Prediction of Polona Hercog vs Julia Elbaba Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Hercog vs J. Elbaba

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

5'5'' (1.65 m)

884

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

372

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$610

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Julia Elbaba

USA

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

5'5'' (1.65 m)

884

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

372

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$610

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 0 Elbaba

They have played 5 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Julia Elbaba winning 1. The last match between Polona Hercog and Julia Elbaba was at the Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, 15-02-2019, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 5-7 7-6(7) 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Hercog	2
Elbaba	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai(02-15-19)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Julia Elbaba

(Q1) Qatar Total Open - Doha(02-09-19)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Julia Elbaba

P. Hercog vs J. Elbaba H2H Profile

P. Hercog	Stats	J. Elbaba
$2,443,410	Career Prize Money	$610
57.72% (482-353)	Career Total W/L	49.46% (91-93)
2	Hard	0
22	Titles	1
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

P. Hercog vs J. Elbaba Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Polona Hercog has won 44.05% of points on their second serve, while Julia Elbaba has won 0%. 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 46.15% of their opponent's second serve points, while Julia Elbaba has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.74% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Polona Hercog has saved 44.86% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Julia Elbaba has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Polona Hercog has won 46.15% of matches played (W/L 6/7), with Julia Elbaba winning 0% (W/L 0/0) 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 320/152), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144). Julia Elbaba has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 11/8), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 37% (W/L 10/17).
Player level: In the last year, Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 54.55% of matches (W/L 6/5), where as Julia Elbaba has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Julia Elbaba being victorious 0 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Julia Elbaba winning 1.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Julia Elbaba was at the Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, 15-02-2019, Round: Q1, Surface: Hard, with Draw getting the victory 5-7 7-6(7) 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:58:48.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 257.31 while Julia Elbaba has played against players with an average rank of 0.
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 33% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Julia Elbaba has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Polona Hercog has converted 32.05% of breakpoint opportunities, and Julia Elbaba has converted 0% 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 Julia Elbaba Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

P. Hercog	Stats	J. Elbaba
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	1
30	Games Won	20
13	Aces (Total)	7
3	Total Double Faults	9
1:58:48	Average Match Time	1:58:48
61% (100/163)	1st Serve %	63% (103/163)
72% (72/100)	1st Serve Win %	66% (68/103)
51% (32/63)	2nd Serve Win %	43% (26/60)
73% (8/11)	Break Pts Won %	36% (4/11)
42% (69/163)	Return Points Win %	36% (59/163)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
LP Open by IND - Colina - 17-11-2025
R2 Panna UdvardyP. Udvardy	W	7-6(11) 6-1	Stats
R1 Jazmin OrtenziJ. Ortenzi	W	6-2 6-2	Stats
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

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J. Elbaba Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W25 Pelham - 08-04-2019
Q1 Gaia SanesiG. Sanesi	L	5-7 6-3 10-5	Stats
W25 Jackson - 01-04-2019
R1 Catherine LeducC. Leduc	L	7-6(9) 6-1	Stats
W15 Carson - 04-03-2019
R1 Lina GlushkoL. Glushko	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai - 18-02-2019
Q1 Polona HercogP. Hercog	L	5-7 7-6(7) 6-3	Stats
Qatar Total Open - Doha - 11-02-2019
Q1 Polona HercogP. Hercog	L	6-1 6-3	Stats

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P. Hercog vs J. Elbaba Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

P. Hercog	Stats	J. Elbaba
57.78% (479/350)	YTD Win/Loss	49.46% (91/93)
56.27% (1064/827)	Sets Win/Loss	50.36% (209/206)
52.62% (9095/8190)	Games Win/Loss	50.48% (1882/1846)
44.19% (114/144)	Hard Win/Loss	50.72% (70/68)
67.80% (320/152)	Clay Win/Loss	37.04% (10/17)
44.00% (22/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	57.89% (11/8)
46.94% (23/26)	Grass Win/Loss	0% (0/0)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.1
1787	Aces Total	189
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.2
2098	Total Double Faults	359
1:11:46	Average Match Time	1st Match
477.46	Average Opponent Rank	593.52
60% (26970/44949)	1st Serve %	61% (3939/6430)
65% (17439/26970)	1st Serve Win %	59% (2338/3939)
48% (8544/17974)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (1097/2491)
48% (2465/5184)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (343/718)
43% (19746/45454)	Return Points Win %	44% (2730/6235)
40.22% (37/55)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
51.94% (67/62)	Masters W/L	0.00% (0/1)
53.85% (7/6)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
51.54% (151/142)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/3)
70.52% (189/79)	Challenger W/L	46.48% (66/76)
82.35% (28/6)	Futures W/L	65.79% (25/13)
57% (468/814)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	49% (90/183)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/0)
52% (91/174)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	56% (15/27)
53% (129/244)	Deciding Set Win %	42% (20/48)
85% (474/405)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (94/78)
14% (474/66)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (94/16)
20% (355/71)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	14% (90/13)