HONG KONG DRAW. Heather Watson’s prediction with Fernandez next. H2H and rankings

Hong Kong draw - Heather Watson. See the draw preview and prediction with Leylah Annie Fernandez, Ana Bogdan, Bernarda Pera, Diana Shnaider, Katie Boulter in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Heather Watson Stats info

Heather Watson is about to begin her run in the draw in Hong Kong.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Heather Watson’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opponents in Hong Kong Tennis Open. Watson has a unfavourable record (4-6) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Leylah Annie Fernandez (32) – H2H 3-0
R2 – Ana Bogdan (112) – H2H 0-1
or Kimberly Birrell (115) – H2H 2-0
1/4 – Bernarda Pera (81) – H2H 0-2
or Han Shi (245) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Diana Shnaider (14) – H2H 0-0
or Cristina Bucsa (71) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Katie Boulter (29) – H2H 1-3
or Yue Yuan (45) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Leylah Annie Fernandez’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Heather Watson

31 - 25win/loss in 2024

Rank
31
High
13
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 31-25 18-15 6-6 0-1 7-3 0-0
2023 41-24 28-16 5-6 6-0 2-2 0-0
2022 21-15 12-10 6-4 3-1 0-0 0-0
2021 25-17 19-10 3-5 2-0 1-2 0-0
2020 20-10 17-7 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 35-17 23-10 10-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2018 9-9 4-4 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-0
2017 16-11 4-4 10-6 2-1 0-0 0-0

Leylah Annie Fernandez has a 28-23 record in 2024, 15-14 on hard. In the previous 8 years, Leylah has a 122-75 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Leylah won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Leylah’s best result of the current season was reaching the final Eastbourne.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open the Canadian won the tournament after downing Katerina Siniakova 3-6 6-4 6-4.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

This would be the 4th time that Heather Watson and Leylah Annie Fernandez face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Ana Bogdan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ana Bogdan

21 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
116
High
39
WLLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-24 11-12 5-9 5-1 0-2 0-0
2023 31-21 5-9 17-7 2-2 7-3 0-0
2022 38-17 4-3 20-8 11-4 3-2 0-0
2021 20-19 7-7 7-6 6-5 0-1 0-0
2020 7-8 4-3 2-2 1-3 0-0 0-0
2019 38-23 15-10 11-8 9-4 3-1 0-0
2018 25-22 16-13 5-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2017 31-28 17-13 11-8 2-5 1-1 0-1

Ana Bogdan has a 20-23 win-loss record in 2024, 11-11 on hard. As for the previous 16 years, Ana has a 177-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bogdan won 5 of her last 10 matches.

The Romanian’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final Napoca.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Ana didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Ana Bogdan

This match would represent the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Ana Bogdan play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bogdan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Heather Watson could compete against Kimberly Birrell. Their head to head is 2-0 for Heather Watson.

1/4 – Bernarda Pera’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Bernarda Pera

37 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
75
High
27
LWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-24 21-16 10-5 0-0 6-3 0-0
2023 20-23 9-12 10-7 0-1 1-3 0-0
2022 33-20 10-9 19-6 4-4 0-1 0-0
2021 19-24 5-11 8-8 4-3 2-2 0-0
2020 10-13 9-8 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 13-15 18-6 1-2 3-4 0-0
2018 27-25 17-16 8-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
2017 54-20 6-4 35-8 13-8 0-0 0-0

Bernarda Pera has a 36-23 win-loss record in 2024, 20-15 on hard. As for the last 9 years, the American has a 93-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Bernarda won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Bernarda’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the final the Gaiba.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Bernarda didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Bernarda Pera

This contest would be 3rd time that Heather Watson and Bernarda Pera clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Pera (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Heather Watson could compete against Han Shi. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

55 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 50-23 record in 2024, 26-15 on hard. During the previous 3 years, Diana has a 51-32 record on hard. The Russian won 4 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Hua Hin where she defeated Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she defeated Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she beat Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she overcame Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open the Russian didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Diana Shnaider

There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Heather Watson may square off with Cristina Bucsa. Their H2H is 1-0 for Cristina Bucsa.

Final – Katie Boulter’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Katie Boulter

38 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-23 24-12 3-6 3-2 8-3 0-0
2023 40-20 22-12 1-1 3-3 10-4 4-0
2022 29-18 4-7 0-0 16-7 9-4 0-0
2021 28-15 12-9 5-1 7-3 4-2 0-0
2020 14-8 10-6 1-1 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 15-11 8-8 0-0 7-3 0-0 0-0
2018 36-24 16-16 0-1 0-0 8-5 12-2
2017 40-23 14-11 0-0 7-2 6-6 13-4

Katie Boulter has a 32-21 record in 2024, 20-11 on hard. In the course of the last 12 years, the Brit has a 167-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Boulter won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in San Diego where she beat Marta Kostyuk in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, and in Nottingham where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Boulter didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Katie Boulter

This match would represent the 5th time that Heather Watson and Katie Boulter clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Boulter (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Heather Watson may square off with Yue Yuan. Their H2H is 0-0.