Heather Watson vs Kamilla RakhimovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Heather Watson
#388 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
7w31 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇿Kamilla Rakhimova
#69 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Heather Watson and Kamilla Rakhimova have met 1 time since 2026; Heather Watson leads 1–0. Across all meetings Watson has taken 2 sets to Rakhimova's 0. Their most recent meeting: Heather Watson won at Mubadala DC Open - Washington (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Watson | Rakhimova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Heather Watson | Kamilla Rakhimova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 9/14 | 57% | 16/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 5/12 | 33% | 10/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 10/26 | 38% | 22/58 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 5/12 | 46% | 12/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 52% | 16/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 12/15 | 88% | 22/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 60% | 9/15 | 64% | 16/25 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Watson 1, Rakhimova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Watson
💥 Big Hitter
Rakhimova
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🎾 All-Court across 952 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Heather Watson.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 25, 2026
Mubadala DC Open - Washington
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Watson | Rakhimova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Heather Watson | Kamilla Rakhimova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 3/3 | 80% | 12/15 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 2/3 | 20% | 3/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 20% | 3/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Watson | Rakhimova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.42 | 2.92 |
| ROI % | +20.0% | +3.7% |
| Units P/L | +1.20u | +0.63u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Watson | Rakhimova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | — | POR → ROU → CZE |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Rakhimova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Watson's 0%).
| Opponent | Watson | Rakhimova |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet Dart | L 62 46 16 | W 57 61 75 |
| Maria Timofeeva | L 63 26 16 | L 63 36 67 |
| Shuai Zhang | L 36 46 | W 75 57 64 |
| Alina Korneeva | L 67 26 | W 61 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Harriet Dart
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Angela Fita Boluda
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Claire Liu
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Anna Blinkova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Julieta Pareja
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Kamilla Rakhimova
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Maria Timofeeva
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Tatiana Prozorova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Han Shi
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Sofia Kenin
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Iva Jovic
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Leylah Fernandez
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Marina Bassols Ribera
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Polina Kudermetova
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Aryna Sabalenka
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 26–58 matches
| Metric | Watson | Rakhimova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 48% |
| Sets won | 53% | 48% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Watson | Rakhimova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Watson | Rakhimova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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