Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Sakkari vs P. Hercog

Maria Sakkari

GRE

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.72m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

672

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.6M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

1

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.72m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

672

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.6M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Sakkari 1 - 1 Hercog

They have played 5 sets in total, with Maria Sakkari winning 2 and Polona Hercog winning 3. The last match between Maria Sakkari and Polona Hercog was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 10-05-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Draw getting the victory 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Sakkari	1
Hercog	1

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome(05-10-21)

Stats

Maria Sakkari

Polona Hercog

(SF) TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup - Istanbul(04-28-18)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Maria Sakkari

M. Sakkari vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

M. Sakkari	Stats	P. Hercog
$9,599,156	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
59.62% (499-338)	Career Total W/L	57.64% (483-355)
1	Clay	1
9	Titles	22
1	Total H2H Matches	1
42.55% (20-27)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Sakkari vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Maria Sakkari has won 42.92% of points on their second serve, while Polona Hercog has won 42.58%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Maria Sakkari, in recent form, has won 48.69% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 47.58%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.37% and 30.34% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Maria Sakkari has saved 50.23% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Polona Hercog has saved 46.27% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Maria Sakkari has won 46.30% of matches played (W/L 25/29), with Polona Hercog winning 43.75% (W/L 7/9) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Maria Sakkari has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 185/110), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 55% (W/L 32/26). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 321/154), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Maria Sakkari has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 38.46% of matches (W/L 10/16), where as Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 7/7). 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 2 times before with Maria Sakkari winning 1 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Maria Sakkari winning 2 and Polona Hercog winning 3.
The last match between Maria Sakkari and Polona Hercog was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 10-05-2021, Round: R1, Surface: Clay, with Draw getting the victory 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:8:40.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Maria Sakkari has played against opponents with an average rank of 76.44 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 253.75.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Maria Sakkari has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Polona Hercog has won 40% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Maria Sakkari has converted 32.03% of breakpoint opportunities, and Polona Hercog has converted 33.33% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Sakkari vs P. Hercog H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Sakkari	Stats	P. Hercog
1	H2H Matches Won	1
2	Sets Won	3
22	Games Won	26
5	Aces (Total)	8
11	Total Double Faults	7
2:8:40	Average Match Time	2:8:40
51% (88/171)	1st Serve %	51% (91/179)
59% (52/88)	1st Serve Win %	70% (64/91)
55% (46/83)	2nd Serve Win %	49% (43/88)
21% (4/19)	Break Pts Won %	39% (7/18)
40% (72/179)	Return Points Win %	43% (73/171)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

M. Sakkari Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo - 20-10-2025
R1 Leylah Annie FernandezL. Annie	L	7-6(5) 6-4	Stats
Q3 Suzan LamensS. Lamens	W	6-3 6-3	Stats
Q1 Zeynep SonmezZ. Sonmez	W	7-5 6-3	Stats
Japan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025
R1 Ashlyn KruegerA. Krueger	L	2-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Leylah Annie FernandezL. Annie	L	6-2 6-0	Stats

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P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Quito Open - Quito - 01-12-2025
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
LP Open by IND - Colina - 17-11-2025
QF Oleksandra OliynykovaO. Oliynykova	L	6-3 7-6(4)	Stats
R2 Panna UdvardyP. Udvardy	W	7-6(11) 6-1	Stats
R1 Jazmin OrtenziJ. Ortenzi	W	6-2 6-2	Stats

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M. Sakkari vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Sakkari	Stats	P. Hercog
59.62% (499/338)	YTD Win/Loss	57.69% (480/352)
58.18% (1113/800)	Sets Win/Loss	56.19% (1067/832)
53.31% (9298/8142)	Games Win/Loss	52.59% (9132/8233)
58.55% (250/177)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
62.71% (185/110)	Clay Win/Loss	67.58% (321/154)
56.14% (32/25)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
55.17% (32/26)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.21
1782	Aces Total	1794
0.22	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
1864	Total Double Faults	2112
1:8:41	Average Match Time	1:12:1
401.15	Average Opponent Rank	477.15
62% (24577/39908)	1st Serve %	60% (27145/45227)
64% (15847/24577)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17561/27145)
47% (7253/15319)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8582/18077)
44% (2154/4847)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2474/5206)
44% (17633/39998)	Return Points Win %	43% (19833/45688)
60.40% (61/40)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
59.55% (106/72)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
44.44% (4/5)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
54.08% (126/107)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
59.44% (85/58)	Challenger W/L	70.11% (190/81)
67.63% (117/56)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
60% (491/824)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (469/817)
75% (3/4)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
55% (94/172)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (92/176)
51% (125/244)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (130/246)
88% (494/433)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (475/406)
12% (494/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (475/66)
19% (343/66)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (357/71)