H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Polona Hercog vs Ashleigh Barty H2H: 0-1

Ashleigh Barty holds a 1–0 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ashleigh Barty leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ashleigh Barty won the 2020 Australian Open second round 6-1 6-4.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ashleigh Barty
AUS Age 30 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ashleigh Barty #1 6-1 6-4 Polona Hercog #48 Match data Jan 23, 2020* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Ashleigh Barty #1 #1 10,185 2,180 197 72 73.2% 3 3 2 5 2 15

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 Ashleigh Barty
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0 2012 0–4 0.0% #175 1,469 0 0
17 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0 2013 4–5 44.4% #190 1,519 0 0
18 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0 2014 1–6 14.3% #223 1,510 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2016 2–1 66.7% #272 1,595 0 0
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2017 30–14 68.2% #17 1,891 0 1
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2018 42–19 68.9% #15 1,973 0 3
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2019 52–12 81.2% #1 2,082 1 7
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2020 12–3 80.0% #1 2,083 1 8
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2021 43–8 84.3% #1 2,117 2 13
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2022 11–0 100.0% #1 2,180 3 15
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 1,586 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 Polona Hercog Ashleigh Barty
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2017 22 9 31 71.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 25 11 36 69.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — —
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 33 9 42 78.6% 11 2 13 84.6% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — —
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2020 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2021 22 4 26 84.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2022 11 0 11 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 62 117 179 34.6% 97 75 172 56.4% 11 21 32 34.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — 129 46 175 73.7% 35 17 52 67.3% 33 9 42 78.6% — — — —

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 243/269 of Ashleigh Barty'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 Ashleigh Barty
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% 2012 4/4 2.8 5.3 58.7% 60.8% 32.7% 35.0% 43.3% 49.0% 32.0%
17 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7% 2013 6/9 3.5 2.7 54.3% 65.7% 50.2% 36.3% 44.9% 58.4% 37.5%
18 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8% 2014 4/7 3.0 3.8 57.5% 63.1% 50.5% 57.1% 56.5% 57.6% 32.7%
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% 2016 3/3 6.7 3.7 65.2% 73.9% 47.4% 68.3% 35.5% 64.7% 43.8%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2017 41/44 5.0 2.9 60.9% 72.5% 50.3% 58.9% 51.7% 63.6% 44.1%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2018 58/61 4.9 2.9 58.4% 71.9% 53.7% 53.1% 47.3% 64.3% 42.6%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2019 54/64 6.5 3.2 57.5% 73.7% 52.1% 54.7% 47.4% 64.4% 45.3%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2020 14/15 5.6 1.9 60.7% 73.5% 49.9% 60.4% 53.0% 64.4% 44.0%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2021 48/51 6.7 3.3 58.8% 75.8% 49.4% 59.3% 48.7% 64.8% 46.0%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2022 11/11 7.0 1.7 60.3% 81.1% 58.6% 90.0% 60.2% 72.2% 48.2%
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 — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.3% 46.3% 57.1% 41.4% — 243/269 5.7 3.0 58.9% 73.2% 51.4% 57.3% 49.1% 64.2% 44.0%

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 Ashleigh Barty
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 2012 1469 97.5 -1.40 -1.92 0.627 41.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — -0.26
17 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 2013 1519 110.4 +0.25 -1.62 0.902 47.5% +1 — — 47.6% -1.05 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.14
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 2014 1510 114.8 +1.59 -1.59 0.772 46.2% +7 — — 23.1% -2.15 0–1 0–1 — -0.81
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 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 2016 1595 108.1 -0.11 +1.91 1.241 53.2% — — +26 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–2 — -0.09
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 2017 1892 150.0 +6.11 +1.57 1.211 54.0% -27 -297 -172 61.4% +1.02 11–6 (65%) 8–3 (73%) 111.0 -1.16
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 2018 1973 151.5 +6.83 +0.72 1.194 53.1% -6 -281 -148 65.4% +1.08 10–3 (77%) 4–3 (57%) 108.4 -0.44
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 2019 2083 165.1 +6.89 +3.36 1.272 54.6% +1 -186 -124 71.9% +1.58 19–6 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 107.5 -1.06
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 2020 2084 154.1 +5.09 +2.45 1.236 54.3% -5 — — 67.6% +1.59 5–1 (83%) 2–3 (40%) 100.7 -0.69
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 2021 2118 162.9 +7.48 +3.74 1.306 55.3% +19 -82 +83 77.0% +1.89 14–3 (82%) 7–4 (64%) 110.2 -0.67
26 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25 2022 2181 159.7 +8.99 +4.21 1.735 59.8% +42 — — 95.7% +3.39 1–0 1–0 — -0.08
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 1586 99.1 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2181 161.7 +6.38 +2.18 1.228 53.9% -1 -180 -96 67.3% +1.27 62–22 (74%) 29–22 (57%) 115.6 -2.03

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.