Polona Hercog vs Lucie Safarova Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Hercog vs L. Safarova

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

5

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.77m

775

C. Rank

139

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$6.1M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Lucie Safarova

CZE

2

Win

Played

5

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.77m

775

C. Rank

139

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$6.1M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 5 Safarova

They have played 18 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 7 and Lucie Safarova winning 11. The last match between Lucie Safarova and Polona Hercog was at the Wimbledon - London, 25-06-2014, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Lucie Safarova getting the victory 7-6(7) 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Hercog	2
Safarova	5

Last 7 H2H Matches:

(R2) Wimbledon - London(06-25-14)

Stats

Lucie Safarova

Polona Hercog

(R2) Portugal Open - Oeiras(04-30-14)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Lucie Safarova

(R1) Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo(09-22-13)

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Lucie Safarova

Polona Hercog

P. Hercog vs L. Safarova H2H Profile

P. Hercog	Stats	L. Safarova
$2,443,410	Career Prize Money	$6,112,558
57.71% (479-351)	Career Total W/L	58.78% (452-317)
2	Clay	2
0	Grass	1
0	Hard	2
22	Titles	14
2	Total H2H Matches	5
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

P. Hercog vs L. Safarova Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Polona Hercog has won 43.26% of points on their second serve, while Lucie Safarova 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 50.49% of their opponent's second serve points, while Lucie Safarova has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.74% 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 45.71% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Lucie Safarova has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Polona Hercog has won 37.50% of matches played (W/L 3/5), with Lucie Safarova 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 317/150), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144). Lucie Safarova has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 89/48), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 183/149).
Player level: In the last year, Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 3/3), where as Lucie Safarova 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 7 times before with Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Lucie Safarova being victorious 5 times. They have played 18 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 7 and Lucie Safarova winning 11.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Lucie Safarova was at the Wimbledon - London, 25-06-2014, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Lucie Safarova getting the victory 7-6(7) 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:44:11.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Polona Hercog and Lucie Safarova have played a deciding set 4 times, with Polona Hercog winning 1 times and Lucie Safarova 3 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 4 tiebreaks against each other with Polona Hercog winning 1, and Lucie Safarova 3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 284.25 while Lucie Safarova 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 Lucie Safarova has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Polona Hercog has converted 41.86% of breakpoint opportunities, and Lucie Safarova 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 Lucie Safarova Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

P. Hercog vs L. Safarova H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

P. Hercog	Stats	L. Safarova
2	H2H Matches Won	5
7	Sets Won	11
84	Games Won	91
23	Aces (Total)	22
15	Total Double Faults	25
1:44:11	Average Match Time	1:44:11
67% (390/578)	1st Serve %	67% (357/536)
63% (245/390)	1st Serve Win %	68% (244/357)
52% (97/188)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (89/179)
42% (22/52)	Break Pts Won %	44% (25/57)
38% (203/536)	Return Points Win %	41% (236/578)
29% (2/7)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	71% (5/7)
25% (1/4)	Deciding Set Win %	75% (3/4)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (5/5)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/5)
0% (0/5)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
W50 Ourense - 04-08-2025
SF Polina IatcenkoP. Iatcenko	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
QF Vendula ValdmannovaV. Valdmannova	W	6-2 7-6(2)	Stats
R2 Lina GlushkoL. Glushko	W	6-3 6-1	Stats

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L. Safarova Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Prague Open - Prague - 22-07-2024
Q1 Anastasiia SobolievaA. Sobolieva	L	4-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
W75 Doksy - Stare Splavy - 24-06-2024
R1 Katrina ScottK. Scott	L	7-6(5) 3-6 6-3	Stats
W25 Reims - 02-10-2023
R2 Mona BarthelM. Barthel	L	w/o	Stats
R1 Yara BartashevichY. Bartashevich	W	3-6 6-3 6-1	Stats
Coupe Banque Nationale - Quebec City - 10-09-2018
R1 Ons JabeurO. Jabeur	L	7-6(4) 3-6 7-5	Stats

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P. Hercog vs L. Safarova Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

P. Hercog	Stats	L. Safarova
57.77% (476/348)	YTD Win/Loss	58.68% (446/314)
56.25% (1058/823)	Sets Win/Loss	57.05% (1024/771)
52.58% (9039/8152)	Games Win/Loss	52.63% (9032/8128)
44.19% (114/144)	Hard Win/Loss	55.12% (183/149)
67.88% (317/150)	Clay Win/Loss	61.68% (132/82)
44.00% (22/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	63.33% (95/55)
46.94% (23/26)	Grass Win/Loss	56.25% (36/28)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.3
1777	Aces Total	2503
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.28
2089	Total Double Faults	2363
1:11:35	Average Match Time	1st Match
475.64	Average Opponent Rank	482.78
60% (26788/44647)	1st Serve %	62% (26499/42682)
65% (17314/26788)	1st Serve Win %	69% (18248/26499)
47% (8477/17854)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (7681/16205)
48% (2446/5138)	Break Points Won % (Total)	43% (1979/4625)
43% (19598/45118)	Return Points Win %	41% (18118/44004)
40.22% (37/55)	Slam W/L	55.91% (71/56)
51.94% (67/62)	Masters W/L	53.77% (107/92)
53.85% (7/6)	Cups W/L	54.17% (13/11)
51.54% (151/142)	Main Tour W/L	59.56% (190/129)
70.72% (186/77)	Challenger W/L	71.43% (65/26)
82.35% (28/6)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
57% (465/809)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (440/749)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/1)
53% (90/171)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (127/256)
53% (129/244)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (147/284)
85% (471/402)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (432/362)
14% (471/66)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (432/68)
20% (353/71)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (328/82)