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

Polona Hercog vs Dominika Cibulkova H2H: 3-2

Polona Hercog holds a 3–2 lead over Dominika Cibulkova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Polona Hercog leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2018 Morocco Open first round 2-6 7-5 6-4.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Dominika Cibulkova
SVK Age 37 Right-Handed 161 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #62 2-6 7-5 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #33 Match data May 2, 2018* R32 Morocco Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Polona Hercog #102 6-2 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #19 Match data Aug 14, 2013* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #20 6-3 7-6(3) Polona Hercog #35 Match data Oct 20, 2011* R32 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Polona Hercog #35 6-3 6-1 Dominika Cibulkova #22 Match data Sep 24, 2011* QF Korea Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #24 6-1 6-2 Polona Hercog #59 Match data Jun 24, 2011* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Dominika Cibulkova #315 #4 5,245 1,964 368 265 58.1% 0 0 1 4 3 8

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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 2006 2–2 50.0% #153 1,506 0 0
18 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0 2007 17–17 50.0% #51 1,605 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2008 36–26 58.1% #19 1,843 0 0
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2009 20–17 54.1% #28 1,735 0 0
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2010 30–24 55.6% #31 1,753 0 0
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2011 41–21 66.1% #18 1,894 0 1
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2012 34–26 56.7% #15 1,790 0 2
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2013 27–23 54.0% #23 1,734 0 3
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2014 33–22 60.0% #10 1,719 0 4
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2015 19–16 54.3% #38 1,756 0 4
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2016 53–21 71.6% #5 1,951 0 8
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2017 26–22 54.2% #26 1,778 0 8
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2018 28–19 59.6% #25 1,872 0 8
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 2019 2–9 18.2% #315 1,755 0 8
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 Dominika Cibulkova
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% — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2007 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 27 18 45 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 7 10 17 41.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 18 18 36 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 29 15 44 65.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 19 17 36 52.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2016 37 17 54 68.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2017 22 15 37 59.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2018 18 11 29 62.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2019 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 254 185 439 57.9% 72 53 125 57.6% 39 24 63 61.9% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 558/630 of Dominika Cibulkova'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 Dominika Cibulkova
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% 2007 23/34 0.3 3.9 62.2% 56.6% 46.2% 51.0% 47.4% 52.3% 45.7%
19 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8% 2008 56/62 0.8 2.7 68.4% 60.8% 48.3% 54.4% 46.5% 56.7% 46.6%
20 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 2009 36/37 0.6 3.3 67.4% 60.0% 49.3% 52.6% 53.6% 56.4% 46.9%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2010 50/54 1.1 3.7 63.2% 60.8% 46.2% 53.9% 50.9% 55.6% 43.9%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2011 53/62 1.1 4.2 56.1% 64.9% 46.5% 54.6% 53.9% 56.8% 48.0%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2012 52/60 1.5 4.2 54.2% 66.3% 45.8% 50.4% 53.3% 56.4% 48.0%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2013 45/50 0.9 4.8 60.8% 61.9% 44.4% 53.5% 44.6% 55.1% 45.9%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2014 51/55 0.8 4.3 66.5% 62.6% 45.5% 57.1% 50.5% 57.0% 47.7%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2015 24/35 1.0 4.1 67.0% 61.0% 48.2% 53.0% 43.9% 56.6% 43.0%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2016 67/74 1.0 3.2 66.4% 62.7% 47.5% 54.7% 50.3% 57.8% 48.0%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2017 46/48 0.8 2.9 66.1% 62.2% 48.0% 55.2% 49.2% 57.4% 45.5%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2018 45/48 1.1 3.9 65.2% 63.3% 48.4% 55.6% 48.6% 58.1% 44.3%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% 2019 10/11 0.9 4.5 66.1% 58.8% 45.1% 54.3% 40.4% 54.2% 38.4%
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% — 558/634 0.9 3.7 63.5% 62.2% 46.9% 54.0% 49.6% 56.5% 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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 2006 1506 100.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 2–0 1–1 — +0.22
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 2007 1606 123.4 -2.75 +1.36 0.957 49.0% -43 +45 — 48.7% +0.04 6–4 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 103.8 +0.03
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 2008 1844 155.6 +2.09 +2.87 1.075 51.6% -8 -147 — 59.4% +0.56 10–9 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 -3.69
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 2009 1735 137.2 +0.81 +1.93 1.075 51.5% -29 +84 -128 59.0% +0.64 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.6 +0.20
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 2010 1754 142.7 +0.27 +0.68 0.989 49.8% -26 +62 -79 54.4% +0.28 9–8 (53%) 8–2 (80%) 105.0 +0.39
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 2011 1894 146.9 +1.53 +4.23 1.113 52.5% -32 -107 -88 61.0% +0.76 15–7 (68%) 9–5 (64%) 108.0 -1.26
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 2012 1791 146.5 +0.57 +4.09 1.101 52.3% -2 +69 -30 59.1% +0.78 6–11 (35%) 10–4 (71%) 97.7 +0.95
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 2013 1735 139.1 +0.40 +2.51 1.022 50.5% +15 +39 +28 51.7% +0.30 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 98.9 +0.89
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 2014 1719 152.6 +1.29 +4.23 1.109 52.3% +50 +17 +28 59.8% +0.75 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.4 -0.25
26 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25 2015 1757 143.5 -0.51 +1.77 0.989 49.9% +26 — -24 50.6% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–4 (60%) 105.0 -0.11
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 2016 1952 148.1 +2.12 +4.65 1.136 52.9% -29 -154 -64 65.1% +0.91 19–10 (66%) 9–6 (60%) 108.8 -1.07
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 2017 1778 142.2 +1.03 +1.88 1.067 51.5% +59 -13 +40 55.3% +0.37 9–11 (45%) 5–5 (50%) 93.4 +2.63
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 2018 1872 145.7 +1.54 +1.61 1.058 51.3% +3 -108 -24 58.3% +0.53 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.4 -0.82
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 2019 1755 115.9 -0.72 -0.79 0.839 46.7% +34 -72 — 29.6% -1.19 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.69
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 — 1964 150.3 +0.95 +2.81 1.063 51.4% 0 -11 -38 57.0% +0.50 116–98 (54%) 83–60 (58%) 107.2 -0.41

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.