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Polona Hercog

SLO Age 35 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2007–2026

Polona Hercog represents Slovenia on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 236, with a career high of No. 35. In TennisDB's records, Polona Hercog has a career record of 170–214 and 3 singles titles.

Ranking

236

Career high

35 (Sep 12, 2011)

Elo peak

1767 (70th percentile)

Career record

170–214 (44.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$4,550,360

YTD W-L

0–1

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Polona Hercog's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Moyuka Uchijima #99	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 2026	Q1 Q	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Bianca Andreescu #180	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 2026	Q1 Q	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Anna Bondar #58	1-1 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	May 18, 2026	R32	Morocco Open	WTA 250	Clay
Zeynep Sonmez #136	6-2 4-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 2024	Q1 Q	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Emma Raducanu #23	6-4 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 28, 2021*	R32	Transylvania Open	WTA 250	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Polona Hercog's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Julia Goerges	2	5	7	Sep 28, 2019	H2H
Lucie Safarova	2	5	7	Jun 27, 2014	H2H
Alizé Cornet	1	5	6	Sep 23, 2020	H2H
Angelique Kerber	3	3	6	Oct 1, 2019	H2H
Karolina Pliskova	1	5	6	Sep 13, 2019	H2H

Titles (3)

Polona Hercog titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2011	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bastad
2012	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bastad
2019	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Lugano
Total		3	—	—	—	3	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Polona Hercog Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2012	London Olympics	First Round	0	1	Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #91 def. Polona Hercog #62 6-2 6-4	H2H	Match data
2016	Rio de Janeiro Olympics	First Round	0	1	Monica Puig #34 def. Polona Hercog #99 6-3 6-2	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Polona Hercog career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2007	16	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	614	375
2008	17	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	375	245
2009	18	WTA	6	8	14	42.9%	245	68
2010	19	WTA	26	24	50	52.0%	68	47
2011	20	WTA	27	25	52	51.9%	47	36
2012	21	WTA	14	21	35	40.0%	36	76
2013	22	WTA	10	10	20	50.0%	76	65
2014	23	WTA	12	16	28	42.9%	64	97
2015	24	WTA	19	23	42	45.2%	94	73
2016	25	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
2016	25	WTA	10	18	28	35.7%	73	143
2017	26	WTA	2	2	4	50.0%	140	101
2018	27	Qualifying Q	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—
2018	27	WTA	15	19	34	44.1%	100	85
2019	28	Qualifying Q	5	2	7	71.4%	—	—
2019	28	WTA	19	21	40	47.5%	92	49
2020	29	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2020	29	WTA	6	8	14	42.9%	48	49
2021	30	Qualifying Q	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
2021	30	WTA	4	15	19	21.1%	49	134
2024	33	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2026	35	Qualifying Q	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
2026	35	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	315	236
Career		—	170	214	384	44.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Polona Hercog career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	16	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2008	17	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2009	18	WTA	1	4	5	20.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%
2010	19	WTA	13	13	26	50.0%	13	10	23	56.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	26	24	50	52.0%
2011	20	WTA	10	14	24	41.7%	16	9	25	64.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	27	25	52	51.9%
2012	21	WTA	4	12	16	25.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	14	21	35	40.0%
2013	22	WTA	7	8	15	46.7%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	20	50.0%
2014	23	WTA	3	8	11	27.3%	8	6	14	57.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	12	16	28	42.9%
2015	24	WTA	10	15	25	40.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	19	23	42	45.2%
2016	25	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
2016	25	WTA	1	8	9	11.1%	9	7	16	56.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	10	18	28	35.7%
2017	26	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
2018	27	Qualifying Q	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
2018	27	WTA	4	9	13	30.8%	10	7	17	58.8%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	15	19	34	44.1%
2019	28	Qualifying Q	3	2	5	60.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	7	71.4%
2019	28	WTA	6	14	20	30.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	19	21	40	47.5%
2020	29	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2020	29	WTA	1	2	3	33.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%
2021	30	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
2021	30	WTA	2	8	10	20.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	15	19	21.1%
