Polona Hercog vs Arantxa Rus Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Hercog vs A. Rus

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.80m

672

C. Rank

137

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$1.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Arantxa Rus

NED

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.80m

672

C. Rank

137

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$1.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 1 Rus

They have played 8 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 5 and Arantxa Rus winning 3. The last match between Arantxa Rus and Polona Hercog was at the W100 Maspalomas Gran Canaria, 11-08-2023, Round: QF, Surface: Clay, with Arantxa Rus getting the victory 6-3 1-6 6-0.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Hercog	2
Rus	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(QF) W100 Maspalomas Gran Canaria(08-11-23)

Stats

Arantxa Rus

Polona Hercog

(QF) W100+H Dubai(12-10-20)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Arantxa Rus

(Rubber 2) Fed Cup, Europe/Africa Zone Group I(02-04-10)

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Polona Hercog

Arantxa Rus

P. Hercog vs A. Rus H2H Profile

P. Hercog	Stats	A. Rus
$2,443,410	Career Prize Money	$1,661,895
57.79% (486-355)	Career Total W/L	61.15% (746-474)
0	Clay	1
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	0
22	Titles	36
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	21.43% (3-11)

P. Hercog vs A. Rus Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Polona Hercog has won 41.44% of points on their second serve, while Arantxa Rus has won 40.47%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Polona Hercog, in recent form, has won 48.29% of their opponent's second serve points, while Arantxa Rus has won 51.37%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.23% and 33.78% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Polona Hercog has saved 43.59% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Arantxa Rus has saved 48.31% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Polona Hercog has won 52.63% of matches played (W/L 10/9), with Arantxa Rus winning 51.32% (W/L 39/37) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 324/154), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144). Arantxa Rus has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 457/224), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 36% (W/L 19/34).
Player level: In the last year, Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 10/7), where as Arantxa Rus has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 59.62% of matches (W/L 31/21). 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 Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Arantxa Rus being victorious 1 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 5 and Arantxa Rus winning 3.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Arantxa Rus was at the W100 Maspalomas Gran Canaria, 11-08-2023, Round: QF, Surface: Clay, with Arantxa Rus getting the victory 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:0:20.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Polona Hercog and Arantxa Rus have played a deciding set 2 times, with Polona Hercog winning 1 times and Arantxa Rus 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 234.95 while Arantxa Rus has played against players with an average rank of 234.84.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Polona Hercog has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Arantxa Rus has won 60% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Polona Hercog has converted 34.48% of breakpoint opportunities, and Arantxa Rus has converted 39.19% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Polona Hercog vs Arantxa Rus Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

P. Hercog	Stats	A. Rus
2	H2H Matches Won	1
5	Sets Won	3
40	Games Won	33
11	Aces (Total)	3
7	Total Double Faults	6
1:0:20	Average Match Time	1:0:20
56% (64/114)	1st Serve %	70% (74/106)
75% (48/64)	1st Serve Win %	69% (51/74)
54% (27/50)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (16/32)
100% (5/5)	Break Pts Won %	57% (4/7)
37% (39/106)	Return Points Win %	34% (39/114)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (1/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

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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A. Rus Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W100 Dubai - 01-12-2025
QF Petra MarcinkoP. Marcinko	L	7-6(5) 1-0 ret.	Stats
R2 Arianne HartonoA. Hartono	W	6-1 6-2	Stats
R1 Arina RodionovaA. Rodionova	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
W75 Fujairah - 24-11-2025
R1 Vendula ValdmannovaV. Valdmannova	L	6-3 6-1	Stats
Billie Jean King Cup, PO, Group G - 10-11-2025
Rubber 1 Tamara ZidansekT. Zidansek	L	6-1 7-6(6)	Stats

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

P. Hercog	Stats	A. Rus
57.84% (483/352)	YTD Win/Loss	61.20% (743/471)
56.30% (1073/833)	Sets Win/Loss	59.24% (1642/1130)
52.64% (9172/8253)	Games Win/Loss	54.02% (13640/11609)
44.19% (114/144)	Hard Win/Loss	52.57% (174/157)
67.78% (324/154)	Clay Win/Loss	67.11% (457/224)
44.00% (22/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	62.42% (93/56)
46.94% (23/26)	Grass Win/Loss	35.85% (19/34)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.14
1805	Aces Total	1714
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.26
2120	Total Double Faults	3151
1:12:6	Average Match Time	1:9:54
475.91	Average Opponent Rank	497.22
60% (27261/45389)	1st Serve %	69% (41196/60046)
65% (17651/27261)	1st Serve Win %	62% (25586/41196)
47% (8603/18123)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (8696/18855)
48% (2490/5228)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (3596/7555)
43% (19939/45892)	Return Points Win %	45% (27324/60070)
40.22% (37/55)	Slam W/L	41.58% (42/59)
51.94% (67/62)	Masters W/L	41.10% (30/43)
53.85% (7/6)	Cups W/L	50.00% (18/18)
51.54% (151/142)	Main Tour W/L	49.28% (136/140)
70.44% (193/81)	Challenger W/L	70.76% (496/205)
82.35% (28/6)	Futures W/L	77.78% (21/6)
58% (472/820)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (733/1197)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	33% (2/6)
52% (92/176)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	44% (108/247)
53% (131/247)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (189/349)
86% (477/408)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (732/644)
14% (477/66)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (732/87)
20% (358/72)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (482/98)