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

Daria Kasatkina vs Polona Hercog H2H: 2-0

Daria Kasatkina holds a 2–0 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Daria Kasatkina leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Daria Kasatkina won the 2021 Birmingham first round 4-6 6-3 6-3.

Australia Age 29 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Daria Kasatkina #35 4-6 6-3 6-3 Polona Hercog #73 Match data Jun 17, 2021* R32 Birmingham WTA 250 Grass
Daria Kasatkina #71 6-4 6-3 Polona Hercog #49 Match data Feb 3, 2021* R32 Gippsland Trophy WTA 500 Hard

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
Daria Kasatkina #61 #8 3,525 1,990 324 232 58.3% 0 0 0 6 2 8
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 Daria Kasatkina Polona Hercog
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0
17 2014 0–1 0.0% #354 1,493 0 0 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0
18 2015 7–5 58.3% #75 1,610 0 0 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0
19 2016 32–21 60.4% #26 1,756 0 0 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 2017 31–21 59.6% #24 1,854 0 1 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2018 42–24 63.6% #10 1,899 0 2 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2019 13–21 38.2% #70 1,750 0 2 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2020 8–12 40.0% #72 1,772 0 2 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2021 37–19 66.1% #26 1,840 0 4 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2022 41–22 65.1% #8 1,908 0 6 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2023 41–25 62.1% #18 1,897 0 6 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2024 42–23 64.6% #9 1,922 0 8 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2025 19–21 47.5% #37 1,778 0 8 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3
29 2026 11–17 39.3% #61 1,760 0 8 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 1,577 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 Daria Kasatkina 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 2014 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2015 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
19 2016 23 15 38 60.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2017 22 16 38 57.9% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2018 23 14 37 62.2% 12 7 19 63.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2019 9 15 24 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 2020 5 9 14 35.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2021 25 11 36 69.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2022 25 15 40 62.5% 12 5 17 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 2023 23 16 39 59.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2024 26 17 43 60.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 2025 12 13 25 48.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2026 5 9 14 35.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 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 203 153 356 57.0% 82 55 137 59.9% 39 24 63 61.9% 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 513/558 of Daria Kasatkina'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 Daria Kasatkina 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 2014 1/1 1.0 3.0 53.3% 37.5% 38.1% 40.0% 20.0% 37.8% 44.7% 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7%
18 2015 6/12 1.5 1.7 69.5% 61.2% 54.3% 60.1% 36.4% 59.1% 40.4% 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8%
19 2016 44/53 2.0 3.2 62.9% 62.1% 47.3% 49.9% 51.8% 56.7% 46.2% 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 2017 50/52 1.3 2.8 68.2% 58.9% 47.2% 50.6% 47.7% 54.9% 46.5% 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2018 61/66 1.4 4.6 68.6% 60.2% 43.5% 50.4% 52.4% 54.8% 48.1% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2019 32/34 1.0 6.4 64.8% 57.0% 37.9% 45.7% 48.4% 50.2% 45.0% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2020 20/20 1.0 4.3 69.2% 57.0% 38.5% 38.7% 48.0% 51.5% 47.3% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2021 55/57 2.0 3.4 64.6% 63.8% 42.4% 49.5% 49.3% 56.2% 47.3% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2022 61/63 1.4 3.9 68.5% 62.4% 40.7% 54.2% 53.1% 55.6% 48.8% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2023 64/66 1.0 3.5 75.4% 60.0% 40.4% 53.4% 51.5% 54.9% 48.3% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2024 63/65 1.7 5.0 65.8% 61.6% 42.0% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 47.7% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2025 29/40 1.8 5.7 67.4% 58.6% 40.0% 45.7% 49.9% 52.4% 47.4% 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7%
29 2026 27/29 2.1 6.7 67.7% 59.1% 39.0% 52.7% 51.6% 52.7% 46.2% 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 513/558 1.5 4.2 67.8% 60.5% 42.3% 50.3% 50.6% 54.6% 47.3% 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 Daria Kasatkina 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 2014 1493 98.5 -1.86 +0.28 0.718 42.3% 0.0% -4.50 -0.02 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% 20.0% -1.20 0–1 -0.18
18 2015 1610 124.4 +0.87 -0.47 0.987 49.7% -8 -55 53.3% +0.27 4–2 (67%) 0–1 -0.31 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 2016 1757 143.6 +0.17 +2.83 1.067 51.4% +1 -113 -136 59.1% +0.59 10–11 (48%) 4–3 (57%) 102.1 +0.78 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 2017 1854 147.3 -0.76 +3.22 1.031 50.6% -11 -98 56.9% +0.46 10–4 (71%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -1.06 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 2018 1899 148.7 -0.84 +5.02 1.065 51.3% +7 -85 -146 59.2% +0.56 16–8 (67%) 10–6 (63%) 108.2 -0.04 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 2019 1751 134.0 -4.36 +2.17 0.902 47.6% +23 +51 39.5% -1.00 4–6 (40%) 4–3 (57%) 98.3 -0.32 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 2020 1773 138.1 -3.24 +3.53 0.976 49.3% -2 +29 43.5% -0.20 4–4 (50%) 0–1 -0.90 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 2021 1841 146.0 -0.32 +4.02 1.081 51.6% +12 -66 0 57.7% +0.68 17–7 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 107.3 -0.91 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 2022 1909 153.6 -0.53 +5.97 1.100 52.2% -25 +15 -53 59.0% +0.80 13–6 (68%) 4–8 (33%) 100.6 -1.84 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 2023 1897 149.9 -1.19 +5.38 1.072 51.5% -7 +43 +22 58.3% +0.45 10–8 (56%) 7–8 (47%) 99.7 +2.71 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 +0.25
27 2024 1923 147.4 -1.36 +4.68 1.058 51.2% -35 +3 +127 56.6% +0.36 17–8 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 101.4 +1.03 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 2025 1778 144.4 -3.29 +3.13 0.996 49.8% +8 +91 +197 50.0% +0.31 5–9 (36%) 1–4 (20%) 91.8 +2.06 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 2026 1761 133.8 -3.01 +3.06 0.975 49.5% -4 +143 +81 45.7% -0.29 4–10 (29%) 4–7 (36%) 90.2 +0.05 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 1578 98.5 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% -0.19
Career 1990 151.3 -1.31 +4.15 1.042 50.9% -5 -8 +9 55.0% +0.36 114–83 (58%) 51–57 (47%) 100.7 +0.22 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.