H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Polona Hercog vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 2-5

Lucie Safarova holds a 5–2 lead over Polona Hercog in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Lucie Safarova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2014 Wimbledon second round 7-6(7) 7-5.

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Polona Hercog
SLO Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
CZE Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jun 27, 2014* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Lucie Safarova #23 7-6(7) 7-5 Polona Hercog #63 Match data
May 2, 2014* Oeiras WTA 250 R16 Clay Polona Hercog #64 6-3 4-6 6-2 Lucie Safarova #26 Match data
Sep 25, 2013* Tokyo WTA 1000 R64 Hard Lucie Safarova #35 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2) Polona Hercog #81 Match data
Jun 15, 2013* Nuremberg WTA 250 QF Clay Lucie Safarova #30 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 Polona Hercog #100 Match data
Apr 7, 2012* Charleston WTA 500 SF Clay Lucie Safarova #26 6-0 6-0 Polona Hercog #38 Match data
Aug 8, 2011 Toronto WTA 1000 R64 Hard Lucie Safarova #32 6-3 4-6 6-3 Polona Hercog #40 Match data
May 26, 2010* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Polona Hercog #52 6-1 6-2 Lucie Safarova #25 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Polona Hercog #228 #35 1,605 1,768 170 212 44.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,929 351 270 56.5% 0 0 0 2 5 7

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 Lucie Safarova
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 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,665 0 2
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,671 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,699 0 1 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,778 0 3
21 2012 14–20 41.2% #76 1,676 0 2 2008 15–19 44.1% #63 1,640 0 4
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,701 0 2 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,768 0 4
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,647 0 2 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,722 0 4
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,609 0 2 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,797 0 4
25 2016 10–16 38.5% #143 1,573 0 2 2012 27–22 55.1% #17 1,771 0 4
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,584 0 2 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,797 0 5
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,626 0 2 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,858 0 5
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,714 0 3 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,829 0 6
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,683 0 3 2016 14–18 43.8% #62 1,696 0 7
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,590 0 3 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,791 0 7
31 — — — — — — — 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,754 0 7
32 2023 0–1 0.0% #267 1,565 0 3 — — — — — — —
35 2026 0–1 0.0% #228 1,628 0 3 — — — — — — —