Monica Niculescu vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Niculescu vs P. Hercog

Monica Niculescu

ROU

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.68m

Height

1.85m

687

C. Rank

882

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.9M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.68m

Height

1.85m

687

C. Rank

882

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.9M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Niculescu 1 - 2 Hercog

They have played 7 sets in total, with Monica Niculescu winning 2 and Polona Hercog winning 5. The last match between Polona Hercog and Monica Niculescu was at the Bucharest Open - Bucharest, 13-07-2016, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Niculescu	1
Hercog	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R2) Bucharest Open - Bucharest(07-13-16)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Monica Niculescu

(R1) Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen(01-05-15)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Monica Niculescu

(QF) Bucharest Open - Bucharest(07-11-14)

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Monica Niculescu

Polona Hercog

M. Niculescu vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

M. Niculescu	Stats	P. Hercog
$2,875,657	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
57.09% (475-357)	Career Total W/L	57.62% (480-353)
1	Clay	1
0	Hard	1
16	Titles	22
1	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Niculescu vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Monica Niculescu has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Polona Hercog has won 44.41%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Monica Niculescu, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 48.04%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 31.19% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Monica Niculescu has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Polona Hercog has saved 45.16% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Monica Niculescu has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Polona Hercog winning 36.36% (W/L 4/7) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Monica Niculescu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 92/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 33/30). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 318/152), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Monica Niculescu has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.44% of matches (W/L 4/5). 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 Monica Niculescu winning 1 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 2 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Monica Niculescu winning 2 and Polona Hercog winning 5.
The last match between Monica Niculescu and Polona Hercog was at the Bucharest Open - Bucharest, 13-07-2016, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:51:38.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Monica Niculescu has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 274.27.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Monica Niculescu has won 0% 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, Monica Niculescu has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Polona Hercog has converted 35.38% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Monica Niculescu vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

M. Niculescu	Stats	P. Hercog
1	H2H Matches Won	2
2	Sets Won	5
28	Games Won	39
0	Aces (Total)	7
7	Total Double Faults	8
1:51:38	Average Match Time	1:51:38
78% (162/207)	1st Serve %	65% (142/219)
52% (85/162)	1st Serve Win %	58% (83/142)
42% (19/45)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (39/77)
55% (11/20)	Break Pts Won %	55% (16/29)
44% (97/219)	Return Points Win %	50% (103/207)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	67% (2/3)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

M. Niculescu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara - 18-09-2023
Q3 Ann LiA. Li	L	w/o	Stats
Q1 Katrina ScottK. Scott	W	7-6(6) 6-1	Stats
Astana Open - Nur-Sultan - 27-09-2021
Q3 Natalia VikhlyantsevaN. Vikhlyantseva	L	w/o	Stats
Q1 Emily Webley-SmithE. Webley-Smith	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 30-08-2021
Q3 Dalma GalfiD. Galfi	L	6-1 6-3	Stats

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P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
LP Open by IND - Colina - 17-11-2025
Q3 Valeriya StrakhovaV. Strakhova	W	6-1 6-0	Stats
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

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

M. Niculescu	Stats	P. Hercog
57.30% (475/354)	YTD Win/Loss	57.68% (477/350)
56.79% (1091/830)	Sets Win/Loss	56.17% (1060/827)
53.45% (9260/8066)	Games Win/Loss	52.58% (9070/8179)
57.18% (223/167)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
56.42% (123/95)	Clay Win/Loss	67.66% (318/152)
60.76% (96/62)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
52.38% (33/30)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.06	Aces Per Game	0.21
541	Aces Total	1783
0.13	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
1068	Total Double Faults	2096
1:2:2	Average Match Time	1:11:43
506.71	Average Opponent Rank	478.15
73% (29793/40616)	1st Serve %	60% (26895/44830)
57% (17068/29793)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17385/26895)
45% (4870/10822)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8515/17930)
50% (2816/5656)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2457/5170)
48% (19729/41227)	Return Points Win %	43% (19693/45340)
49.11% (55/57)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
51.20% (85/81)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
60.00% (9/6)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
53.92% (158/135)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
68.44% (154/71)	Challenger W/L	70.30% (187/79)
77.78% (14/4)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
58% (468/812)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (466/812)
20% (1/5)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
51% (75/148)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (90/173)
47% (127/271)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (129/244)
81% (497/404)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (472/403)
18% (497/90)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (472/66)
21% (331/68)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (355/71)