H2H data updated: 2026-11-09 00:00 UTC

Paula Badosa vs Polona Hercog H2H: 2-0

Paula Badosa holds a 2–0 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paula Badosa leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Paula Badosa won the 2020 Istanbul quarterfinal 4-6 6-3 6-4.

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Paula Badosa
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Badosa #94 4-6 6-3 6-4 Polona Hercog #49 Match data Sep 12, 2020* QF Istanbul International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Paula Badosa #212 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 Polona Hercog #62 Match data May 3, 2018* R16 Morocco Open 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
Paula Badosa #57 #2 5,045 2,039 184 121 60.3% 0 1 0 2 1 4
Polona Hercog #201 #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 Paula Badosa Polona Hercog
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,489 0 0
17 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0
18 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0
19 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,634 0 0
20 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,699 0 1
21 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,666 0 2
22 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,674 0 2
23 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,937 0 4 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2026 21–22 48.8% #57 1,798 0 4 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,685 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #201 1,561 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 Paula Badosa 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 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2026 11 13 24 45.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 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 — 103 72 175 58.9% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9% — — — — — 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 286/310 of Paula Badosa'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 Paula Badosa 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 2015 4/5 2.3 4.0 70.5% 63.4% 41.3% 56.3% 64.7% 57.1% 40.3% 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7%
18 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7% 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8%
19 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3% 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2% 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2025 18/31 4.8 4.8 61.7% 71.7% 46.6% 57.2% 50.4% 62.4% 43.1% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2026 41/43 3.9 6.8 56.1% 67.5% 41.1% 51.8% 42.5% 55.9% 43.9% 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 — 286/310 4.0 5.0 60.1% 68.6% 45.7% 56.1% 47.8% 59.4% 44.1% — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.5% 46.4% 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 Paula Badosa 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 100.6 -2.72 -1.27 0.816 46.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
17 2015 1523 117.6 -0.54 -1.81 0.940 48.0% +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — — — -0.19 2008 1471 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
18 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.43 2009 1502 106.8 +0.29 -3.10 0.898 48.1% -41 +88 — 40.6% -0.53 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 +0.09
19 2017 1458 100.3 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01 2010 1634 130.1 +2.35 -0.89 1.024 50.4% -67 +49 — 50.0% +0.14 4–8 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -0.19
20 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% — +71 — 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 — +0.11 2011 1699 128.3 +1.64 -2.16 0.985 49.5% -94 +106 -138 51.3% +0.03 9–6 (60%) 5–8 (38%) 100.1 -0.19
21 2019 1602 111.9 +0.53 -2.84 0.902 48.2% -129 +66 +49 44.1% -0.59 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.03 2012 1666 121.3 -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 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 — 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) — — +0.96 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 1976 151.1 +4.20 +2.86 1.159 52.9% -104 +26 -291 65.7% +1.13 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 111.9 -0.18 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 1836 154.6 +2.76 +2.01 1.087 51.9% +1 +145 -104 60.9% +0.69 9–5 (64%) 14–4 (78%) 106.3 +0.32 2015 1606 121.6 +1.66 -0.91 1.034 50.7% -33 +93 -83 49.5% -0.03 5–14 (26%) 4–5 (44%) 91.7 +0.25
25 2023 1921 154.7 +3.30 +2.60 1.150 52.7% -57 +106 — 65.5% +1.26 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 98.3 -0.83 2016 1559 116.5 -2.35 +0.40 0.926 48.3% -24 +110 -113 42.4% -0.37 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 98.5 -1.05
26 2024 2018 157.3 +3.81 +3.36 1.137 53.0% -7 -46 -166 65.6% +1.12 14–8 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.98 2017 1572 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -88 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
27 2025 1937 149.0 +3.89 +0.64 1.146 52.9% +54 +1 -91 61.9% +0.79 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.3 +0.71 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 -0.54
28 2026 1799 139.8 -0.30 +0.34 0.995 50.0% +12 +168 +2 53.2% +0.21 6–8 (43%) 5–7 (42%) 91.8 -0.84 2019 1715 133.2 +1.86 -1.25 0.983 49.7% -111 +63 -106 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 121.4 -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 1561 98.5 -0.34 -1.16 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19
Career — 2040 151.6 +2.60 +1.68 1.084 51.8% -24 +78 -105 60.3% +0.76 61–37 (62%) 49–34 (59%) 107.5 -0.15 — 1767 129.4 +0.66 -1.31 0.965 49.2% -68 +90 -109 46.2% -0.23 49–74 (40%) 32–56 (36%) 87.4 -1.90

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.