Aryna Sabalenka vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
A. Sabalenka vs P. Hercog

Aryna Sabalenka

BLR

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.82m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

882

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$36.5M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.82m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

882

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$36.5M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Sabalenka 2 - 1 Hercog

They have played 6 sets in total, with Aryna Sabalenka winning 4 and Polona Hercog winning 2. The last match between Aryna Sabalenka and Polona Hercog was at the Abu Dhabi Tennis Open - Abu Dhabi, 07-01-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Aryna Sabalenka getting the victory 7-6(5) 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Sabalenka	2
Hercog	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Abu Dhabi Tennis Open - Abu Dhabi(01-07-21)

Stats

Aryna Sabalenka

Polona Hercog

(R1) TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup - Istanbul(04-24-18)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Aryna Sabalenka

(R2) Ladies Open Lugano - Lugano(04-12-18)

Stats

Aryna Sabalenka

Polona Hercog

A. Sabalenka vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

A. Sabalenka	Stats	P. Hercog
$36,531,203	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
70.78% (487-201)	Career Total W/L	57.57% (479-353)
1	Clay	1
1	Hard	0
27	Titles	22
2	Total H2H Matches	1
84.00% (63-12)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
4	YTD Titles	0

A. Sabalenka vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Aryna Sabalenka has won 41.23% of points on their second serve, while Polona Hercog has won 44.77%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Aryna Sabalenka, in recent form, has won 46.56% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 47.94%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.66% and 30.86% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Aryna Sabalenka has saved 51.83% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Polona Hercog has saved 45.00% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Aryna Sabalenka has won 84.00% of matches played (W/L 63/12), with Polona Hercog winning 30.00% (W/L 3/7) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Aryna Sabalenka has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 74% (W/L 296/104), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 64% (W/L 45/25). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 74% (W/L 317/152), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Aryna Sabalenka has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 81.58% of matches (W/L 31/7), where as Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 37.50% of matches (W/L 3/5). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Aryna Sabalenka winning 2 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 1 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Aryna Sabalenka winning 4 and Polona Hercog winning 2.
The last match between Aryna Sabalenka and Polona Hercog was at the Abu Dhabi Tennis Open - Abu Dhabi, 07-01-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Aryna Sabalenka getting the victory 7-6(5) 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:24:57.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Aryna Sabalenka has played against opponents with an average rank of 48.91 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 266.7.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Aryna Sabalenka has won 67% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Polona Hercog has won 33% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Aryna Sabalenka has converted 33.19% of breakpoint opportunities, and Polona Hercog has converted 35.48% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Aryna Sabalenka vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

A. Sabalenka vs P. Hercog H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

A. Sabalenka	Stats	P. Hercog
2	H2H Matches Won	1
4	Sets Won	2
32	Games Won	25
7	Aces (Total)	9
18	Total Double Faults	14
1:24:57	Average Match Time	1:24:57
57% (113/199)	1st Serve %	55% (101/183)
71% (80/113)	1st Serve Win %	63% (64/101)
45% (39/86)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (37/82)
39% (11/28)	Break Pts Won %	29% (8/28)
45% (82/183)	Return Points Win %	40% (80/199)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

A. Sabalenka Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
WTA Finals - Riyadh - 03-11-2025
F Elena RybakinaE. Rybakina	L	6-3 7-6(0)	Stats
SF Amanda AnisimovaA. Anisimova	W	6-3 3-6 6-3	Stats
Robin Cori GauffC. Gauff	W	7-6(5) 6-2	Stats
Robin Jessica PegulaJ. Pegula	W	6-4 2-6 6-3	Stats
Robin Jasmine PaoliniJ. Paolini	W	6-3 6-1	Stats

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P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Tucuman Open - Tucuman - 03-11-2025
R1 Mayar SherifM. Sherif	L	7-6(4) 7-6(6)	Stats
Cali Open - Cali - 27-10-2025
R1 Tina Nadine SmithT. Nadine	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Engie Open - Florianopolis - 20-10-2025
R1 Julia RieraJ. Riera	L	6-7(2) 6-4 6-2	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Tessah AndrianjafitrimoT. Andrianjafitrimo	L	5-7 6-2 6-4	Stats
W50 Ourense - 04-08-2025
SF Polina IatcenkoP. Iatcenko	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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A. Sabalenka vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

A. Sabalenka	Stats	P. Hercog
70.78% (487/201)	YTD Win/Loss	57.63% (476/350)
66.60% (1075/539)	Sets Win/Loss	56.13% (1058/827)
56.17% (8480/6618)	Games Win/Loss	52.55% (9058/8178)
74.00% (296/104)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
66.67% (100/50)	Clay Win/Loss	67.59% (317/152)
65.79% (50/26)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
66.13% (41/21)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.39	Aces Per Game	0.21
2856	Aces Total	1780
0.39	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
2867	Total Double Faults	2094
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:11:42
285.89	Average Opponent Rank	478.31
61% (27907/46123)	1st Serve %	60% (26861/44782)
69% (19218/27907)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17363/26861)
47% (8619/18205)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8508/17916)
47% (2590/5538)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2450/5157)
45% (20595/45860)	Return Points Win %	43% (19661/45293)
77.78% (105/30)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
71.16% (153/62)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
62.50% (10/6)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
67.93% (125/59)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
64.89% (61/33)	Challenger W/L	70.19% (186/79)
75.00% (33/11)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
71% (484/684)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (465/811)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
61% (112/183)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (90/173)
57% (137/241)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (129/244)
89% (464/414)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (471/402)
11% (464/49)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (471/66)
32% (224/72)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (355/71)