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

Polona Hercog vs Angelique Kerber H2H: 3-3

Polona Hercog and Angelique Kerber are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Angelique Kerber leads 3–2 on hard courts, while Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2019 China Open second round 6-4 6-2.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Angelique Kerber
GER Age 38 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #51 6-4 6-2 Angelique Kerber #13 Match data Oct 1, 2019 R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Angelique Kerber #2 6-2 6-2 Polona Hercog #92 Match data Jan 16, 2019* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Angelique Kerber #2 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Polona Hercog #120 Match data Aug 31, 2016* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Polona Hercog #62 6-3 6-3 Angelique Kerber #66 Match data Mar 3, 2011* R32 Monterrey Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Angelique Kerber #52 6-4 6-2 Polona Hercog #47 Match data Oct 23, 2010* QF Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Polona Hercog #55 6-2 6-3 Angelique Kerber #64 Match data May 20, 2010* R32 Warsaw Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Polona Hercog #236 #35 1,605 1,767 170 214 44.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Angelique Kerber #205 #1 9,080 2,055 477 277 63.3% 3 0 0 7 4 14

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 Polona Hercog Angelique Kerber
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 2006 1–1 50.0% #172 1,516 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2007 6–10 37.5% #88 1,549 0 0
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2008 7–14 33.3% #100 1,503 0 0
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2009 3–6 33.3% #117 1,512 0 0
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2010 23–19 54.8% #46 1,668 0 0
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2011 17–20 45.9% #32 1,673 0 0
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2012 60–21 74.1% #5 1,978 0 2
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2013 45–22 67.2% #9 1,944 0 3
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2014 43–22 66.2% #10 1,894 0 3
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2015 51–22 69.9% #10 1,924 0 7
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2016 60–19 75.9% #1 2,033 2 10
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2017 28–23 54.9% #21 1,770 2 10
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 2018 46–17 73.0% #2 1,934 3 12
31 — — — — — — — 2019 29–20 59.2% #20 1,806 3 12
32 — — — — — — — 2020 7–6 53.8% #25 1,769 3 12
33 — — — — — — — 2021 29–15 65.9% #16 1,936 3 13
34 — — — — — — — 2022 13–9 59.1% #104 1,880 3 14
35 2026 0–1 0.0% #236 1,577 0 3 — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — 2024 9–11 45.0% #205 1,830 3 14

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 Polona Hercog Angelique Kerber
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% — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 5 7 12 41.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 9 8 17 52.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 31 14 45 68.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2013 35 17 52 67.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2014 29 14 43 67.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 28 17 45 62.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — —
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2016 44 12 56 78.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 21 17 38 55.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2018 28 12 40 70.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 19 14 33 57.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 14 9 23 60.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
35 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 3 4 7 42.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
Career — 62 117 179 34.6% 97 75 172 56.4% 11 21 32 34.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — 296 176 472 62.7% 90 65 155 58.1% 85 34 119 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0%

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 352/384 of Polona Hercog's and 670/754 of Angelique Kerber'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 Polona Hercog Angelique Kerber
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% 2007 15/16 0.5 3.7 62.3% 62.0% 42.2% 43.7% 48.4% 54.8% 42.3%
20 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 2008 17/21 0.9 3.0 66.6% 56.4% 40.9% 45.9% 45.4% 51.0% 46.3%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2009 9/9 1.0 4.2 66.0% 58.4% 39.8% 42.7% 56.5% 51.7% 44.4%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2010 38/42 1.7 3.4 62.9% 63.0% 43.8% 49.4% 51.5% 55.9% 46.2%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2011 35/37 1.5 3.7 62.1% 62.7% 44.6% 54.1% 51.4% 55.9% 47.4%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2012 69/81 1.8 2.8 64.7% 65.8% 50.1% 56.8% 51.8% 60.0% 46.3%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2013 65/67 2.3 3.0 62.2% 65.8% 48.3% 54.4% 51.2% 59.4% 47.1%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2014 62/65 1.7 3.0 65.9% 63.7% 45.4% 57.8% 48.6% 57.3% 47.2%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2015 53/73 1.3 2.2 70.2% 64.1% 50.9% 52.5% 50.1% 60.0% 46.2%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2016 62/81 1.5 2.6 64.6% 65.4% 50.6% 55.3% 51.0% 60.3% 47.5%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2017 49/51 1.3 3.4 65.9% 64.8% 48.2% 49.7% 41.9% 59.2% 43.2%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% 2018 56/63 1.5 3.2 63.7% 65.7% 49.3% 54.9% 51.0% 59.7% 48.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 45/49 1.4 3.2 62.3% 64.1% 49.7% 56.1% 51.1% 58.4% 46.2%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 13/13 1.4 3.3 67.6% 61.8% 47.8% 60.6% 57.3% 57.0% 42.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 44/44 1.2 3.4 65.8% 63.0% 46.7% 55.9% 51.8% 57.4% 46.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 22/22 1.3 3.3 66.2% 62.0% 49.1% 64.1% 46.7% 57.5% 45.1%
35 2026 1/1 0.0 1.0 37.5% 100.0% 40.0% — — 62.5% 14.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 16/20 1.4 3.3 69.4% 60.3% 43.5% 58.8% 57.0% 55.0% 41.9%
Career — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.3% 46.3% 57.1% 41.4% — 670/756 1.5 3.1 64.9% 64.0% 47.7% 54.4% 50.3% 58.2% 46.2%

