Sorana Cirstea vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Cirstea vs P. Hercog

Sorana Cirstea

ROU

4

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.76m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$7.0M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

4

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.76m

Height

1.85m

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$7.0M

Career Money

$2.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Cirstea 4 - 2 Hercog

They have played 14 sets in total, with Sorana Cirstea winning 9 and Polona Hercog winning 5. The last match between Sorana Cirstea and Polona Hercog was at the W100+H Dubai, 11-12-2020, Round: SF, Surface: Hard, with Sorana Cirstea getting the victory 7-5 4-6 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cirstea	4
Hercog	2

Last 6 H2H Matches:

(SF) W100+H Dubai(12-11-20)

Stats

Sorana Cirstea

Polona Hercog

(R2) Samsung Open - Lugano(04-10-19)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Sorana Cirstea

(Q3) China Open - Beijing(09-29-18)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Sorana Cirstea

S. Cirstea vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

S. Cirstea	Stats	P. Hercog
$6,984,858	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
55.79% (554-439)	Career Total W/L	57.78% (479-350)
2	Clay	1
2	Hard	1
13	Titles	22
4	Total H2H Matches	2
58.97% (23-16)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
1	YTD Titles	0

S. Cirstea vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sorana Cirstea has won 37.60% 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 Sorana Cirstea, in recent form, has won 42.48% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 50.00%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.07% and 27.82% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sorana Cirstea has saved 49.21% 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 Sorana Cirstea has won 58.14% of matches played (W/L 25/18), with Polona Hercog winning 42.86% (W/L 3/4) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sorana Cirstea has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 194/127), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 45% (W/L 36/44). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 317/149), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Sorana Cirstea has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 66.67% of matches (W/L 14/7), 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 6 times before with Sorana Cirstea winning 3 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 2 times. They have played 14 sets in total, with Sorana Cirstea winning 9 and Polona Hercog winning 5.
The last match between Sorana Cirstea and Polona Hercog was at the W100+H Dubai, 11-12-2020, Round: SF, Surface: Hard, with Sorana Cirstea getting the victory 7-5 4-6 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:40:25.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Sorana Cirstea and Polona Hercog have played a deciding set 3 times, with Sorana Cirstea winning 1 times and Polona Hercog 2 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 2 tiebreaks against each other with Sorana Cirstea winning 1, and Polona Hercog 1.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sorana Cirstea has played against opponents with an average rank of 104.84 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 303.43.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sorana Cirstea has won 53% 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, Sorana Cirstea has converted 38.60% 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.

Sorana Cirstea vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

S. Cirstea	Stats	P. Hercog
3	H2H Matches Won	2
9	Sets Won	5
76	Games Won	68
2	Aces (Total)	21
18	Total Double Faults	32
1:40:25	Average Match Time	1:40:25
65% (285/439)	1st Serve %	56% (266/472)
63% (179/285)	1st Serve Win %	61% (162/266)
47% (73/154)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (94/206)
50% (28/56)	Break Pts Won %	52% (25/48)
46% (216/472)	Return Points Win %	43% (187/439)
60% (3/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	40% (2/5)
33% (1/3)	Deciding Set Win %	67% (2/3)
67% (4/6)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
33% (2/6)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	33% (2/6)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Cirstea Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R2 Shuai ZhangS. Zhang	L	6-4 3-6 6-4	Stats
R1 Jelena OstapenkoJ. Ostapenko	W	6-0 2-1 ret.	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Karolina MuchovaK. Muchova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
R1 Caroline DolehideC. Dolehide	W	6-2 6-3	Stats
Korea Open - Seoul - 15-09-2025
R2 Iga SwiatekI. Swiatek	L	6-3 6-2	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. Cirstea vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Cirstea	Stats	P. Hercog
55.96% (554/436)	YTD Win/Loss	57.84% (476/347)
54.02% (1235/1051)	Sets Win/Loss	56.28% (1057/821)
51.37% (10828/10252)	Games Win/Loss	52.60% (9026/8134)
56.18% (268/209)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
60.44% (194/127)	Clay Win/Loss	68.03% (317/149)
50.00% (56/56)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
45.00% (36/44)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.19	Aces Per Game	0.21
1973	Aces Total	1776
0.22	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
2299	Total Double Faults	2088
1:4:21	Average Match Time	1:11:29
420.64	Average Opponent Rank	475.11
58% (32688/56360)	1st Serve %	60% (26720/44537)
64% (20812/32688)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17278/26720)
45% (10759/23672)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8456/17812)
46% (3006/6594)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2441/5126)
44% (24375/55322)	Return Points Win %	43% (19554/45018)
51.72% (75/70)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
48.53% (99/105)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
64.71% (11/6)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
53.95% (232/198)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
68.18% (105/49)	Challenger W/L	70.99% (186/76)
80.00% (32/8)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
56% (542/972)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (465/808)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
55% (123/223)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	52% (89/170)
57% (181/320)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (129/243)
87% (514/446)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (470/402)
13% (514/67)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (470/65)
22% (475/103)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (353/71)