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

Leylah Fernandez vs Polona Hercog H2H: 2-0

Leylah Fernandez holds a 2–0 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Leylah Fernandez leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Leylah Fernandez won the 2021 Belgrade first round 7-5 6-1.

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Leylah Fernandez
Canada Age 24 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Leylah Fernandez #69 7-5 6-1 Polona Hercog #73 Match data May 19, 2021* R32 Belgrade WTA 250 Clay
Leylah Fernandez #100 6-4 3-6 6-1 Polona Hercog #47 Match data Sep 30, 2020* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Leylah Fernandez #33 #13 2,605 1,929 152 125 54.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
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 Leylah Fernandez Polona Hercog
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2018 1–1 50.0% #434 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2019 0–2 0.0% #212 1,472 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0
17 2020 10–7 58.8% #88 1,682 0 0 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0
18 2021 21–14 60.0% #24 1,816 0 1 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0
19 2022 16–13 55.2% #40 1,798 0 2 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 2023 27–20 57.4% #35 1,830 0 3 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2024 30–23 56.6% #31 1,869 0 3 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2025 30–23 56.6% #22 1,910 0 5 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2026 17–22 43.6% #33 1,800 0 5 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 — — — — — — — 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 — — — — — — — 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 — — — — — — — 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 — — — — — — — 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 — — — — — — — 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 1,577 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 Leylah Fernandez 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 %
15 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 8 6 14 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2021 17 9 26 65.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2023 22 13 35 62.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2024 17 14 31 54.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 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 2025 25 15 40 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2026 8 12 20 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 108 81 189 57.1% 29 29 58 50.0% 15 15 30 50.0% — — — — — 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 254/279 of Leylah Fernandez'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 Leylah Fernandez 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%
15 2018 2/2 1.5 2.5 57.8% 73.9% 52.3% 61.9% 25.0% 65.0% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 2/2 2.0 3.5 59.7% 55.5% 39.2% 47.1% 25.0% 48.8% 32.4% 2007 1/1 6.0 5.0 69.5% 58.5% 36.1% 41.7% 80.0% 51.7% 39.4%
17 2020 17/17 1.6 4.9 61.7% 63.9% 49.2% 52.2% 51.0% 58.3% 44.9% 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7%
18 2021 33/35 2.0 4.9 64.2% 63.5% 48.3% 58.0% 48.9% 58.2% 43.5% 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8%
19 2022 29/29 2.3 4.2 64.9% 65.4% 48.0% 58.8% 43.6% 59.2% 40.0% 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 2023 47/48 3.0 4.7 63.0% 67.8% 49.0% 53.9% 48.9% 61.0% 44.0% 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2024 50/54 2.7 4.7 64.9% 66.0% 47.0% 55.5% 47.6% 59.3% 44.2% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2025 37/53 2.4 3.5 62.3% 67.6% 48.2% 55.9% 43.5% 60.3% 43.5% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2026 37/39 2.2 4.5 62.5% 66.4% 47.6% 59.2% 42.0% 59.5% 40.5% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 254/279 2.4 4.5 63.4% 66.1% 48.0% 56.3% 46.0% 59.5% 42.8% — 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 Leylah Fernandez 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
15 2018 1499 100.0 -0.12 -1.78 1.014 50.1% — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 1472 93.0 -1.04 -1.61 0.633 41.0% — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.38 2007 1489 100.3 -2.72 -1.27 0.816 46.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
17 2020 1683 134.6 +0.76 +1.49 1.077 51.6% +1 -111 — 56.4% +0.56 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) 103.8 -0.37 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
18 2021 1817 141.4 +1.54 +0.39 1.039 50.9% +33 -268 -198 56.8% +0.43 7–4 (64%) 5–3 (63%) 108.5 +0.22 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 2022 1799 140.8 +2.24 -1.39 0.982 49.8% -3 -109 — 50.0% +0.09 8–4 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.8 -0.56 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 2023 1830 142.4 +3.34 +1.19 1.130 52.5% +29 -211 -213 56.7% +0.51 5–9 (36%) 4–5 (44%) 96.0 +0.40 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 2024 1870 152.2 +2.00 +1.26 1.084 51.7% -12 -167 -39 54.8% +0.57 12–10 (55%) 8–4 (67%) 107.2 +0.09 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 2025 1910 152.4 +2.92 +1.14 1.097 51.7% +46 -263 -123 56.2% +0.45 7–8 (47%) 9–8 (53%) 97.8 +0.37 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 2026 1801 144.8 +1.66 -1.37 1.001 50.4% +50 -97 -87 44.4% +0.08 6–6 (50%) 3–11 (21%) 95.4 +1.08 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1578 98.5 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19
Career — 1930 150.6 +2.18 +0.40 1.059 51.2% +23 -162 -109 53.5% +0.37 48–44 (52%) 38–39 (49%) 103.8 +0.71 — 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.