Heather Watson vs Ena Shibahara — Queen's Club Qualifying Round 1

Queen's Club · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1506Grass ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2025
grass
Ena Shibahara
JPN
Ena Shibahara
#477WTA
1464ELO
1421Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Watson H.
6-1 5-7 6-4
Shibahara E.
Watson H.
6562
Shibahara E.
1741

Heather Watson defeated Ena Shibahara 6-1 5-7 6-4 in the Queen's Club qualifying round 1 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Shibahara E.

Shibahara E.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Serve advantage — Shibahara E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Watson H.Shibahara E.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Shibahara E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
47
Break points saved·Dominant
43
74
Break points won·Even
62
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
12
91

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Watson H.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Shibahara E.
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
6.3+85 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Grass Elo 1421
6.5Overall Elo 1572
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1464
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Shibahara E.
Freshness·
100
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Watson H.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Zakharova A.
Zhao C.
6-36-717-67
Tomljanovic A.
Zhang S.
5-77-676-3
Watson H.
Sonmez Z.
6-06-3
Maria T.
Rodionova A.
6-26-2
Bucsa C.
Miyazaki Y.
4-66-36-4
Inglis M.
Hon P.
6-36-1
Q1
Rodionova A.
Aiava D.
7-636-1
Miyazaki Y.
Arango E.
6-24-66-4
Inglis M.
Rakhimova K.
7-56-3
Maria T.
Chan H.
6-06-2
Zhao C.
Parks A.
7-617-64
Zakharova A.
Piani D.
7-56-4
Tomljanovic A.
Tan H.
4-66-26-4
Zhang S.
Black B.
6-36-2
Sonmez Z.
Hodzic M.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Shibahara E.
6-15-76-4
Bucsa C.
Gillan A.
6-16-3
Hon P.
Stojsavljevic M.
7-626-4