H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Polona Hercog vs Julia Elbaba.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polona Hercog | 5-7 7-6(7) 6-3 | Julia Elbaba | Match data | Feb 15, 2019 | Q1 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Polona Hercog | 6-1 6-3 | Julia Elbaba | Match data | Feb 9, 2019 | Q1 | Qatar Open | Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 | Hard |
2 qualifying meetings shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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.
| 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 |
| Julia Elbaba | — | — | — | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Julia Elbaba | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2011 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #36 | 1,698 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2012 | 14–21 | 40.0% | #76 | 1,665 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2013 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #65 | 1,673 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2014 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #97 | 1,638 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2015 | 19–23 | 45.2% | #73 | 1,606 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2016 | 10–18 | 35.7% | #143 | 1,558 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2017 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #101 | 1,571 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Julia Elbaba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2016 | 1491 | 101.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2017 | 1476 | 95.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2018 | 1466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2019 | 1446 | 97.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2017 | 1571 | 105.5 | +0.03 | -1.29 | 1.118 | 51.8% | — | — | -87 | 50.0% | +0.60 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | 1500 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Goerges | 2 | 5 | 7 | Sep 28, 2019 | H2H |
| Lucie Safarova | 2 | 5 | 7 | Jun 27, 2014 | H2H |
| Alizé Cornet | 1 | 5 | 6 | Sep 23, 2020 | H2H |
| Angelique Kerber | 3 | 3 | 6 | Oct 1, 2019 | H2H |
| Karolina Pliskova | 1 | 5 | 6 | Sep 13, 2019 | H2H |
No career rivalry data available.