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

Polona Hercog vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 0-2

Jelena Jankovic holds a 2–0 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jelena Jankovic leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jelena Jankovic won the 2016 Australian Open first round 6-3 6-3.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jelena Jankovic #22 6-3 6-3 Polona Hercog #72 Match data Jan 20, 2016* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Jelena Jankovic #6 6-3 6-2 Polona Hercog #62 Match data Mar 5, 2011* SF Monterrey 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
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,138 552 337 62.1% 0 6 0 2 7 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 Jelena Jankovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0
17 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,529 0 0
18 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,488 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2004 27–26 50.9% #28 1,745 0 1
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,733 0 1
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,925 0 1
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,977 0 5
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2008 66–19 77.6% #1 2,091 0 9
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,952 0 11
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,797 0 12
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,794 0 12
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2012 31–28 52.5% #22 1,732 0 12
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,920 0 13
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,797 0 13
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,858 0 15
31 — — — — — — — 2016 23–21 52.3% #54 1,730 0 15
32 — — — — — — — 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,575 0 15
35 2026 0–1 0.0% #236 1,577 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 Jelena Jankovic
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 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2003 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2004 17 19 36 47.2% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 22 18 40 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 31 17 48 64.6% 8 7 15 53.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 38 18 56 67.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 11 2 13 84.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 49 15 64 76.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 22 12 34 64.7% 15 4 19 78.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2010 17 16 33 51.5% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 27 15 42 64.3% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 26 18 44 59.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2013 24 14 38 63.2% 21 6 27 77.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2014 22 14 36 61.1% 16 6 22 72.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 26 14 40 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 4 11 15 26.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 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% — 348 225 573 60.7% 146 73 219 66.7% 53 32 85 62.4% 5 7 12 41.7%

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 647/868 of Jelena Jankovic'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 Jelena Jankovic
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% 2004 5/53 1.0 8.6 68.2% 57.5% 34.2% 47.2% 52.3% 50.5% 49.0%
20 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 2005 9/65 2.8 3.3 65.5% 66.3% 40.5% 58.7% 57.0% 57.4% 45.4%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2006 46/73 2.7 4.6 67.7% 62.7% 43.4% 50.1% 49.7% 56.6% 46.1%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2007 87/99 2.0 3.0 70.3% 65.5% 46.9% 48.7% 51.9% 59.9% 50.5%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2008 69/85 2.1 3.5 69.2% 65.0% 46.8% 57.5% 56.7% 59.5% 49.0%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2009 53/61 2.0 3.5 63.7% 64.2% 49.0% 53.7% 51.3% 58.7% 47.8%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2010 51/57 2.4 3.6 65.3% 63.1% 46.0% 53.7% 54.0% 57.2% 47.6%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2011 53/60 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2012 53/59 2.7 4.6 60.5% 63.6% 43.8% 55.9% 48.2% 56.1% 46.5%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2013 62/67 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2014 56/60 2.6 3.3 63.2% 66.5% 49.0% 57.1% 50.7% 59.7% 47.0%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% 2015 41/60 3.2 4.0 63.4% 64.1% 52.6% 53.5% 47.2% 59.9% 41.6%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 37/44 2.7 3.2 62.2% 65.3% 45.6% 58.3% 52.0% 57.9% 47.4%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 25/25 3.4 5.0 60.6% 61.5% 42.6% 54.0% 57.1% 54.2% 39.9%
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% — 647/889 2.5 3.8 65.0% 64.5% 46.7% 53.9% 51.5% 58.3% 47.2%

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 Jelena Jankovic
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 1512 104.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.03
17 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 2002 1529 120.6 — — — — +38 — — 35.7% -0.79 1–1 1–1 — +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 2003 1488 112.5 — — — — +49 -9 — 39.3% -0.36 1–5 (17%) 0–2 — +0.62
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 1746 139.9 -1.12 +2.19 0.989 49.7% -43 -137 -129 53.7% +0.12 8–11 (42%) 11–2 (85%) 107.5 -0.93
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 1733 142.6 +1.39 +0.98 1.067 51.2% -36 -21 -3 56.8% +0.58 9–15 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 91.2 -0.92
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 1925 155.2 +0.93 +2.16 1.062 51.3% -25 -178 -93 62.0% +0.98 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 105.8 -1.57
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 1977 166.7 +4.61 +7.29 1.259 54.9% -66 +125 -9 71.8% +1.76 15–14 (52%) 9–8 (53%) 99.5 -2.33
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 2091 167.1 +4.57 +5.72 1.211 54.2% 0 +6 -122 72.3% +1.59 14–12 (54%) 9–6 (60%) 97.6 -0.03
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 1953 153.9 +3.33 +4.18 1.158 53.2% +35 +106 -56 65.7% +0.99 10–10 (50%) 13–6 (68%) 96.3 +1.47
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 1797 148.2 +1.63 +4.10 1.111 52.3% -26 +268 +127 59.5% +0.69 11–5 (69%) 6–6 (50%) 98.9 +1.90
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 1795 152.5 +3.98 +4.60 1.215 54.2% -5 +179 — 63.5% +1.32 6–15 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 89.2 +2.37
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 1733 140.2 +0.76 +2.74 1.061 51.2% +44 +108 +82 51.6% +0.25 6–10 (38%) 8–11 (42%) 90.7 -0.18
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 1921 155.5 +1.91 +3.65 1.103 52.2% -10 +25 — 63.4% +0.98 17–10 (63%) 12–6 (67%) 108.0 +2.23
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 1797 152.0 +3.44 +3.23 1.165 53.1% +32 +152 — 63.1% +1.09 6–8 (43%) 5–9 (36%) 91.3 +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 2015 1858 140.4 +1.72 +0.71 1.039 50.5% +8 +11 -27 61.7% +0.75 15–6 (71%) 7–5 (58%) 106.0 +0.52
31 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1730 132.2 +1.48 +2.78 1.125 52.4% +42 +35 +71 56.0% +0.52 4–12 (25%) 4–5 (44%) 86.5 +1.30
32 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1575 121.7 -1.62 -1.81 0.871 47.5% +83 +113 +164 34.4% -0.87 2–9 (18%) 1–4 (20%) 88.8 -0.72
33 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2025 1620 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 1578 98.5 -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 — 2139 156.2 +2.59 +3.80 1.133 52.7% -3 +72 -8 61.1% +0.87 142–153 (48%) 101–88 (53%) 93.6 +0.58

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.