2024	33	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2026	35	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2026	35	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	62	117	179	34.6%	97	75	172	56.4%	11	21	32	34.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	170	214	384	44.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Polona Hercog career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2008	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2009	18	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
2010	19	1	3	4	25.0%	3	10	13	23.1%	10	8	18	55.6%	12	3	15	80.0%	26	24	50	52.0%
2011	20	0	4	4	0.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	14	13	27	51.9%	8	2	10	80.0%	27	25	52	51.9%
2012	21	1	4	5	20.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	9	10	19	47.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	13	21	34	38.2%
2013	22	0	2	2	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	4	0	4	100.0%	10	10	20	50.0%
2014	23	0	1	1	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	12	16	28	42.9%
2015	24	0	2	2	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	10	9	19	52.6%	7	4	11	63.6%	19	23	42	45.2%
2016	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	12	15	20.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	10	18	28	35.7%
2017	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	0	2	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
2018	27	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	10	9	19	52.6%	4	4	8	50.0%	15	19	34	44.1%
2019	28	0	9	9	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	7	2	9	77.8%	19	21	40	47.5%
2020	29	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	0	3	100.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
2021	30	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	15	19	21.1%
2026	35	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		3	32	35	8.6%	26	61	87	29.9%	82	97	179	45.8%	58	23	81	71.6%	169	213	382	44.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 382/384 (99.5%) of Polona Hercog's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Polona Hercog performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	16	1/1	6.0	5.0	69.5%	58.5%	36.1%	41.7%	80.0%	51.7%	39.4%
2008	17	1/2	0.0	5.0	84.0%	47.1%	23.1%	41.7%	62.5%	43.2%	45.7%
2009	18	13/14	2.1	2.8	61.8%	62.6%	45.1%	51.3%	42.4%	55.6%	39.8%
2010	19	46/50	2.2	2.7	62.0%	64.2%	48.6%	54.1%	48.1%	58.3%	42.8%
2011	20	46/52	2.6	2.7	65.1%	62.0%	48.8%	53.0%	47.3%	57.5%	41.9%
2012	21	33/35	2.2	2.4	60.0%	62.3%	44.3%	46.0%	48.7%	54.8%	40.5%
2013	22	14/20	2.7	2.5	66.6%	64.4%	51.1%	53.5%	45.6%	60.1%	42.5%
2014	23	24/28	3.0	2.8	57.1%	63.5%	46.2%	54.4%	38.9%	55.9%	39.8%
2015	24	37/42	2.8	3.1	63.8%	65.6%	52.4%	50.3%	53.0%	60.8%	40.6%
2016	25	26/28	2.0	3.4	58.7%	59.2%	43.1%	50.2%	52.7%	52.7%	43.8%
2017	26	4/4	3.8	3.8	60.4%	66.7%	48.5%	45.5%	48.2%	59.6%	45.1%
2018	27	34/34	3.2	3.9	55.6%	63.3%	48.9%	62.2%	37.8%	56.8%	41.5%
2019	28	39/40	3.5	4.3	55.9%	67.1%	48.4%	54.9%	46.8%	58.6%	40.7%
2020	29	14/14	2.1	3.4	56.8%	63.2%	46.7%	52.4%	53.1%	55.6%	44.0%
2021	30	19/19	3.4	3.6	55.4%	63.7%	43.6%	44.1%	34.2%	55.0%	39.2%
2026	35	1/1	0.0	1.0	37.5%	100.0%	40.0%	—	—	62.5%	14.3%
Career		352/384	2.7	3.2	60.1%	63.7%	47.5%	52.3%	46.3%	57.1%	41.4%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 352/384 (91.7%) of Polona Hercog's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Polona Hercog advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2007	16	1489	100.3	-2.72	-1.27	0.816	46.1%	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.33	0–1	1–0	—	-0.06
2008	17	1470	102.5	-2.06	-1.94	0.805	44.4%	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.20	0–1	—	—	-0.18
2009	18	1501	106.8	+0.29	-3.10	0.898	48.1%	-40	+89	—	40.6%	-0.53	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	102.8	+0.08
2010	19	1634	130.1	+2.35	-0.89	1.024	50.4%	-68	+49	—	50.0%	+0.14	4–8 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	96.6	-0.18
2011	20	1699	128.3	+1.64	-2.16	0.985	49.5%	-94	+106	-139	51.3%	+0.03	9–6 (60%)	5–8 (38%)	100.2	-0.20
2012	21	1666	121.2	-0.89	-2.18	0.897	47.5%	-100	+153	—	40.3%	-0.94	4–3 (57%)	3–4 (43%)	101.7	-1.34
2013	22	1674	131.4	+2.50	+0.02	1.065	51.3%	-74	+126	—	52.2%	+0.52	2–6 (25%)	1–6 (14%)	91.8	-0.86
2014	23	1639	121.6	-0.49	-2.45	0.903	48.0%	-47	+97	-116	43.5%	-0.42	5–3 (63%)	3–5 (38%)	100.2	-1.81
2015	24	1606	121.6	+1.66	-0.91	1.034	50.7%	-33	+93	-84	49.5%	-0.03	5–14 (26%)	4–5 (44%)	91.7	+0.24
2016	25	1559	116.5	-2.35	+0.40	0.926	48.3%	-25	+109	-113	42.4%	-0.37	2–5 (29%)	4–1 (80%)	98.5	-1.05
2017	26	1571	105.5	+0.02	-1.25	1.118	51.8%	—	—	-87	50.0%	+0.60	1–1	0–2	—	+0.25
2018	27	1624	119.4	-0.20	-1.09	0.959	49.0%	-61	+57	-123	45.8%	-0.32	3–5 (38%)	3–4 (43%)	97.3	-0.53
2019	28	1715	133.2	+1.87	-1.25	0.983	49.7%	-111	+63	-107	47.9%	-0.16	8–10 (44%)	6–10 (38%)	98.0	-0.38
2020	29	1685	125.8	+0.14	+0.43	0.991	50.0%	-59	+53	—	48.5%	-0.03	1–4 (20%)	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.33
2021	30	1590	121.5	-0.67	-1.96	0.871	46.9%	-38	+130	—	30.4%	-1.39	2–6 (25%)	0–4 (0%)	92.6	-1.36
2022	31	1573	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	32	1581	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	33	1577	99.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	34	1620	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2026	35	1597	101.0	-0.52	-0.68	0.381	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.19
Career		1767	129.4	+0.66	-1.31	0.965	49.2%	-68	+90	-110	46.2%	-0.23	49–74 (40%)	32–56 (36%)	87.4	-1.91

