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

Polona Hercog vs Bethanie Mattek-Sands H2H: 1-0

Polona Hercog holds a 1–0 lead over Bethanie Mattek-Sands in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2011 US Open round of 128 6-1 6-3.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Age 41 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #40 6-1 6-3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #39 Match data Aug 31, 2011* R128 US 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
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #1,356 #30 1,643 1,779 132 171 43.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0 2001 0–2 0.0% #343 1,471 0 0
17 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #214 1,470 0 0
18 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0 2003 0–5 0.0% #158 1,428 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2004 2–3 40.0% #172 1,445 0 0
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2005 3–3 50.0% #123 1,488 0 0
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2006 9–12 42.9% #126 1,571 0 0
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2007 6–8 42.9% #114 1,590 0 0
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2008 19–14 57.6% #39 1,700 0 0
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2009 7–14 33.3% #153 1,624 0 0
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2010 14–13 51.9% #58 1,706 0 0
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2011 18–14 56.2% #55 1,709 0 0
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2012 5–9 35.7% #169 1,667 0 0
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2013 16–15 51.6% #48 1,691 0 0
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2014 3–9 25.0% #177 1,611 0 0
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 2015 14–14 50.0% #60 1,680 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 2016 5–15 25.0% #178 1,579 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 2017 7–7 50.0% #123 1,672 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 2018 1–6 14.3% #350 1,607 0 0
34 — — — — — — — 2019 1–3 25.0% #370 1,588 0 0
35 2026 0–1 0.0% #236 1,586 0 3 2020 0–1 0.0% #338 1,609 0 0
36 — — — — — — — 2021 2–2 50.0% #368 1,599 0 0
38 — — — — — — — 2023 0–1 0.0% #1360 1,546 0 0

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2003 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 5 4 9 55.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 10 7 17 58.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 8 7 15 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 3 7 10 30.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2013 8 10 18 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 8 7 15 53.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 3 10 13 23.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 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% — 77 105 182 42.3% 38 48 86 44.2% 13 15 28 46.4% 4 3 7 57.1%

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 249/290 of Bethanie Mattek-Sands'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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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% 2003 1/5 1.0 3.0 54.7% 56.1% 35.3% 20.0% 61.5% 46.7% 49.4%
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 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2006 13/21 3.3 2.6 58.5% 64.2% 43.2% 51.7% 42.0% 55.3% 42.2%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2007 13/14 2.2 1.5 57.7% 66.3% 49.3% 46.9% 43.7% 58.9% 41.2%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2008 23/33 1.6 3.7 64.3% 62.9% 46.1% 64.0% 47.4% 56.9% 45.5%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2009 20/21 1.7 2.4 63.3% 57.7% 45.5% 46.1% 46.9% 52.9% 41.6%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2010 26/27 2.2 2.0 61.3% 64.4% 51.1% 59.0% 47.7% 59.3% 45.0%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2011 30/32 1.8 2.9 58.9% 62.7% 47.4% 46.8% 49.5% 56.3% 46.5%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2012 13/14 3.1 2.8 51.1% 68.5% 44.4% 54.8% 52.0% 56.7% 40.9%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2013 27/31 2.4 3.0 54.9% 68.8% 47.6% 53.9% 48.4% 58.9% 43.9%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2014 12/12 2.4 3.1 58.1% 60.2% 43.1% 50.7% 45.1% 53.1% 43.9%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% 2015 21/28 1.7 3.3 61.5% 63.6% 51.1% 55.5% 52.4% 58.9% 41.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 20/21 2.2 4.2 56.6% 62.3% 45.1% 47.9% 43.6% 54.9% 41.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 13/14 1.8 2.9 55.0% 61.5% 45.4% 57.9% 49.2% 53.6% 45.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 7/7 1.9 3.1 55.8% 61.6% 47.2% 57.8% 36.8% 54.9% 36.7%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 4/4 1.0 1.0 59.9% 59.5% 37.2% 43.1% 30.6% 50.5% 37.4%
35 2026 1/1 0.0 1.0 37.5% 100.0% 40.0% — — 62.5% 14.3% 2020 1/1 0.0 2.0 68.9% 52.4% 42.1% 50.0% 50.0% 49.2% 38.2%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 4/4 4.8 2.0 63.2% 64.2% 49.7% 62.7% 52.8% 58.9% 38.5%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 1/1 1.0 2.0 58.7% 40.7% 21.1% 22.2% 75.0% 32.6% 46.3%
Career — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.3% 46.3% 57.1% 41.4% — 249/304 2.1 2.8 58.9% 63.4% 46.8% 53.0% 47.3% 56.3% 43.2%

