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

Maria Sakkari vs Polona Hercog H2H: 1-1

Maria Sakkari and Polona Hercog are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Maria Sakkari won the 2021 Italian Open first round 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2.

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Maria Sakkari
Greece Age 31 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sakkari #19 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 Polona Hercog #74 Match data May 12, 2021* R64 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay
Polona Hercog #75 6-4 6-2 Maria Sakkari #48 Match data Apr 28, 2018* SF Istanbul 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
Maria Sakkari #35 #3 5,085 2,034 266 211 55.8% 0 1 0 0 1 2
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 Maria Sakkari 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 2015 0–1 0.0% #169 1,479 0 0 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 2016 5–12 29.4% #98 1,497 0 0 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2017 18–17 51.4% #53 1,681 0 0 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2018 22–24 47.8% #41 1,682 0 0 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2019 29–22 56.9% #23 1,801 0 1 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2020 20–11 64.5% #22 1,884 0 1 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2021 38–20 65.5% #6 1,955 0 1 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2022 40–23 63.5% #6 1,919 0 1 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2023 35–24 59.3% #9 1,883 0 2 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2024 21–15 58.3% #32 1,838 0 2 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3
29 2025 20–25 44.4% #52 1,782 0 2 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3
30 2026 18–17 51.4% #35 1,820 0 2 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 Maria Sakkari 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 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2016 2 9 11 18.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2017 9 7 16 56.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2019 11 13 24 45.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2020 18 9 27 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2021 28 15 43 65.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2022 25 14 39 64.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2023 26 17 43 60.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2024 10 7 17 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
29 2025 11 16 27 40.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
30 2026 13 9 22 59.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 168 134 302 55.6% 69 50 119 58.0% 29 27 56 51.8% — — — — — 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 452/476 of Maria Sakkari'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 Maria Sakkari 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 2016 17/17 2.2 1.9 70.8% 59.0% 39.3% 49.2% 38.2% 53.2% 43.5% 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2017 34/35 2.0 2.3 66.5% 59.8% 45.7% 47.5% 48.3% 55.0% 43.1% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2018 45/46 2.5 3.8 58.6% 63.6% 47.3% 54.1% 49.5% 56.8% 42.6% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2019 51/51 4.0 4.1 58.3% 65.3% 47.4% 54.0% 48.7% 58.1% 44.7% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2020 31/31 4.6 3.9 60.8% 67.5% 50.3% 52.5% 44.3% 60.6% 43.3% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2021 51/58 4.3 3.8 56.7% 70.7% 47.6% 60.0% 45.4% 60.6% 44.7% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2022 63/63 4.1 3.7 58.5% 68.7% 49.4% 56.8% 43.5% 60.7% 43.4% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2023 59/59 3.7 3.3 59.6% 67.2% 48.5% 61.6% 44.4% 59.5% 43.0% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2024 32/36 3.3 3.4 59.1% 68.5% 46.1% 58.0% 46.4% 59.4% 42.9% 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7%
29 2025 35/45 3.0 3.5 60.2% 63.2% 46.5% 50.3% 42.9% 56.3% 42.9% 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0%
30 2026 34/35 2.9 2.4 61.6% 64.1% 51.0% 52.1% 52.4% 58.6% 42.2% 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 — 452/477 3.5 3.4 60.1% 65.9% 47.7% 55.1% 46.0% 58.5% 43.4% — 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 Maria Sakkari 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2015 1480 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.33 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 2016 1498 118.0 -1.88 -0.74 0.929 48.0% -42 +76 — 39.5% -0.84 2–7 (22%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.27 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 2017 1682 121.4 -0.82 -0.68 0.959 49.1% -31 -161 -2 50.0% -0.47 7–5 (58%) 6–2 (75%) 106.7 +0.44 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 2018 1683 137.5 +0.35 +0.12 0.988 50.0% -28 -6 -50 50.0% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 99.9 +0.34 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 2019 1802 145.4 +1.49 +2.58 1.067 51.3% -77 +60 -130 54.6% +0.29 10–9 (53%) 6–6 (50%) 103.4 -0.39 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 2020 1885 152.6 +2.80 +1.40 1.098 51.8% +7 -62 — 61.8% +0.51 7–7 (50%) 9–1 (90%) 106.7 +0.50 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 2021 1955 163.4 +4.17 +3.15 1.135 52.3% +3 -36 — 64.3% +0.98 8–11 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 94.2 -1.76 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 2022 1919 155.0 +3.75 +1.73 1.104 51.9% +44 +18 -164 61.6% +0.74 12–12 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 93.6 +1.65 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
27 2023 1884 156.5 +2.61 +1.63 1.060 51.1% +44 +25 -123 55.9% +0.47 12–8 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.82 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 2024 1839 149.7 +2.38 +0.63 1.058 51.4% +92 +66 -85 58.4% +0.87 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 97.5 +2.20 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 2025 1782 142.5 +0.02 -0.02 0.982 49.5% +21 +84 -66 44.4% -0.39 5–5 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 99.1 -1.36 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 2026 1820 146.8 +1.96 +0.37 1.021 50.5% +45 +1 -112 50.6% +0.12 6–5 (55%) 4–6 (40%) 98.2 +0.37 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 — 2034 152.6 +1.91 +1.20 1.046 50.9% +11 +8 -103 55.0% +0.30 77–82 (48%) 59–56 (51%) 99.5 +0.60 — 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.