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

Polona Hercog vs Ekaterina Makarova H2H: 2-4

Ekaterina Makarova holds a 4–2 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ekaterina Makarova leads 4–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2015 Canadian Open second round 6-2 6-7(2) 7-5.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 4
6 main-draw meetings
Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #71 6-2 6-7(2) 7-5 Ekaterina Makarova #12 Match data Aug 13, 2015* R32 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #14 7-5 6-0 Polona Hercog #73 Match data Oct 2, 2014* R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #18 6-1 6-2 Polona Hercog #76 Match data Aug 28, 2014* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #25 6-2 6-4 Polona Hercog #89 Match data Aug 28, 2013* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Polona Hercog #90 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(3) Ekaterina Makarova #20 Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #28 6-4 6-1 Polona Hercog #76 Match data Sep 20, 2012* R32 Korea Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,942 252 225 52.8% 0 0 0 1 2 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 Polona Hercog Ekaterina Makarova
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 — — — — — — —
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,663 0 1
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,606 0 1
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,836 0 1
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,840 0 2
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,794 0 2
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2016 27–21 56.2% #30 1,776 0 2
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,840 0 3
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,756 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,707 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 Ekaterina Makarova
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 7 14 21 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 6 14 20 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 9 15 24 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 17 12 29 58.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2014 30 15 45 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 18 9 27 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2016 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 21 14 35 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2018 12 13 25 48.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 0 3 3 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% — 165 149 314 52.5% 45 46 91 49.5% 42 28 70 60.0% 0 2 2 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 352/384 of Polona Hercog's and 442/477 of Ekaterina Makarova'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 Ekaterina Makarova
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 4/4 2.3 2.5 66.4% 54.5% 37.8% 48.4% 66.9% 48.3% 39.8%
20 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 2008 30/37 2.6 2.5 60.2% 62.5% 44.2% 40.5% 45.0% 55.1% 43.0%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2009 39/41 2.2 4.0 58.6% 64.0% 40.9% 48.2% 50.2% 54.2% 43.9%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2010 31/34 2.5 2.1 59.6% 59.5% 47.6% 57.5% 52.7% 54.8% 41.5%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2011 36/38 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2012 45/45 2.1 2.0 62.9% 64.9% 50.6% 55.1% 49.3% 59.5% 43.6%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2013 41/42 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2014 56/60 2.6 2.1 64.0% 65.1% 47.7% 59.9% 44.7% 58.9% 45.0%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2015 36/42 2.1 1.8 66.0% 65.8% 54.1% 55.9% 53.9% 61.6% 43.2%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2016 40/48 2.5 2.8 65.6% 65.1% 47.3% 58.4% 53.6% 59.0% 42.4%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2017 47/48 2.9 2.9 65.5% 64.2% 45.5% 52.2% 45.3% 57.7% 43.3%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% 2018 34/35 2.4 4.1 64.4% 63.8% 43.6% 56.6% 44.0% 56.6% 41.5%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 3/3 3.3 3.0 67.3% 61.0% 43.4% 52.0% 36.3% 55.6% 38.7%
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% — 442/477 2.5 2.6 63.2% 64.2% 46.6% 54.0% 48.7% 57.6% 43.0%

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 Ekaterina Makarova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1536 118.3 +1.82 -0.84 0.769 44.4% +21 — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 — — -0.12
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 1626 124.1 -0.08 -0.65 0.958 48.7% -33 -52 +24 46.5% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 102.4 -0.55
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 1634 131.6 -1.02 +0.38 0.960 49.1% -45 +48 +32 47.4% -0.49 7–8 (47%) 7–0 (100%) 107.5 -0.92
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 1663 122.5 -0.26 -1.13 0.918 48.3% -104 -64 +173 45.5% -0.53 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.1 -2.59
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 1606 131.9 +0.66 -2.66 0.887 47.4% -47 +70 +141 40.9% -0.75 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 101.5 -1.38
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 1758 146.6 +3.45 +1.31 1.076 51.4% -30 -80 +28 57.1% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 -2.49
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 1836 145.0 +3.78 +1.69 1.108 52.2% -22 -149 -40 59.3% +0.60 5–8 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 94.8 -1.08
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 1841 150.2 +3.13 +1.93 1.095 51.8% +1 -157 +25 60.2% +0.56 11–2 (85%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -1.18
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 1795 142.0 +3.14 +1.65 1.125 52.5% +49 -71 +5 64.8% +0.89 4–7 (36%) 5–1 (83%) 98.0 +1.69
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 1776 140.5 +2.86 -0.13 1.035 50.8% +17 -78 +71 55.0% +0.41 8–9 (47%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 +0.36
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 1841 148.6 +1.78 +0.54 1.022 50.2% +18 -103 -20 52.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.6 -2.16
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 1757 140.7 +0.52 -0.09 0.957 49.2% +11 -59 +62 45.8% -0.40 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 101.3 -2.54
31 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1707 109.2 -2.16 -1.63 0.871 47.4% +6 — — 25.0% -1.00 0–2 0–1 — 0.00
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 — 1942 146.2 +1.78 +0.38 1.014 50.2% -11 -55 +51 52.5% +0.08 72–73 (50%) 49–43 (53%) 104.0 -2.73

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.