three hours and twelve minutes. With this win, Watson attained a top-50 ranking for the first time in her career, at the same time overtaking compatriot Laura Robson as the British No. 1. Watson also became the first Briton to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988. She also made the doubles final in the same event with Kimiko Date-Krumm, but lost to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.

Her parents are Michelle Watson and Ian Watson.

Heather Watson Net Worth

Heather Watson is one of the richest Tennis Player from Guernsey. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heather Watson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started playing tennis when she was seven years old and won gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Games.

She won the Japan Open and became the first British woman ever to win a WTA singles championship since Sara Gomer in 1998.

With lots of ranking points to defend from last year’s tournament, it was vital that Watson qualified for the Australian Open. Watson was one of five British players aiming to qualify. She was the sole qualifier, joining Andy Murray and Laura Robson in the main draw. Like in Brisbane, Watson was given a tough draw as she faced 31st seed Daniela Hantuchová and lost in three sets.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Heather Watson height 5 ft 6 in Heather weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Heather Watson Dating?

According to our records, Heather Watson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Heather Watson’s is not dating anyone.

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Watson began competing on the ITF Women’s Circuit in March when she entered the qualifying tournament for the $10K event in Bath, Somerset, but failed to win a match. She entered her next tournament, a $25K event in Jersey, on a wild card and beat compatriot Jade Curtis in the first round. She was defeated by another Briton, Katie O’Brien, in round two. In July, she reached her first ITF semifinal as a qualifier in the $10K grass-court tournament in Felixstowe before losing to Anna Smith. She went on to 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 $50K in Barnstaple in October before being defeated by Kristina Mladenovic in round two. Watson ended the 2009 season with a world singles ranking of No. 588.

Facts & Trivia

Heather Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Guernsey. Heather Watson celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

At 2009 French Open, Watson and her partner were the third seeds and reached the girls’ 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 seventh seed at the Australian girls’ doubles and sixth seed at the US Open girls’ doubles, but they lost in the first round at both tournaments. At Wimbledon she teamed up with Magda Linette and they were seeded sixth in the girls’ doubles but eliminated in the second round.

What is Heather Watson's ethnicity?

Heather Watson was born in Guernsey to Michelle and Ian Watson. Her mother is from Papua New Guinea and her father is British , and was the managing director of Guernsey Electricity from 1995 until retirement in 2010. She has one brother and two sisters.

Who is Heather Watsons partner?

The British sensation is extremely popular for her tennis, results and sparkling character. Heather has more than 112k followers on Instagram. Watson has been dating the football player Courtney Duffus since 2019.

How much prize money has Heather Watson won?

Career Singles Titles:4
High rank date for singles:| 19 January 2015
Prize money for singles:| $553,593 USD
Career Doubles Titles:| 4
Career matches lost:| 184

How old is Heather Watson?

30 years (May 19, 1992)

Who is Heather Watson dad?

Ian Watson