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 Polona Hercog Angelique Kerber
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 2006 1516 107.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — -0.26
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 2007 1549 124.6 +0.02 -1.44 0.935 48.4% -29 — +104 34.4% -0.87 1–1 0–1 — -0.88
20 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 2008 1504 112.7 -2.69 +0.78 0.944 48.5% +37 -41 +104 37.8% -0.69 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 96.8 -0.05
21 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 2009 1513 113.2 -1.90 +0.77 0.918 48.2% +14 -33 — 38.1% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.11
22 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 2010 1668 127.6 +0.01 +1.81 1.048 51.1% -38 -116 +2 55.8% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 6–0 (100%) 107.4 +1.05
23 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 2011 1674 134.3 +0.19 +2.26 1.075 51.7% +34 -185 — 51.7% +0.20 3–12 (20%) 3–3 (50%) 92.9 +0.30
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 2012 1978 159.7 +4.77 +3.63 1.156 53.1% -43 -216 -93 65.7% +1.17 20–3 (87%) 8–8 (50%) 114.6 -5.25
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 2013 1944 154.5 +3.64 +3.42 1.160 53.2% +8 -94 -90 64.3% +1.08 11–11 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 95.6 +2.00
26 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25 2014 1894 152.3 +1.64 +4.02 1.107 52.2% +8 -104 +54 62.8% +0.86 13–9 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 103.2 +1.84
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 2015 1925 151.7 +2.11 +5.08 1.156 52.9% -42 -27 +57 66.1% +1.10 15–11 (58%) 7–7 (50%) 98.5 +0.09
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 2016 2033 161.3 +4.59 +4.69 1.196 53.6% +9 -126 -3 71.2% +1.42 17–6 (74%) 10–2 (83%) 109.0 -2.44
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 2017 1771 141.8 +2.29 +0.81 1.058 50.8% +40 +66 +270 55.2% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 7–4 (64%) 96.9 +1.30
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 2018 1934 162.5 +3.42 +5.45 1.194 53.8% -31 -15 +180 69.2% +1.29 12–9 (57%) 10–6 (63%) 101.8 -1.53
31 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1806 145.9 +1.58 +3.10 1.110 52.1% -9 +93 +300 59.6% +0.61 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) 93.1 +0.82
32 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1769 128.3 -0.58 -0.32 0.999 50.1% +43 — — 53.6% +0.36 1–1 2–4 (33%) — +1.28
33 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1937 147.2 +1.85 +3.37 1.088 51.7% -71 -89 +351 58.2% +0.72 11–3 (79%) 3–4 (43%) 103.4 -0.34
34 2025 1620 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1880 133.0 +1.28 +1.93 1.061 51.3% -34 +12 +356 54.9% +0.43 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 99.6 -0.39
35 2026 1578 98.5 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1830 133.9 -0.86 +0.60 0.931 48.8% -1 +62 +281 46.7% -0.20 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 -0.68
Career — 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 — 2055 154.9 +2.20 +3.15 1.106 52.1% -7 -70 +130 60.6% +0.76 134–105 (56%) 93–66 (58%) 104.2 -0.44

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.