Jelena Ostapenko vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Ostapenko vs P. Hercog

Jelena Ostapenko

LAT

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

882

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$11.7M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

882

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$11.7M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Ostapenko 1 - 0 Hercog

They have played 2 sets in total, with Jelena Ostapenko winning 2 and Polona Hercog winning 0. The last match between Jelena Ostapenko and Polona Hercog was at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, 30-04-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Jelena Ostapenko getting the victory 6-3 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Ostapenko	1
Hercog	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(04-30-21)

Stats

Jelena Ostapenko

Polona Hercog

J. Ostapenko vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

J. Ostapenko	Stats	P. Hercog
$11,743,067	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
61.23% (409-259)	Career Total W/L	57.57% (479-353)
1	Clay	0
16	Titles	22
1	Total H2H Matches	0
47.37% (18-20)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
1	YTD Titles	0

J. Ostapenko vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Jelena Ostapenko has won 38.70% 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 Jelena Ostapenko, in recent form, has won 48.82% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 47.94%. The same stats for first serve returns are 32.48% and 30.86% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Jelena Ostapenko has saved 40.77% 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 Jelena Ostapenko has won 47.37% of matches played (W/L 18/20), with Polona Hercog winning 30.00% (W/L 3/7) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Jelena Ostapenko has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 68% (W/L 54/26), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 54% (W/L 145/125). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 317/152), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Jelena Ostapenko has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 41.18% of matches (W/L 7/10), 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 1 times before with Jelena Ostapenko winning 1 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Jelena Ostapenko winning 2 and Polona Hercog winning 0.
The last match between Jelena Ostapenko and Polona Hercog was at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, 30-04-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Jelena Ostapenko getting the victory 6-3 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:4:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Jelena Ostapenko has played against opponents with an average rank of 62.05 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, Jelena Ostapenko has won 64% 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, Jelena Ostapenko has converted 50.00% 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.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Ostapenko vs P. Hercog H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Ostapenko	Stats	P. Hercog
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	4
0	Aces (Total)	3
3	Total Double Faults	1
1:4:0	Average Match Time	1:4:0
60% (32/53)	1st Serve %	66% (39/59)
72% (23/32)	1st Serve Win %	54% (21/39)
62% (13/21)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (9/20)
40% (4/10)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/5)
49% (29/59)	Return Points Win %	32% (17/53)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Ostapenko Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R1 Sorana CirsteaS. Cirstea	L	6-0 2-1 ret.	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Priscilla HonP. Hon	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara - 08-09-2025
R2 Marina StakusicM. Stakusic	L	6-4 6-7(6) 6-2	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Taylor TownsendT. Townsend	L	7-5 6-1	Stats
R1 Xiyu WangX. Wang	W	6-4 6-3	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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J. Ostapenko vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Ostapenko	Stats	P. Hercog
61.23% (409/259)	YTD Win/Loss	57.63% (476/350)
57.77% (900/658)	Sets Win/Loss	56.13% (1058/827)
53.38% (7632/6665)	Games Win/Loss	52.55% (9058/8178)
53.70% (145/125)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
66.86% (117/58)	Clay Win/Loss	67.59% (317/152)
65.03% (93/50)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
67.50% (54/26)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.24	Aces Per Game	0.21
1647	Aces Total	1780
0.43	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
3031	Total Double Faults	2094
1:13:48	Average Match Time	1:11:42
376.14	Average Opponent Rank	478.31
56% (20945/37471)	1st Serve %	60% (26861/44782)
65% (13671/20945)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17363/26861)
43% (7174/16512)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8508/17916)
49% (2313/4708)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2450/5157)
46% (17077/37028)	Return Points Win %	43% (19661/45293)
61.39% (62/39)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
52.38% (88/80)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
58.06% (18/13)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
60.17% (139/92)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
66.25% (53/27)	Challenger W/L	70.19% (186/79)
85.96% (49/8)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
61% (399/653)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (465/811)
40% (2/5)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
57% (76/134)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (90/173)
61% (139/227)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (129/244)
86% (387/333)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (471/402)
14% (387/54)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (471/66)
26% (281/74)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (355/71)