Heather Watson vs Danielle Lao Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
H. Watson vs D. Lao

Heather Watson

GBR

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

267

C. Rank

840

Best Rank

152

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$211.7K

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Danielle Lao

USA

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

267

C. Rank

840

Best Rank

152

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$211.7K

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Watson 3 - 1 Lao

They have played 9 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 7 and Danielle Lao winning 2. The last match between Heather Watson and Danielle Lao was at the Oracle Challenger Series - New Haven, 06-09-2019, Round: QF, Surface: Hard, with Heather Watson getting the victory 7-6(4) 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watson	3
Lao	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(QF) Oracle Challenger Series - New Haven(09-06-19)

Stats

Heather Watson

Danielle Lao

(R2) Las Vegas(11-08-18)

Stats

Danielle Lao

Heather Watson

(R1) The Open Nottingham - Nottingham(06-12-18)

Stats

Heather Watson

Danielle Lao

H. Watson vs D. Lao H2H Profile

H. Watson	Stats	D. Lao
$2,704,519	Career Prize Money	$211,737
54.43% (436-365)	Career Total W/L	55.30% (214-173)
1	Grass	0
2	Hard	1
12	Titles	4
3	Total H2H Matches	1
25.00% (1-3)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

H. Watson vs D. Lao Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Heather Watson has won 43.69% of points on their second serve, while Danielle Lao has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Heather Watson, in recent form, has won 49.67% of their opponent's second serve points, while Danielle Lao has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.92% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Heather Watson has saved 43.02% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Danielle Lao has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Heather Watson has won 43.75% of matches played (W/L 14/18), with Danielle Lao winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60). Danielle Lao has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 22/13), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 39% (W/L 12/19).
Player level: In the last year, Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5), where as Danielle Lao has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 4 times before with Heather Watson winning 3 times and Danielle Lao being victorious 1 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 7 and Danielle Lao winning 2.
The last match between Heather Watson and Danielle Lao was at the Oracle Challenger Series - New Haven, 06-09-2019, Round: QF, Surface: Hard, with Heather Watson getting the victory 7-6(4) 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:52:11.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Heather Watson has played against opponents with an average rank of 220.97 while Danielle Lao has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Heather Watson has won 60% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Danielle Lao has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Heather Watson has converted 36.67% of breakpoint opportunities, and Danielle Lao has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Heather Watson vs Danielle Lao Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

H. Watson vs D. Lao H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

H. Watson	Stats	D. Lao
3	H2H Matches Won	1
7	Sets Won	2
47	Games Won	39
19	Aces (Total)	5
21	Total Double Faults	18
1:52:11	Average Match Time	1:52:11
54% (159/292)	1st Serve %	61% (182/297)
70% (112/159)	1st Serve Win %	60% (109/182)
44% (59/133)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (52/115)
41% (17/41)	Break Pts Won %	40% (14/35)
46% (136/297)	Return Points Win %	41% (121/292)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
75% (3/4)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
25% (1/4)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (1/4)

Recent Performance Stats

H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Ekaterine GorgodzeE. Gorgodze	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
Q1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Eupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025
R1 Angelina VoloshchukA. Voloshchuk	L	6-4 ret.	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Clara TausonC. Tauson	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
Rothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025
Q3 Kamilla RakhimovaK. Rakhimova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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D. Lao Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W60 Rome - 30-01-2023
R1 Robin AndersonR. Anderson	L	6-7(4) 6-4 6-2	Stats
W25 Orlando - 23-01-2023
R2 Sophie ChangS. Chang	L	7-6(4) 7-5	Stats
R1 Olivia LincerO. Lincer	W	6-3 6-3	Stats
W60 Calgary - 07-11-2022
R1 Johanne SvendsenJ. Svendsen	L	5-7 7-6(4) 6-3	Stats
W80 Tyler - 24-10-2022
QF Storm HunterS. Hunter	L	6-1 6-7(4) 6-4	Stats

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H. Watson vs D. Lao Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

H. Watson	Stats	D. Lao
54.43% (436/365)	YTD Win/Loss	55.30% (214/173)
53.35% (996/871)	Sets Win/Loss	54.85% (486/400)
51.98% (9088/8395)	Games Win/Loss	51.82% (4225/3929)
53.77% (228/196)	Hard Win/Loss	56.46% (166/128)
49.15% (58/60)	Clay Win/Loss	38.71% (12/19)
64.12% (84/47)	Indoor Hard W/L	51.85% (14/13)
51.56% (66/62)	Grass Win/Loss	62.86% (22/13)
0.28	Aces Per Game	0.04
2428	Aces Total	174
0.27	Double Faults Per Game	0.22
2324	Total Double Faults	889
1:26:19	Average Match Time	1:18:48
137.26	Average Opponent Rank	546.25
60% (30138/50443)	1st Serve %	68% (13303/19704)
65% (19664/30138)	1st Serve Win %	60% (8028/13303)
45% (9127/20294)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (3079/6400)
45% (2686/5914)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (1105/2430)
44% (22126/50162)	Return Points Win %	44% (8862/19921)
42.99% (46/61)	Slam W/L	54.84% (17/14)
44.96% (58/71)	Masters W/L	25.00% (1/3)
65.71% (23/12)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
51.91% (163/151)	Main Tour W/L	49.02% (25/26)
66.67% (138/69)	Challenger W/L	56.46% (166/128)
88.89% (8/1)	Futures W/L	71.43% (5/2)
54% (431/792)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (210/379)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	33% (1/3)
50% (104/207)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	60% (46/77)
53% (144/272)	Deciding Set Win %	47% (54/115)
85% (420/358)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (222/185)
15% (420/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (222/36)
20% (381/77)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	16% (165/27)