Heather Watson vs Sloane Stephens — Estoril Qualifying Round
Estoril · WTA · Qualifying Round
#442WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2012 ·
clay
#240WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Watson H.4-6 6-4 6-2
Stephens S.
Watson H.
4662
Stephens S.
6421
Heather Watson defeated Sloane Stephens 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Estoril qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in ranked #240, defending last year's round of 16. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Sloane Stephens 4–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
4–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-27 | Austin | R16 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-10-06 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-7 7-5 6-1 |
| 2016-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2015-06-22 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2015-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-01-12 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2012-07-09 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Heather Watson | 7-6 4-6 6-1 |
| 2010-11-01 | Toronto 50K | SF | hard | Heather Watson | 1-6 6-0 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
4
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
15
26
Break points won·Dominant
49
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
74
Watson H.: 20 days rest · Stephens S.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About