Heather Watson vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
H. Watson vs P. Hercog

Heather Watson

GBR

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

1.85m

267

C. Rank

672

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

1.85m

267

C. Rank

672

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.7M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Watson 2 - 2 Hercog

They have played 10 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 6 and Polona Hercog winning 4. The last match between Heather Watson and Polona Hercog was at the Abierto Monterrey Afirme - Monterrey, 02-03-2016, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Heather Watson getting the victory 6-2 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Watson	2
Hercog	2

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) Abierto Monterrey Afirme - Monterrey(03-02-16)

Stats

Heather Watson

Polona Hercog

(R1) J&T Banka Prague Open - Prague(04-27-15)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Heather Watson

(R1) HP Japan Women's Open - Osaka(10-08-12)

Stats

Heather Watson

Polona Hercog

H. Watson vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

H. Watson	Stats	P. Hercog
$2,704,519	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
54.43% (436-365)	Career Total W/L	57.79% (486-355)
0	Clay	1
2	Hard	1
12	Titles	22
2	Total H2H Matches	2
25.00% (1-3)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

H. Watson vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Heather Watson has won 43.69% of points on their second serve, while Polona Hercog has won 41.44%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Heather Watson, in recent form, has won 49.67% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 48.29%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.92% and 29.23% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Heather Watson has saved 43.02% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Polona Hercog has saved 43.59% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Heather Watson has won 43.75% of matches played (W/L 14/18), with Polona Hercog winning 52.63% (W/L 10/9) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 324/154), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5), where as Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 10/7). 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 4 times before with Heather Watson winning 2 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 2 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Heather Watson winning 6 and Polona Hercog winning 4.
The last match between Heather Watson and Polona Hercog was at the Abierto Monterrey Afirme - Monterrey, 02-03-2016, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Heather Watson getting the victory 6-2 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:5:16.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Heather Watson has played against opponents with an average rank of 161.97 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 234.95.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Heather Watson has won 60% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Polona Hercog has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Heather Watson has converted 36.67% of breakpoint opportunities, and Polona Hercog has converted 34.48% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Heather Watson vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

H. Watson vs P. Hercog H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

H. Watson	Stats	P. Hercog
2	H2H Matches Won	2
6	Sets Won	4
52	Games Won	44
7	Aces (Total)	20
10	Total Double Faults	12
2:5:16	Average Match Time	2:5:16
65% (225/347)	1st Serve %	60% (199/330)
64% (143/225)	1st Serve Win %	61% (122/199)
49% (60/122)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (62/131)
40% (17/43)	Break Pts Won %	41% (13/32)
44% (146/330)	Return Points Win %	41% (144/347)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (2/4)
0% (0/2)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (2/2)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	33% (1/3)

Recent Performance Stats

H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Ekaterine GorgodzeE. Gorgodze	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
Q1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Eupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025
R1 Angelina VoloshchukA. Voloshchuk	L	6-4 ret.	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Clara TausonC. Tauson	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
Rothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025
Q3 Kamilla RakhimovaK. Rakhimova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Quito Open - Quito - 01-12-2025
SF Leolia JeanjeanL. Jeanjean	W	6-2 6-2	Stats
QF Elvina KalievaE. Kalieva	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
R2 Oleksandra OliynykovaO. Oliynykova	W	4-6 6-3 6-3	Stats
R1 Sara Sorribes TormoS. Sorribes	W	7-6(0) 4-6 6-3	Stats
Argentina Open - Buenos Aires - 24-11-2025
R1 Jazmin OrtenziJ. Ortenzi	L	6-4 3-6 6-1	Stats

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H. Watson vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

H. Watson	Stats	P. Hercog
54.43% (436/365)	YTD Win/Loss	57.84% (483/352)
53.35% (996/871)	Sets Win/Loss	56.30% (1073/833)
51.98% (9088/8395)	Games Win/Loss	52.64% (9172/8253)
53.77% (228/196)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
49.15% (58/60)	Clay Win/Loss	67.78% (324/154)
64.12% (84/47)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
51.56% (66/62)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.28	Aces Per Game	0.21
2428	Aces Total	1805
0.27	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
2324	Total Double Faults	2120
1:26:19	Average Match Time	1:12:6
445.69	Average Opponent Rank	475.91
60% (30138/50443)	1st Serve %	60% (27261/45389)
65% (19664/30138)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17651/27261)
45% (9127/20294)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8603/18123)
45% (2686/5914)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2490/5228)
44% (22126/50162)	Return Points Win %	43% (19939/45892)
42.99% (46/61)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
44.96% (58/71)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
65.71% (23/12)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
51.91% (163/151)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
66.67% (138/69)	Challenger W/L	70.44% (193/81)
88.89% (8/1)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
54% (431/792)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (472/820)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
50% (104/207)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (92/176)
53% (144/272)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (131/247)
85% (420/358)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (477/408)
15% (420/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (477/66)
20% (381/77)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (358/72)