British women have tasted tennis success over the past few years, but only one star has lifted a trophy on the WTA Tour’s Asian leg.
Emma Raducanu has won a major, and Johanna Konta reached as high as World No. 4 in the WTA rankings, but neither managed to find success in Asia.
Konta did make it to the final of the China Open in 2016, where she faced Agnieszka Radwańska. However, the player who ended Britain’s long wait for a WTA title never quite broke through in the rankings like she had hoped.
Heather Watson’s Japan women’s Open win in 2012
Heather Watson may have just four titles to her name, but one of them stands out for breaking a long drought for British tennis in Asia.
Watson, who is currently taking a break from the game, won the Japan Women’s Open back in 2012. In doing so,