Heather Watson #71 def. Polona Hercog #81

6-4 6-4

Heather Watson defeated Polona Hercog 6-4 6-4 in the 2012 Japan Women's Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatHeather WatsonPolona Hercog
Aces02
Double faults12
First serve %62.0%51.0%
First serve points won %69.0%56.0%
Second serve points won %64.0%66.0%
Break points saved %0.0%70.0%
Break points converted %30.0%100.0%
Service points won %67.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%33.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldHeather WatsonPolona Hercog
Country GBR SLO
Birth dateMay 19, 1992Jan 20, 1991
Age2021
Height170 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7181
Ranking points (entering)905816
Elo (entering)1,6231,684
Current career W-L146–199170–214
Current career earnings$6,127,899$4,550,360
Pre-match H2H
Heather Watson #71 0 0 Polona Hercog #81

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