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

Polona Hercog vs Sabine Lisicki H2H: 1-2 (incl. walkovers)

Polona Hercog vs Sabine Lisicki: 0–2 excluding walkovers; 1–2 including 1 walkover. Across 3 main-draw results including walkovers, Sabine Lisicki leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Sabine Lisicki won the 2016 Sydney International first round 6-4 6-3.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 2
3 main-draw results
Sabine Lisicki
Germany Age 36 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sabine Lisicki #32 6-4 6-3 Polona Hercog #73 Match data Jan 12, 2016* R32 Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Polona Hercog #79 (w/o) Sabine Lisicki #14 Match data Oct 11, 2013* R16 Japan Women's Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Sabine Lisicki #28 7-6(1) 6-4 Polona Hercog #72 Match data Oct 23, 2009* R16 Luxembourg 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
Sabine Lisicki #502 #12 3,251 1,921 211 176 54.5% 0 0 0 1 3 4

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 Sabine Lisicki
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0 2006 0–1 0.0% #444 1,489 0 0
17 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #198 1,475 0 0
18 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0 2008 16–18 47.1% #57 1,608 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2009 29–17 63.0% #22 1,794 0 1
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2010 4–9 30.8% #175 1,659 0 1
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2011 35–13 72.9% #15 1,878 0 3
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2012 17–19 47.2% #37 1,720 0 3
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2013 34–19 64.2% #15 1,844 0 3
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2014 27–21 56.2% #26 1,818 0 4
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2015 22–19 53.7% #32 1,795 0 4
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2016 15–21 41.7% #93 1,639 0 4
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2017 5–5 50.0% #220 1,633 0 4
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2018 5–4 55.6% #199 1,547 0 4
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2019 0–4 0.0% #562 1,478 0 4
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — 2022 2–2 50.0% #342 1,574 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2023 0–3 0.0% #311 1,568 0 4
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 Sabine Lisicki
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2008 14 13 27 51.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 15 11 26 57.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 4 9 13 30.8% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 19 9 28 67.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — —
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 9 12 21 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 18 11 29 62.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2015 13 12 25 52.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2016 9 13 22 40.9% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2017 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2018 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 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% — 128 113 241 53.1% 38 43 81 46.9% 45 20 65 69.2% — — — —

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 346/387 of Sabine Lisicki'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 Sabine Lisicki
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% 2006 1/1 3.0 8.0 49.4% 65.8% 35.9% 45.5% 33.3% 50.6% 42.0%
17 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7% 2007 1/1 2.0 4.0 49.0% 48.0% 46.2% 50.0% 0.0% 47.1% 30.4%
18 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8% 2008 27/34 4.6 7.2 56.7% 68.5% 38.4% 52.4% 54.9% 55.4% 46.0%
19 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8% 2009 41/46 4.9 6.3 54.0% 70.6% 44.5% 47.2% 52.2% 58.6% 44.7%
20 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 2010 13/13 4.5 5.5 52.1% 66.4% 47.9% 56.4% 41.1% 57.5% 44.1%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2011 44/48 5.4 4.0 54.1% 74.3% 49.2% 62.2% 50.3% 62.9% 47.5%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2012 29/36 4.6 5.3 56.4% 65.4% 43.5% 48.7% 49.9% 55.8% 42.5%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2013 51/53 5.7 3.7 55.8% 71.5% 47.1% 57.6% 46.8% 60.6% 44.9%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2014 44/48 5.3 6.0 56.2% 66.5% 42.2% 53.2% 52.3% 55.9% 44.9%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2015 38/41 6.1 5.5 61.7% 68.6% 49.6% 51.9% 45.5% 61.2% 41.8%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2016 30/36 4.1 5.1 56.7% 65.7% 45.0% 54.8% 50.2% 57.0% 42.3%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2017 7/10 5.0 5.3 57.0% 65.3% 43.1% 49.3% 44.1% 55.9% 38.7%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2018 9/9 4.7 6.8 53.8% 66.4% 38.0% 51.6% 47.3% 53.6% 44.3%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2019 4/4 7.0 5.0 50.7% 68.5% 43.6% 35.5% 31.3% 56.1% 34.9%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 4/4 6.0 6.0 55.5% 72.1% 44.7% 61.8% 20.8% 59.9% 37.8%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 3/3 9.0 7.3 50.8% 69.6% 47.4% 64.9% 17.8% 57.6% 34.6%
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% — 346/387 5.2 5.3 56.0% 69.0% 45.2% 53.8% 48.5% 58.5% 44.0%

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 Sabine Lisicki
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 2006 1490 97.8 -4.35 +1.90 0.851 46.2% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — 0.00
17 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18 2007 1475 92.7 -4.39 -4.73 0.575 39.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.17
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 2008 1609 133.9 +0.46 +1.65 1.031 50.7% +18 -91 — 48.8% +0.23 6–8 (43%) 3–4 (43%) 99.3 -0.68
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 2009 1795 142.8 +2.82 +1.50 1.080 51.5% -77 -94 -115 67.0% +1.00 5–9 (36%) 8–5 (62%) 101.1 -1.35
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 2010 1660 119.1 +0.56 +0.05 1.039 50.7% -50 — — 39.1% -0.35 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +1.00
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 2011 1878 150.7 +6.12 +3.41 1.281 54.9% -103 -151 +55 71.6% +1.55 5–4 (56%) 7–2 (78%) 107.1 -1.88
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 2012 1720 130.9 +0.96 +0.55 0.960 49.3% -29 -44 +213 50.0% -0.14 9–9 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 99.1 -0.58
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 2013 1844 146.6 +4.46 +1.57 1.140 52.5% -62 -114 +222 64.1% +1.09 8–7 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 102.7 -1.08
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 2014 1818 138.6 +0.60 +1.87 1.017 50.4% -31 -117 +227 56.5% +0.41 13–7 (65%) 3–5 (38%) 102.1 -0.86
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 2015 1795 140.5 +2.78 +0.69 1.077 51.3% +8 -130 +203 55.2% +0.35 5–11 (31%) 9–9 (50%) 94.4 -0.18
26 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25 2016 1640 122.1 +0.47 -0.96 0.982 49.4% +15 -29 +307 46.3% -0.07 1–8 (11%) 1–7 (13%) 85.1 +0.16
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 2017 1634 104.3 -1.13 -0.41 0.878 47.6% +5 — +286 50.0% -0.55 1–3 (25%) 5–1 (83%) 101.0 +0.09
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 2018 1547 109.2 -1.76 -0.60 0.954 48.7% +1 — — 47.6% -0.28 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +0.66
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 2019 1478 99.2 +1.15 -1.10 0.795 44.9% — +20 — 11.1% -2.22 0–1 — — -0.75
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 2020 1519 101.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1575 103.5 -0.52 -1.10 0.944 48.2% — — +332 44.4% -0.44 1–0 1–1 — +0.47
33 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1569 105.0 -1.38 +0.08 0.816 46.0% — — — 14.3% -1.71 0–1 0–1 — -0.05
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 — 1922 140.4 +2.23 +1.19 1.059 51.1% -33 -94 +169 55.9% +0.44 57–72 (44%) 48–43 (53%) 98.5 -1.28

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.