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Polona Hercog Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2009	18	—	R64	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
2010	19	R64	R32	R128	R128	3–4 (43%)
2011	20	R128	R64	R64	R64	3–4 (43%)
2012	21	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2013	22	R128	—	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
2014	23	R128	R64	R64	R64	3–4 (43%)
2015	24	R64	R64	R128	R64	3–4 (43%)
2016	25	R128	R64	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2017	26	—	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
2018	27	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2019	28	R128	R32	R32	R128	4–4 (50%)
2020	29	R64	R64	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2021	30	R128	R32	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
2024	33	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2026	35	—	—	Q1	Q1	0–2 (0%)
W-L		3–11 (21%)	12–11 (52%)	6–12 (33%)	3–12 (20%)	24–46 (34%)

WTA 1000

Polona Hercog WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	PAN	CAN	WUH	W-L Win %
2010	19	R32	—	—	—	R64	R64	R32	R32	R64	—	—	5–6 (45%)
2011	20	R32	R64	—	—	R128	—	R128	R16	—	R64	—	3–6 (33%)
2012	21	R16	—	R64	—	R128	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
2013	22	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	3–3 (50%)
2014	23	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2015	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R128	—	—	R16	—	3–3 (50%)
2016	25	—	—	—	—	R128	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2018	27	R32	—	—	—	—	Q1	R128	R64	—	—	R32	4–6 (40%)
2019	28	R16	—	—	R64	—	R64	R32	R64	—	R64	R32	7–8 (47%)
2020	29	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2021	30	—	Q1	—	R64	R128	R64	—	R64	—	Q2	—	4–7 (36%)
W-L		12–7 (63%)	1–4 (20%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	2–6 (25%)	3–7 (30%)	4–6 (40%)	7–6 (54%)	0–2 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	35–50 (41%)

WTA 500

Polona Hercog WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	DOH	DUB	EAS	MEL	PAR	SDG	POR	ABU	BRU	CHA	MOS	NEW	SYD	WAR	ZHE	W-L Win %
2010	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
2011	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2012	21	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	4–5 (44%)
2015	24	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2016	25	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2018	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	Q1	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2019	28	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	6–5 (55%)
2020	29	—	—	Q3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2021	30	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	1–2 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	20–26 (43%)

WTA 250

Polona Hercog WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	ASB	BAD	BAR	BRI	BUC	DAL	EST	LIB	HKG	MAL	MRK	RIO	KOR	WAS	BAD	BAK	BEL	BIR	BOG	BOL	BUD	TEN	COP	FES	MOR	IST	JAP	KAT	LIN	LUG	LUX	MAR	MON	NEW	NUR	NUR	OEI	JAP	PAL	POR	PRA	QUE	MOR	SHE	STR	TAS	TIA	TRA	W-L Win %
2007	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2009	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–6 (45%)
2010	19	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17–12 (59%)
2011	20	R32	—	W	QF	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19–11 (63%)
2012	21	—	—	W	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–6 (54%)
2013	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–5 (58%)
2014	23	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	—	QF	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–10 (44%)
2015	24	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	12–13 (48%)
2016	25	R32	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	9–10 (47%)
2017	26	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2018	27	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	13–10 (57%)
2019	28	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	7–6 (54%)
2020	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2021	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–5 (17%)
2026	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		4–4 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	10–2 (83%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	10–5 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–5 (17%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	4–7 (36%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	6–5 (55%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	6–1 (86%)	4–3 (57%)	2–3 (40%)	6–4 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	3–4 (43%)	4–4 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	107–103 (51%)

