# Polona Hercog vs Kimiko Date — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/polona-hercog-vs-kimiko-date?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22702&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124247
Tour: WTA

Polona Hercog holds a 1–0 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2012 Charleston round of 64 6-4 6-3.

## Overall
- Polona Hercog: 1 wins
- Kimiko Date: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Clay: Polona Hercog 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## By tournament category
- WTA 500: Polona Hercog 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 16 | Polona Hercog | 2007 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Polona Hercog | 2008 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Polona Hercog | 2008 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Polona Hercog | 2009 | Hard | 1-4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 18 | Polona Hercog | 2009 | Clay | 5-4 | 9 | 55.6% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Hard | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 18 | Kimiko Date | 1989 | Grass | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 19 | Polona Hercog | 2010 | Hard | 13-13 | 26 | 50.0% |
| 19 | Polona Hercog | 2010 | Clay | 13-10 | 23 | 56.5% |
| 19 | Polona Hercog | 2010 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Hard | 9-5 | 14 | 64.3% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 19 | Kimiko Date | 1990 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Polona Hercog | 2011 | Hard | 10-14 | 24 | 41.7% |
| 20 | Polona Hercog | 2011 | Clay | 16-9 | 25 | 64.0% |
| 20 | Polona Hercog | 2011 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Hard | 9-8 | 17 | 52.9% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Kimiko Date | 1991 | Carpet | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Polona Hercog | 2012 | Hard | 4-12 | 16 | 25.0% |
| 21 | Polona Hercog | 2012 | Clay | 10-6 | 16 | 62.5% |
| 21 | Polona Hercog | 2012 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Polona Hercog | 2012 | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Hard | 15-6 | 21 | 71.4% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Kimiko Date | 1992 | Carpet | 6-3 | 9 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Polona Hercog | 2013 | Hard | 7-8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 22 | Polona Hercog | 2013 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Hard | 18-6 | 24 | 75.0% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Kimiko Date | 1993 | Carpet | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 23 | Polona Hercog | 2014 | Hard | 3-8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 23 | Polona Hercog | 2014 | Clay | 8-6 | 14 | 57.1% |
| 23 | Polona Hercog | 2014 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Hard | 26-5 | 31 | 83.9% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Kimiko Date | 1994 | Carpet | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Polona Hercog | 2015 | Hard | 10-15 | 25 | 40.0% |
| 24 | Polona Hercog | 2015 | Clay | 8-6 | 14 | 57.1% |
| 24 | Polona Hercog | 2015 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Hard | 16-6 | 22 | 72.7% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Clay | 11-3 | 14 | 78.6% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 24 | Kimiko Date | 1995 | Carpet | 6-1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| 25 | Polona Hercog | 2016 | Hard | 1-7 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 25 | Polona Hercog | 2016 | Clay | 9-7 | 16 | 56.3% |
| 25 | Polona Hercog | 2016 | Grass | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Hard | 25-8 | 33 | 75.8% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Grass | 5-2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 25 | Kimiko Date | 1996 | Carpet | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Career | Polona Hercog | - | Hard | 62-116 | 178 | 34.831460674157306% |
| Career | Polona Hercog | - | Clay | 97-76 | 173 | 56.06936416184971% |
| Career | Polona Hercog | - | Grass | 11-21 | 32 | 34.375% |
| Career | Polona Hercog | - | Carpet | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Hard | 170-127 | 297 | 57.23905723905724% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Clay | 24-27 | 51 | 47.05882352941177% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Grass | 31-24 | 55 | 56.36363636363637% |
| Career | Kimiko Date | - | Carpet | 20-12 | 32 | 62.5% |

(+16 additional aligned rows on the canonical page)

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Polona Hercog | 1769 | 129.2 | 0.66 | -1.3 | 0.964 | 49.2% | -69 | 90 | -111 | 46.2% | -0.23 | 49-74 (40%) | 32-56 (36%) | -1.72 |
| Kimiko Date | 2091 | 154.4 | -1.51 | 0.62 | 0.928 | 48.3% | 30 | -185 | -61 | 55.2% | 0.45 | 77-65 (54%) | 42-48 (47%) | -2.8 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2012-04-04* | Charleston | R64 | Clay | Polona Hercog | 6-4 6-3 |

## Career rivalries
### Polona Hercog

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Julia Goerges | 2-5 | 7 | 2019-09-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/polona-hercog-vs-julia-goerges?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22702&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98681) |
| Lucie Safarova | 2-5 | 7 | 2014-06-27 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/polona-hercog-vs-lucie-safarova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22702&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98986) |
| Alizé Cornet | 1-5 | 6 | 2020-09-23 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/polona-hercog-vs-alize-cornet?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22702&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:99073) |
| Angelique Kerber | 3-3 | 6 | 2019-10-01 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/polona-hercog-vs-angelique-kerber?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:22702&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98864) |
| Karolina Pliskova | 1-5 | 6 | 2019-09-13 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/karolina-pliskova-vs-polona-hercog?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:197&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:22702) |

### Kimiko Date

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario | 2-7 | 9 | 1996-08-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-arantxa-sanchez-vicario?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:127535) |
| Conchita Martínez | 6-2 | 8 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-conchita-martinez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:125846) |
| Naoko Sawamatsu | 5-3 | 8 | 1996-02-02 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-naoko-sawamatsu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200644) |
| Gabriela Sabatini | 3-4 | 7 | 1996-08-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-gabriela-sabatini?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200572) |
| Steffi Graf | 0-7 | 7 | 1996-07-07 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kimiko-date-vs-steffi-graf?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:124247&player2_id=sackmann_wta:200414) |

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