page_title: Heather Watson
section_title: 2013
hierarchical_section_title: Heather Watson / Professional career / 2013
caption_attribution_description: עברית: הטניסאית הבריטית הת'ר ווטסון במהלך משחקה מול מישל לרשר דה בריטו הפורטוגלית במהלך היום השלישי של משחקי הבית האירופי/אפריקני מספר 1 של גביע הפדרציה לשנת 2013 שנערך באילת שבישראל. English: The tennis player Heather Watson of Great Britain during her match against Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal in the 3rd day of Fed Cup Group I 2013 Europe/ Africa in Eilat, Israel.
context_page_description: Heather Miriam Watson is a Guernsey-born British professional tennis player.
  The former British No. 1 won the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships with Henri Kontinen.
  In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA singles title at the Japan Open, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988.
  In her junior career, Watson won the US Open and gold at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. She reached No. 3 in the world on the ITF Junior Circuit.
context_section_description: Watson began the year in the top 50 and therefore qualified for the Australian Open. She reached round two for the first time in her career thanks to a three set victory against the Romanian Alexandra Cadanțu. In the second round, Watson came back from trailing Ksenia Pervak by a set and 6–3 in the tie break, to win in three sets. She faced world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in the third round, where she was beaten in two sets. This run saw Watson rise to a career-high world ranking of 40.
  Watson's next tournament after the Australian Open was the Pattaya Open where she was the eighth seed. In the first round Watson comfortably defeated Tímea Babos, setting up a second round meeting with Latvia Anastasija Sevastova. Watson surprisingly lost but picked herself up to help Great Britain reach a World Group II play-off tie in the Fed Cup which included impressive victories over Tímea Babos of Hungary and Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in the all-important Euro/Africa Group I play-off.
  Following the success with the Fed Cup team, Watson's next tournament was the U.S. Indoor Championships in Memphis where she was seeded fourth. In the first round she overcame a tense battle with world No. 109, Galina Voskoboeva. She then defeated Andrea Hlaváčková in another three-setter before meeting Stefanie Vögele in the quarterfinals.
  Watson was forced to miss Great Britain's Fed Cup Play-off against Argentina after contracting glandular fever.
  Watson's first game back from glandular fever was at the French Open. Despite playing well, Watson lost to Stefanie Vögele in three sets, saying after the match she knew it would be tough but that she was very disappointed.
  Following the French Open Watson moved her attention to the grass season, where she entered the Aegon Classic in Edgbaston. Seeded 14th, she defeated Melinda Czink in the first round, her first victory since returning from her illness. However, Watson's success was short-lived after she lost to qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva. At the Aegon International Watson upset world No. 27, Varvara Lepchenko, in the first round in two sets. At Wimbledon she lost in the first round to Madison Keys.
  Before Watson's U.S. hard court season she decided to change coaches by hiring Jeremy Bates and won her first post-Wimbledon match against wildcard Alexandra Mueller at the Citi Open. Watson then lost in the next round to fourth-seed Alizé Cornet in straight sets.
caption: Watson at the 2013 Fed Cup
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