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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Hercog vs H. Watson

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.70m

672

C. Rank

267

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Heather Watson

GBR

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.70m

672

C. Rank

267

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 2 Watson

They have played 10 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Heather Watson winning 6. 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
Hercog	2
Watson	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

P. Hercog vs H. Watson H2H Profile

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

P. Hercog vs H. Watson 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 Heather Watson has won 43.69%. 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 Heather Watson has won 49.67%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.23% and 27.92% 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 Heather Watson has saved 43.02% 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 Heather Watson winning 43.75% (W/L 14/18) 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). Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60).
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 Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5). 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 4 times before with Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Heather Watson being victorious 2 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Heather Watson winning 6.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Heather Watson 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, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 234.95 while Heather Watson has played against players with an average rank of 161.97.
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 Heather Watson 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 Heather Watson has converted 36.67% 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 Heather Watson Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

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