Prediction of Polona Hercog vs Tsvetana Pironkova Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Hercog vs T. Pironkova

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.80m

882

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$3.1M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Tsvetana Pironkova

BUL

2

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.80m

882

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$3.1M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 2 Pironkova

They have played 9 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Tsvetana Pironkova winning 5. The last match between Polona Hercog and Tsvetana Pironkova was at the Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo, 21-09-2013, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Hercog	2
Pironkova	2

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(Q3) Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo(09-21-13)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Tsvetana Pironkova

(QF) Sony Ericsson Swedish Open Women - Bastad(07-20-12)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Tsvetana Pironkova

(R1) Qatar Ladies Open - Doha(02-13-12)

Stats

Tsvetana Pironkova

Polona Hercog

P. Hercog vs T. Pironkova H2H Profile

P. Hercog	Stats	T. Pironkova
$2,443,410	Career Prize Money	$3,133,220
57.57% (479-353)	Career Total W/L	53.08% (370-327)
1	Clay	1
1	Hard	1
22	Titles	3
2	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

P. Hercog vs T. Pironkova Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Polona Hercog has won 44.77% of points on their second serve, while Tsvetana Pironkova 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 47.94% of their opponent's second serve points, while Tsvetana Pironkova has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.86% 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 45.00% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Tsvetana Pironkova has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Polona Hercog has won 30.00% of matches played (W/L 3/7), with Tsvetana Pironkova 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 317/152), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144). Tsvetana Pironkova has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 68% (W/L 50/35), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 49% (W/L 132/135).
Player level: In the last year, Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 37.50% of matches (W/L 3/5), where as Tsvetana Pironkova 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 4 times before with Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Tsvetana Pironkova being victorious 2 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Tsvetana Pironkova winning 5.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Tsvetana Pironkova was at the Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo, 21-09-2013, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:55:15.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 266.7 while Tsvetana Pironkova 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 Tsvetana Pironkova has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Polona Hercog has converted 35.48% of breakpoint opportunities, and Tsvetana Pironkova 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 Tsvetana Pironkova Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

P. Hercog vs T. Pironkova H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

P. Hercog	Stats	T. Pironkova
2	H2H Matches Won	2
4	Sets Won	5
41	Games Won	46
2	Aces (Total)	8
9	Total Double Faults	13
0:55:15	Average Match Time	0:55:15
78% (186/240)	1st Serve %	58% (125/214)
59% (110/186)	1st Serve Win %	63% (79/125)
52% (28/54)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (41/89)
65% (13/20)	Break Pts Won %	37% (11/30)
44% (94/214)	Return Points Win %	43% (102/240)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (2/4)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
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
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
W50 Ourense - 04-08-2025
SF Polina IatcenkoP. Iatcenko	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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T. Pironkova Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 30-08-2021
R1 Daria KasatkinaD. Kasatkina	L	6-2 6-1	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 28-06-2021
R1 Yulia PutintsevaY. Putintseva	L	6-3 6-1	Stats
Q3 Ana KonjuhA. Konjuh	L	6-2 4-6 6-2	Stats
Q2 Naiktha BainsN. Bains	W	6-1 6-2	Stats
Q1 Usue Maitane ArconadaU. Maitane	W	6-1 6-0	Stats

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P. Hercog vs T. Pironkova Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

P. Hercog	Stats	T. Pironkova
57.63% (476/350)	YTD Win/Loss	53.11% (367/324)
56.13% (1058/827)	Sets Win/Loss	54.06% (852/724)
52.55% (9058/8178)	Games Win/Loss	51.82% (7503/6976)
44.19% (114/144)	Hard Win/Loss	49.44% (132/135)
67.59% (317/152)	Clay Win/Loss	54.17% (117/99)
44.00% (22/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	55.28% (68/55)
46.94% (23/26)	Grass Win/Loss	58.82% (50/35)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.16
1780	Aces Total	1105
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.15
2094	Total Double Faults	1035
1:11:42	Average Match Time	1st Match
478.31	Average Opponent Rank	493.63
60% (26861/44782)	1st Serve %	58% (20077/34810)
65% (17363/26861)	1st Serve Win %	63% (12675/20077)
47% (8508/17916)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (6803/14719)
48% (2450/5157)	Break Points Won % (Total)	47% (1924/4128)
43% (19661/45293)	Return Points Win %	44% (15149/34070)
40.22% (37/55)	Slam W/L	51.72% (60/56)
51.94% (67/62)	Masters W/L	39.53% (51/78)
53.85% (7/6)	Cups W/L	51.72% (15/14)
51.54% (151/142)	Main Tour W/L	53.75% (172/148)
70.19% (186/79)	Challenger W/L	71.13% (69/28)
82.35% (28/6)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
57% (465/811)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	53% (360/683)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
52% (90/173)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	57% (85/150)
53% (129/244)	Deciding Set Win %	38% (76/200)
85% (471/402)	1st Set Won, Won Match	81% (409/330)
14% (471/66)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	19% (409/79)
20% (355/71)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	13% (282/36)