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 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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 2001 1472 97.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–2 — — +0.24
17 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 2002 1471 102.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.24
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 2003 1428 97.9 -0.28 +0.13 0.926 48.1% +37 — — 23.1% -2.08 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.11
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 2004 1446 108.5 — — — — +27 — — 41.7% -0.09 1–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.26
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 2005 1489 107.8 — — — — +15 — — 33.3% -1.42 2–0 1–0 — -0.17
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 2006 1572 122.2 +0.43 -1.68 0.943 48.6% +8 -91 +26 43.1% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 0–3 (0%) 100.0 -0.91
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 2007 1591 123.2 +1.17 -0.38 1.004 49.7% +13 — +9 40.7% -0.26 0–1 0–2 — -0.75
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 2008 1701 126.2 +0.68 +1.30 1.057 51.4% -35 -233 +73 57.1% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 6–6 (50%) 100.5 +1.78
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 2009 1625 117.3 -1.61 -0.51 0.884 47.3% +19 -138 — 36.2% -1.00 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 100.2 -1.14
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 2010 1706 132.3 +2.85 +1.63 1.105 52.1% -12 -173 -19 53.8% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 1–4 (20%) 95.8 -1.05
26 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25 2011 1710 132.8 +1.02 +2.01 1.066 51.4% -2 -69 — 53.9% +0.33 7–7 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.1 -0.55
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 2012 1667 120.6 +0.55 -1.32 0.945 48.5% -24 — — 43.8% -0.37 0–4 (0%) 2–0 — -1.24
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 2013 1691 135.2 +2.51 +1.00 1.067 51.5% -81 +69 — 52.1% +0.58 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 100.2 -0.57
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 2014 1611 124.9 -0.22 +1.80 0.936 48.9% -60 — — 38.5% -0.69 0–4 (0%) 0–1 — -0.42
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 2015 1680 127.9 +0.59 +0.51 1.006 50.5% -53 -16 -8 50.7% +0.25 5–6 (45%) 3–4 (43%) 98.7 +0.68
31 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1580 121.1 -1.28 -1.16 0.918 48.2% -19 +56 — 37.7% -0.77 3–10 (23%) 4–2 (67%) 96.4 -1.05
32 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1673 126.6 -1.67 +2.39 0.975 49.6% -21 +4 — 50.0% -0.17 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.16
33 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1608 112.8 0.00 -2.91 0.814 46.1% +12 +23 — 25.0% -1.44 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.29
34 2025 1620 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1589 112.7 -1.45 -1.61 0.756 43.6% -1 — — 30.0% -1.50 1–1 0–1 — -0.11
35 2026 1586 99.1 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19 2020 1609 112.8 -0.17 +0.01 0.752 43.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1599 112.0 +0.16 -1.07 0.936 50.3% +10 — — 44.4% +0.22 1–0 1–1 — +0.19
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1587 101.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1546 101.7 -1.87 -2.19 0.688 39.1% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1533 97.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1531 101.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1779 132.2 +0.56 +0.45 0.989 49.8% -20 -58 +32 46.0% -0.19 45–67 (40%) 30–41 (42%) 92.4 -1.80

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.