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

Nao Hibino vs Polona Hercog H2H: 0-1

Polona Hercog holds a 1–0 lead over Nao Hibino in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2016 Bol semifinal 6-0 6-2.

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Nao Hibino
Japan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #94 6-0 6-2 Nao Hibino #71 Match data Jun 4, 2016* SF Bol 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
Nao Hibino #228 #56 1,050 1,726 80 121 39.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Nao Hibino 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 — — — — — — — 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 2015 6–2 75.0% #66 1,559 0 1 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2016 19–22 46.3% #94 1,639 0 1 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2017 11–17 39.3% #97 1,544 0 1 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2018 5–10 33.3% #114 1,597 0 1 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2019 6–5 54.5% #106 1,619 0 2 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2020 9–6 60.0% #73 1,647 0 2 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2021 5–17 22.7% #129 1,527 0 2 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2022 4–6 40.0% #138 1,578 0 2 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2023 9–12 42.9% #94 1,657 0 3 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3
29 2024 4–16 20.0% #145 1,603 0 3 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3
30 2025 2–7 22.2% #174 1,514 0 3 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3
31 2026 0–1 0.0% #228 1,557 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 Nao Hibino 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2015 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2016 13 15 28 46.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2017 11 11 22 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2018 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2019 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2020 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2021 1 9 10 10.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2022 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2023 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
29 2024 4 9 13 30.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
30 2025 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
31 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 83 148 43.9% 13 27 40 32.5% 2 11 13 15.4% — — — — — 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 180/195 of Nao Hibino'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 Nao Hibino 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2016 39/41 1.4 2.8 65.7% 58.2% 49.2% 50.1% 54.8% 54.9% 41.0% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2017 26/28 1.8 3.6 64.7% 58.6% 45.9% 54.7% 42.0% 53.9% 38.7% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2018 13/15 2.2 2.8 61.4% 60.0% 45.3% 59.2% 40.6% 54.4% 41.1% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2019 11/11 2.6 2.8 64.0% 64.7% 45.9% 56.5% 43.7% 57.7% 43.6% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2020 15/15 1.1 2.7 65.5% 62.6% 45.8% 52.9% 41.8% 56.6% 46.8% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2021 21/23 1.8 2.9 65.0% 55.1% 36.6% 39.9% 47.2% 48.2% 39.1% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2022 10/10 1.6 2.4 70.4% 59.9% 44.7% 43.5% 51.8% 55.2% 46.5% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2023 21/21 1.4 2.2 67.4% 58.0% 47.2% 47.1% 60.3% 54.4% 42.1% 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7%
29 2024 20/20 1.3 3.1 65.6% 55.3% 43.7% 48.7% 50.3% 51.1% 38.4% 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0%
30 2025 3/9 2.0 3.0 64.6% 58.9% 48.8% 52.8% 45.8% 54.6% 43.7% 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2%
31 2026 1/2 2.0 3.0 63.2% 68.8% 32.1% 71.4% 25.0% 55.3% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 0.0 1.0 37.5% 100.0% 40.0% — — 62.5% 14.3%
Career — 180/203 1.6 2.9 65.5% 58.6% 45.3% 50.1% 48.9% 53.8% 41.3% — 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 Nao Hibino 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2015 1560 105.6 — — — — +14 — — 66.7% +0.60 1–0 — — +0.71 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 2016 1639 113.6 -1.11 -1.79 0.909 48.3% -18 -53 -78 44.0% -0.55 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 104.3 +0.05 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 2017 1544 109.2 -2.04 -3.51 0.840 47.2% +35 -50 — 39.0% -0.76 4–5 (44%) 1–1 — +0.77 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 2018 1597 121.9 -0.94 -1.44 0.902 47.8% +21 — — 40.0% -0.87 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.36 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 2019 1619 112.2 -0.45 -0.48 1.031 50.5% +13 — — 45.8% -0.04 3–1 (75%) 2–2 (50%) — +1.01 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 2020 1648 124.3 +0.36 +2.53 1.079 51.6% -35 -88 — 57.6% +0.73 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 104.2 +0.20 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 2021 1528 96.1 -6.17 -3.62 0.754 44.2% -45 -13 -10 22.7% -2.09 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.88 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
27 2022 1578 112.0 -0.72 +0.28 1.038 50.9% -34 — — 47.6% +0.19 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.93 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 2023 1658 122.0 -1.96 -1.76 0.923 48.2% -9 — — 43.5% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.9 +0.98 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 2024 1603 118.1 -4.14 -2.60 0.784 44.9% +36 -97 -114 28.6% -1.57 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.24 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 2025 1514 109.3 -1.77 -0.47 0.962 49.4% -11 +10 — 30.0% -1.65 0–2 — — -0.04 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 2026 1557 107.7 -0.02 +0.29 0.929 48.4% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10 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 — 1726 117.5 -2.08 -1.72 0.893 47.8% 0 -46 -68 40.3% -0.70 25–27 (48%) 18–19 (49%) 101.7 +2.42 — 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.