Sara Errani vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Errani vs P. Hercog

Sara Errani

ITA

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.64m

Height

1.85m

476

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$7.7M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.64m

Height

1.85m

476

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$7.7M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Errani 3 - 1 Hercog

They have played 9 sets in total, with Sara Errani winning 6 and Polona Hercog winning 3. The last match between Polona Hercog and Sara Errani was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 09-05-2021, Round: Q3, Surface: Clay, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-2 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Errani	3
Hercog	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(Q3) Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome(05-09-21)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Sara Errani

(R2) Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati(08-14-13)

Stats

Sara Errani

Polona Hercog

(R1) Generali Ladies Linz - Linz(10-11-11)

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Sara Errani

Polona Hercog

S. Errani vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

S. Errani	Stats	P. Hercog
$7,709,160	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
57.09% (656-493)	Career Total W/L	57.78% (479-350)
1	Clay	1
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	0
16	Titles	22
3	Total H2H Matches	1
0.00% (0-2)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Errani vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sara Errani has won 38.82% of points on their second serve, while Polona Hercog has won 41.62%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sara Errani, in recent form, has won 58.25% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 50.00%. The same stats for first serve returns are 34.26% and 27.82% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sara Errani has saved 51.22% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Polona Hercog has saved 41.18% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Sara Errani has won 28.57% of matches played (W/L 4/10), with Polona Hercog winning 42.86% (W/L 3/4) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sara Errani has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 347/208), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 41% (W/L 24/35). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 317/149), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Sara Errani has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/5), where as Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 60.00% of matches (W/L 3/2). 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 Sara Errani winning 3 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 1 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Sara Errani winning 6 and Polona Hercog winning 3.
The last match between Sara Errani and Polona Hercog was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 09-05-2021, Round: Q3, Surface: Clay, with Polona Hercog 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 1:10:33.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sara Errani has played against opponents with an average rank of 195.21 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 296.14.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sara Errani has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Polona Hercog has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Sara Errani has converted 47.22% of breakpoint opportunities, and Polona Hercog has converted 41.94% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Sara Errani vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Errani vs P. Hercog H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Errani	Stats	P. Hercog
3	H2H Matches Won	1
6	Sets Won	3
47	Games Won	36
1	Aces (Total)	6
6	Total Double Faults	9
1:10:33	Average Match Time	1:10:33
75% (212/281)	1st Serve %	69% (181/261)
58% (124/212)	1st Serve Win %	59% (106/181)
58% (40/69)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (38/80)
48% (16/33)	Break Pts Won %	55% (12/22)
45% (117/261)	Return Points Win %	42% (117/281)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Errani Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
French Open - Paris - 26-05-2025
Q2 Anna-Lena FriedsamA. Friedsam	L	1-6 6-0 7-6(7)	Stats
Q1 Jule NiemeierJ. Niemeier	W	0-6 7-6(4) 6-2	Stats
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome - 05-05-2025
R1 Naomi OsakaN. Osaka	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid - 21-04-2025
Q1 Maya JointM. Joint	L	6-4 2-6 6-2	Stats
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart - 14-04-2025
R1 Magdalena FrechM. Frech	L	7-5 4-6 7-6(5)	Stats

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P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
R1 Ekaterina OvcharenkoE. Ovcharenko	W	6-7(7) 6-2 6-4	Stats

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S. Errani vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Errani	Stats	P. Hercog
57.02% (650/490)	YTD Win/Loss	57.84% (476/347)
55.43% (1444/1161)	Sets Win/Loss	56.28% (1057/821)
52.07% (12376/11391)	Games Win/Loss	52.60% (9026/8134)
54.32% (239/201)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
62.52% (347/208)	Clay Win/Loss	68.03% (317/149)
46.51% (40/46)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
40.68% (24/35)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.02	Aces Per Game	0.21
202	Aces Total	1776
0.17	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
2020	Total Double Faults	2088
1:9:35	Average Match Time	1:11:29
448.99	Average Opponent Rank	474.95
78% (52437/67609)	1st Serve %	60% (26720/44537)
56% (29112/52437)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17278/26720)
43% (6459/15169)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8456/17812)
51% (4843/9569)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2441/5126)
49% (33145/67719)	Return Points Win %	43% (19554/45018)
55.70% (83/66)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
46.63% (97/111)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
50.00% (16/16)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
59.71% (292/197)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
61.09% (157/100)	Challenger W/L	70.99% (186/76)
100.00% (5/0)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
57% (635/1122)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (465/808)
83% (5/6)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
56% (136/245)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (89/170)
53% (178/335)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (129/243)
87% (633/550)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (470/402)
13% (633/83)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (470/65)
19% (505/95)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (353/71)