British tennis player

Heather Watson

Heather Miriam Watson is a British professional tennis player. A former British No. 1, Watson has won ten titles over her career, including the mixed-doubles title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Henri Kontinen, making her the first British woman to win a major title since Jo Durie in 1991, and the first to win a Wimbledon title since Durie in 1987. In October 2012, Watson won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Japan Women's Open, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA tournament singles title since Sara Gomer in 1988.

Born

1992

May 19

Died

Living

Era

1990s

Country

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Heather, in brief

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Key dates

1992 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

639 Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
715 Pope Gregory II is elected.
934 The Byzantine Empire reconquers Melitene under the leadership of John Kourkouas.
1051 Henry I of France marries the Rus' princess, Anne of Kiev.

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The world in 1992

When Heather arrived

april 12 The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.
april 17 The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
april 2 In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
april 2 Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Andrew Johns 1974– Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Evgeny Kuznetsov 1992– Russian ice hockey player H. Bonciu 1893– Romanian author, poet, and journalist (died 1950) Malcolm X 1925–1965 American minister and activist (born 1925) Michele Placido 1946– Italian actor and director Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday) 1881– Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (died 1938) Nicholas Winton 1909–2015 English lieutenant and humanitarian (born 1909) Pol Pot 1925–1998 Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (born 1925) Tina Strobos 1920–2012 Dutch physician and psychiatrist (born 1920)

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Same-year contemporaries

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Selena Gomez 1992– American singer and actress Anuel AA 1992– Puerto Rican rapper and singer August Alsina 1992– American singer-songwriter Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer Chiney Ogwumike 1992– American basketball player Danielle Harold 1992– English actress Elizabeth Beisel 1992– American swimmer Enes Kanter 1992– Turkish basketball player Evgeny Kuznetsov 1992– Russian ice hockey player

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