Heather Watson is about to kick off her campaign in the draw in Prague. Watson won the Livesport Prague Open once in 2014.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Heather Watson’s projected draw andherlikely opposition in Livesport Prague Open. The Brit has a winning record (6-5) with the presumable opponents.
R1 – Jule Niemeier’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Heather Watson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16-29 | 3-14 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-22 | 7-7 | 22-8 | 6-3 | 5-3 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 37-18 | 4-4 | 22-7 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 2-2 | 5-6 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2019 | 29-14 | 0-0 | 28-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 31-17 | 0-2 | 29-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Jule Niemeier has a 11-20 win-loss record in 2023, 0-8 on hard. As for the previous 4 years, Niemeier has a 13-21 record on hard. Niemeier won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Last year in Livesport Prague Open the German didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Jule Niemeier
This contest would be 4th time that Heather Watson and Jule Niemeier square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Watson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
R2 – Kateryna Baindl’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Heather Watson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18-21 | 11-10 | 6-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 8-4 | 24-17 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-18 | 8-5 | 10-8 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 28-25 | 13-16 | 11-3 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 21-24 | 6-10 | 5-6 | 10-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 39-27 | 19-16 | 17-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 32-23 | 6-10 | 12-7 | 7-2 | 4-3 | 3-1 |
Kateryna Baindl has a 11-13 win-loss record in 2023, 4-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 13 years, the Ukrainian has a 151-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
The Ukrainian’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the final Budapest.
Last year in Livesport Prague Open Kateryna didn’t play in this event.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Kateryna Baindl
This would be the 4th time that Heather Watson and Kateryna Baindl clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Watson (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Jaqueline Cristian’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51-28 | 4-7 | 28-11 | 15-6 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 13-16 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-26 | 5-5 | 15-12 | 17-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 18-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 36-21 | 4-4 | 30-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 22-30 | 8-10 | 13-16 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 49-26 | 12-4 | 32-18 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 46-18 | 30-10 | 16-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jaqueline Cristian has a 32-19 win-loss record in 2023, 2-5 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, the Romanian has a 79-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Cristian won 2 of her last 10 matches.
Jaqueline’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the W60 Trnava, the W25 Palmanova and the W60 Zagreb.
Last year in Livesport Prague Open the Romanian didn’t take part in the competition.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Jaqueline Cristian
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Jaqueline Cristian since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
On the other hand, Heather Watson may square off with Emiliana Arango. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Shuai Zhang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-19 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-31 | 17-14 | 4-7 | 10-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-28 | 8-11 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-11 | 10-7 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 31-26 | 17-17 | 5-5 | 3-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 28-27 | 20-17 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 38-23 | 33-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 48-23 | 43-14 | 2-5 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Shuai Zhang has a 4-17 win-loss record in 2023, 3-8 on hard. Talking about the last 17 years, Zhang has a 340-229 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 10 matches.
Last year in Livesport Prague Open the Chinese didn’t play in this event.
H2H Heather Watson vs. Shuai Zhang
This would be the 6th time that Heather Watson and Shuai Zhang clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Heather Watson could fight against Tereza Martincova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Tereza Martincova.
Final – Lin Zhu’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28-24 | 23-17 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-26 | 34-15 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-14 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 56-27 | 53-20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 32-24 | 30-20 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| 2017 | 37-23 | 30-17 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 35-31 | 32-25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
Lin Zhu has a 18-13 record in 2023, 14-8 on hard. In the last 13 years, the Chinese has a 320-191 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 5 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Hua Hin where she overcame Lesya Tsurenko in the final 6-4 6-4.
Last year in Livesport Prague Open Zhu lost to Anastasia Potapova in the 2nd round 6-4 7-6(8).
H2H Heather Watson vs. Lin Zhu
There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Lin Zhu since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Heather Watson could square off with Alize Cornet. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alize Cornet.