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WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank

236

Career high

Career-high date

Sep 12, 2011

First Top 100

Jul 6, 2009

First Top 50

Jun 7, 2010

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Polona Hercog ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2006	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	727	724	667	614
2007	16	539	534	531	563	543	547	646	587	404	365	352	375
2008	17	390	344	345	280	221	206	209	215	229	235	241	245
2009	18	240	233	222	198	167	113	82	81	75	70	70	68
2010	19	69	60	51	52	52	51	48	47	45	47	47	47
2011	20	47	62	61	70	57	59	39	40	35	36	36	36
2012	21	36	38	38	37	39	46	62	65	90	78	78	76
2013	22	82	81	82	129	131	91	98	89	76	66	66	65
2014	23	67	61	68	64	62	63	72	76	73	96	96	97
2015	24	88	76	69	72	75	76	72	64	63	71	74	73
2016	25	72	81	95	91	94	86	98	120	143	140	141	143
2017	26	148	159	172	178	205	263	193	192	128	104	101	—
2018	27	87	89	86	62	58	64	75	77	87	80	84	85
2019	28	89	88	93	71	71	60	53	57	51	49	49	49
2020	29	48	42	45	—	—	—	—	49	47	52	52	49
2021	30	49	55	60	73	73	77	86	86	101	124	139	134
2022	31	139	134	133	164	185	281	287	345	355	387	414	750
2023	32	756	753	764	981	981	850	697	444	330	326	292	267
2024	33	244	219	213	177	170	182	169	192	236	243	264	301
2025	34	349	420	478	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	334
2026	35	315	301	270	249	217	224	221	236	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Polona Hercog's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Viktorija Golubic	SUI	35	1,829	2	262	118	144	45.0%	2013–2026	Match log
Tatjana Maria	GER	36	1,821	4	423	163	260	38.5%	2006–2026	Match log
Alison Van Uytvanck	BEL	37	1,772	5	272	123	149	45.2%	2011–2024	Match log
Annika Beck	GER	37	1,730	2	205	90	115	43.9%	2012–2017	Match log
Heather Watson	GBR	38	1,755	4	345	146	199	42.3%	2010–2026	Match log
Anna Blinkova	RUS	35	1,799	2	259	102	157	39.4%	2016–2026	Match log
Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic	SRB	32	1,735	2	222	97	125	43.7%	2010–2018	Match log
Kristyna Pliskova	CZE	35	1,755	1	231	92	139	39.8%	2007–2021	Match log
Saisai Zheng	CHN	34	1,776	1	220	87	133	39.5%	2011–2025	Match log
Yue Yuan	CHN	36	1,825	1	117	52	65	44.4%	2018–2026	Match log
Aleksandra Krunic	SRB	39	1,771	2	207	87	120	42.0%	2011–2025	Match log
Madison Brengle	USA	35	1,722	0	246	94	152	38.2%	2007–2023	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Polona Hercog?: Polona Hercog is 35 years old, born on January 20, 1991.
Which country does Polona Hercog represent?: Polona Hercog represents Slovenia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Polona Hercog?: Polona Hercog is 185 cm / 6'1".
Does Polona Hercog use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Polona Hercog uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Polona Hercog left-handed or right-handed?: Polona Hercog plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Polona Hercog won?: Polona Hercog has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Polona Hercog won?: TennisDB does not group any of Polona Hercog's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Polona Hercog won?: Polona Hercog has won 3 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Lugano in 2019.
What is Polona Hercog's highest WTA ranking?: Polona Hercog's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 35, first achieved on September 12, 2011.
What is Polona Hercog's career win-loss record?: Polona Hercog has a career WTA singles record of 170 wins and 214 losses (44.3%).
How much career prize money has Polona Hercog earned?: Polona Hercog has earned at least $4,550,360 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Polona Hercog's career appear in TennisDB?: Polona Hercog appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2007 through 2026.
On which surface does Polona Hercog have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Polona Hercog's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 56.4% (97–75).
Who has Polona Hercog faced most often?: Polona Hercog's most frequent opponent is Julia Goerges, with a head-to-head record of 2–5 across 7 meetings.