BIRMINGHAM DRAW. Heather Watson’s prediction with Bouzkova next. H2H and rankings

Birmingham draw - Heather Watson. See the draw preview and prediction with Marie Bouzkova, Diana Shnaider, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Katie Boulter, Barbora Krejcikova in the Rothesay Classic.

Heather Watson Stats info

Heather Watson is about to kick off her campaign in the draw in Birmingham.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Heather Watson’s projected draw includingherprojected opposition in Rothesay Classic. The Brit has a negative record (2-4) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Marie Bouzkova (37) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Diana Shnaider (49) – H2H 0-0
or Amelia Rajecki (884) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Elisabetta Cocciaretto (44) – H2H 1-0
or Sloane Stephens (48) – H2H 5-4
1/2 – Katie Boulter (31) – H2H 1-3
or Elise Mertens (32) – H2H 1-4
Fin – Barbora Krejcikova (25) – H2H 0-1
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (33) – H2H 3-0
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R1 – Marie Bouzkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

21 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
42
High
24
WWLWLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 21-18 12-12 7-3 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 28-24 19-16 5-5 1-0 3-3 0-0
2022 42-14 33-10 5-2 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 16-21 11-13 1-4 2-1 2-3 0-0
2020 15-12 11-8 1-2 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-27 32-17 5-5 1-1 6-4 0-0
2018 45-25 37-16 2-4 3-2 3-3 0-0
2017 40-23 24-13 11-5 3-3 1-1 1-1

Marie Bouzkova has a 12-11 win-loss record in 2024, but she has not competed until now on grass. Bouzkova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Marie’s best result of the year was reaching the final Bogota.

Last year in Rothesay Classic Bouzkova was defeated by Bernarda Pera in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(3).

H2H Heather Watson vs. Marie Bouzkova

There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Marie Bouzkova since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

49 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
16
WLWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 49-19 25-11 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 22-12 record in 2024, 0-1 on grass. In connection to the last 2 years, the Russian has a 1-2 record on grass. Shnaider won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the competition in Hua Hin where she defeated Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, and the Paris where she defeated Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4.

Last year in Rothesay Classic Shnaider didn’t play in this event.

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 face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Heather Watson may play Amelia Rajecki. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Heather Watson.

1/4 – Elisabetta Cocciaretto’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Heather Watson

26 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
55
High
29
LWLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-22 11-11 10-8 2-2 3-1 0-0
2023 28-19 8-10 14-4 4-3 2-2 0-0
2022 45-23 12-5 32-14 0-3 1-1 0-0
2021 16-11 11-6 3-5 2-0 0-0 0-0
2020 20-11 7-6 10-5 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 38-16 0-2 38-14 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 11-7 0-0 11-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 4-3 0-0 4-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Elisabetta Cocciaretto has a 21-15 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on grass. In connection to the previous 3 years, Elisabetta has a 4-3 record on grass. The Italian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Elisabetta’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final the Charleston.

Last year in Rothesay Classic the Italian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto

This would be the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Elisabetta Cocciaretto face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Watson (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Heather Watson may come up against Sloane Stephens. Their head to head is 5-4 for Heather Watson.

1/2 – Katie Boulter’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Katie Boulter

28 - 17win/loss in 2024

Rank
34
High
27
WLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-17 16-7 3-6 1-1 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 21-10 win-loss record in 2024, 5-0 on grass. During the last 4 years, Boulter has a 28-10 record on grass. Boulter will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

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

Last year in Rothesay Classic Boulter lost to Lin Zhu in the 1st round 7-5 7-5.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Katie Boulter

This would be the 5th time that Heather Watson and Katie Boulter fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Boulter (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on grass in major tournaments.

Possibly, Heather Watson may play Elise Mertens. Their H2H is 4-1 for Elise Mertens.

Final – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Barbora Krejcikova

18 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
10
High
2
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-12 6-5 3-5 0-0 9-2 0-0
2023 34-19 22-11 5-5 2-1 5-2 0-0
2022 25-15 12-10 2-3 9-0 2-2 0-0
2021 45-19 27-13 15-3 0-2 3-1 0-0
2020 22-10 7-4 9-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 29-9 4-5 22-3 3-1 0-0 0-0
2018 21-18 10-12 11-6 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 30-20 9-8 18-7 2-4 1-1 0-0

Barbora Krejcikova has a 5-7 win-loss record in 2024, but she has not played yet on grass. The Czech needs to find her way after she has lost the previous 5 matches.

Last year in Rothesay Classic the Czech was defeated by Jelena Ostapenko in the final 7-6(8) 6-4.

H2H Heather Watson vs. Barbora Krejcikova

This would be the 2nd time that Heather Watson and Barbora Krejcikova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Krejcikova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass in major tournaments.

However, Heather Watson could take on Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head record is 3-0 for Heather Watson.