Heather Miriam Watson^[2] (born 19 May 1992) is a British female tennis player and the British No 1. Born in Guernsey, she trained and lived at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida, USA.^[3] On 16 July 2012 Watson became for the first time the top-ranked British senior woman player on the WTA rankings, overtaking Anne Keothavong.^[4] She is currently ranked in the top 50 in the world.
On 14 October 2012, Watson won her first WTA singles title with a win over Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan in the final of the Japan Open, becoming the first British female to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988.
In her junior career, Watson won the US Open and gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.^[5] She had been as high as No. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit.^[1]

• 1 Early life and junior career

Heather Watson

Heather Watson in 2011
Country	United Kingdom  Guernsey
Born	19 May 1992 (age 20) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	63 kg (140 lb)
Turned pro	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$616,336
Official website	www.heatherwatson.co.uk
Singles
Career record	129–83
Career titles	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 40 (28 January 2013)
Current ranking	No. 40 (28 January 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2013)
French Open	2R (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	3R (2012)
US Open	1R (2011, 2012)
Doubles
Career record	45–45
Career titles	2 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 50 (7 January 2013)
Current ranking	No. 51 (28 January 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	–
French Open	1R (2013)
Wimbledon	2R (2010, 2012)
US Open	1R (201

• 3 Career
  • 3.1 2009
  • 3.2 2010
  • 3.3 2011
  • 3.4 2012
  • 3.5 2013
• 4 Playing equipment
• 5 WTA career finals
  • 5.1 Singles: 1 (1–0)
  • 5.2 Doubles: 4 (2–2)
• 6 ITF Circuit Finals
  • 6.1 Singles: 4 (3–1)
  • 6.2 Doubles: 0 (0–2)
• 7 Singles performance timeline
• 8 Doubles performance timeline
• 9 References
• 10 External links

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