Daniela Hantuchova #21 def. Polona Hercog #38

1-6 7-5 7-6(4)

Daniela Hantuchova defeated Polona Hercog 1-6 7-5 7-6(4) in the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDaniela HantuchovaPolona Hercog
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
03
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.4%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.0%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.6%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.2%60.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.1%41.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.5%50.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.2+4.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.9-2.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDaniela HantuchovaPolona Hercog
Country SVK SLO
Birth dateApr 23, 1983Jan 20, 1991
Age2821
Height181 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2138
Ranking points (entering)2,4501,490
Elo (entering)1,8651,635
Current career W-L461–365170–214
Current career earnings$10,436,407$4,550,360
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.