Heather Watson is British.
Heather Miriam Watson ( born 19 May 1992 ) is a British tennis player and a Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion . She is a former British No. 1 and current British No. 2 behind Johanna Konta . On 14 October 2012 , Watson won her first WTA singles title with a win over Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan in the final of the Japan Open , becoming the first British female to win a WTA singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988 . Sara Louise Gomer ( born 13 May 1964 ) is a former tennis player from Great Britain . She became the last British WTA titlist until Heather Watson won 2012 HP Open .