H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Aryna Sabalenka vs Polona Hercog H2H: 2-1

Aryna Sabalenka holds a 2–1 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Aryna Sabalenka leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Aryna Sabalenka won the 2021 Abu Dhabi Open first round 7-6(5) 6-2.

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Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aryna Sabalenka #10 7-6(5) 6-2 Polona Hercog #49 Match data Jan 8, 2021* R64 Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard
Polona Hercog #75 6-2 7-5 Aryna Sabalenka #47 Match data Apr 26, 2018* R32 Istanbul International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Aryna Sabalenka #61 6-3 6-1 Polona Hercog #80 Match data Apr 13, 2018* R16 Lugano International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Aryna Sabalenka #1 #1 12,420 2,324 416 145 74.2% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Polona Hercog #236 #35 1,605 1,767 170 214 44.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Polona Hercog
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2026 46–9 83.6% #1 2,185 4 24 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #236 1,586 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Polona Hercog
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2026 33 4 37 89.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 286 91 377 75.9% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% — — — — — 62 117 179 34.6% 97 75 172 56.4% 11 21 32 34.4% 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 533/563 of Aryna Sabalenka's and 352/384 of Polona Hercog's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Polona Hercog
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 1/1 6.0 5.0 69.5% 58.5% 36.1% 41.7% 80.0% 51.7% 39.4%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2026 55/55 5.0 2.3 64.8% 72.4% 54.4% 59.9% 48.5% 66.0% 45.2% 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 0.0 1.0 37.5% 100.0% 40.0% — — 62.5% 14.3%
Career — 533/563 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.7% 59.7% 49.0% 62.4% 45.3% — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.3% 46.3% 57.1% 41.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Polona Hercog
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1489 100.3 -2.72 -1.27 0.816 46.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
18 2016 1499 99.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 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
19 2017 1674 126.8 +1.97 +0.43 1.134 52.8% +32 — — 65.6% +1.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.60 2010 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
20 2018 1963 152.3 +4.32 +0.38 1.084 51.7% +5 -387 -239 60.4% +0.62 19–7 (73%) 13–6 (68%) 113.7 -2.90 2011 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
21 2019 1938 149.8 +3.72 +2.29 1.148 53.1% +36 -321 -241 59.5% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 5–7 (42%) 98.6 +0.95 2012 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
22 2020 2007 154.4 +3.98 +2.79 1.182 53.5% +20 -307 — 67.0% +1.13 11–5 (69%) 5–7 (42%) 99.3 -0.98 2013 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
23 2021 1975 161.3 +5.49 +3.40 1.194 53.7% -3 -39 -109 68.9% +1.37 10–14 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 95.5 -0.98 2014 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
24 2022 1956 152.8 +1.65 +3.23 1.078 51.5% -5 -17 -80 56.6% +0.40 15–13 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 102.3 -1.09 2015 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
25 2023 2082 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% +25 +2 -99 75.3% +1.71 10–6 (63%) 13–6 (68%) 105.4 -2.05 2016 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
26 2024 2174 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% +37 -17 — 75.8% +1.72 12–9 (57%) 7–5 (58%) 95.7 -2.10 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
27 2025 2228 172.3 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +54 +38 -80 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) 112.7 -1.23 2018 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
28 2026 2185 170.4 +7.81 +3.66 1.331 55.3% +150 +21 -55 81.1% +1.84 5–7 (42%) 12–5 (71%) 95.2 -0.43 2019 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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 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
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1620 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1586 99.1 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19
Career — 2325 167.7 +5.54 +3.13 1.206 53.8% +36 -73 -132 69.4% +1.29 106–78 (58%) 96–52 (65%) 106.9 -1.83 — 1767 129.3 +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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.