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

Polona Hercog vs Timea Babos H2H: 2-1

Polona Hercog holds a 2–1 lead over Timea Babos in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Timea Babos won the 2016 Morocco Open first round 6-3 6-7(8) 6-1.

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Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Timea Babos
Hungary Age 33 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Timea Babos #40 6-3 6-7(8) 6-1 Polona Hercog #91 Match data Apr 27, 2016* R32 Morocco Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Polona Hercog #81 6-3 6-2 Timea Babos #45 Match data Mar 3, 2016* R32 Monterrey Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Polona Hercog #78 6-4 6-2 Timea Babos #82 Match data Jul 23, 2015* R32 Bad Gastein International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Timea Babos #451 #25 1,675 1,758 124 180 40.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Timea Babos
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 2010 0–1 0.0% #268 1,491 0 0
18 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0 2011 1–1 50.0% #154 1,503 0 0
19 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0 2012 14–15 48.3% #67 1,564 0 1
20 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1 2013 9–16 36.0% #88 1,544 0 1
21 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2 2014 4–11 26.7% #99 1,484 0 1
22 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2 2015 12–21 36.4% #70 1,563 0 1
23 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2 2016 35–28 55.6% #28 1,707 0 1
24 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2 2017 20–26 43.5% #57 1,639 0 2
25 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2 2018 19–24 44.2% #59 1,609 0 3
26 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2 2019 6–16 27.3% #89 1,594 0 3
27 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2 2020 0–6 0.0% #115 1,540 0 3
28 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3 2021 3–9 25.0% #160 1,495 0 3
29 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3 2022 0–1 0.0% #336 1,454 0 3
30 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3 2023 1–3 25.0% #188 1,480 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2024 0–2 0.0% #338 1,450 0 3
35 2026 0–1 0.0% #236 1,600 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 Timea Babos
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2011 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
20 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 6 11 17 35.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 2 8 10 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
22 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 6 11 17 35.3% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
23 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 25 19 44 56.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 19 17 36 52.8% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
25 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2018 17 16 33 51.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2019 5 13 18 27.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2020 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2022 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2023 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 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% — 90 113 203 44.3% 25 45 70 35.7% 9 22 31 29.0% — — — —

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 283/304 of Timea Babos'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 Timea Babos
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% 2010 1/1 4.0 2.0 57.1% 61.1% 37.0% 50.0% 16.7% 50.8% 33.3%
18 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8% 2011 2/2 2.5 2.5 60.9% 71.5% 44.6% 50.0% 51.0% 61.3% 43.0%
19 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8% 2012 26/29 5.0 4.3 60.5% 65.8% 43.9% 52.1% 43.9% 57.0% 41.9%
20 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 2013 24/25 4.5 3.8 57.6% 62.5% 43.5% 48.6% 46.0% 54.5% 39.3%
21 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5% 2014 13/15 5.7 4.2 60.5% 65.3% 43.7% 57.7% 37.2% 56.8% 38.9%
22 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 2015 25/33 3.3 3.3 67.1% 62.8% 48.2% 50.8% 42.4% 57.7% 38.1%
23 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8% 2016 57/63 4.5 3.6 62.3% 66.7% 46.0% 50.8% 46.3% 58.9% 43.2%
24 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6% 2017 46/46 4.6 3.5 62.3% 68.8% 43.7% 54.7% 49.3% 59.4% 40.0%
25 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8% 2018 42/43 4.4 4.0 60.0% 68.8% 46.8% 57.6% 44.3% 60.0% 41.8%
26 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1% 2019 22/22 3.9 4.5 58.6% 64.9% 40.5% 59.3% 38.6% 54.7% 37.9%
27 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5% 2020 6/6 1.0 3.5 59.2% 63.9% 42.1% 38.2% 45.8% 54.9% 31.3%
28 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7% 2021 12/12 4.3 4.3 55.0% 61.9% 39.8% 45.9% 48.4% 52.3% 37.6%
29 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0% 2022 1/1 3.0 4.0 60.6% 55.0% 46.2% 60.0% 25.0% 51.5% 38.6%
30 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2% 2023 4/4 1.8 4.3 62.9% 60.5% 40.4% 53.2% 74.6% 52.8% 42.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 2/2 9.0 3.5 57.7% 62.3% 54.4% 77.3% 19.6% 59.0% 34.4%
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% — 283/304 4.3 3.8 61.0% 66.0% 44.6% 53.1% 45.0% 57.6% 40.4%

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 Timea Babos
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 2010 1491 99.7 +0.22 -2.30 0.677 42.5% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.12
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 2011 1503 104.3 +0.80 +0.51 1.109 51.4% — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.11
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 2012 1564 115.8 +1.04 -1.36 0.976 49.4% +20 -33 +62 49.3% -0.38 5–8 (38%) 6–5 (55%) 101.9 +0.38
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 2013 1544 111.1 -0.34 -3.76 0.862 46.9% +14 +4 — 38.6% -0.95 5–4 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 102.2 -0.12
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 2014 1484 110.0 -0.66 -2.53 0.902 47.8% -2 — +90 40.0% -0.17 1–6 (14%) 1–3 (25%) 91.7 +0.74
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 2015 1563 124.4 +0.04 -1.97 0.900 47.9% -39 -34 +34 38.2% -0.59 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 99.5 -2.03
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 2016 1708 138.3 +2.77 +0.15 1.051 51.1% -28 -88 -104 53.8% +0.53 11–9 (55%) 7–12 (37%) 101.7 -0.26
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 2017 1639 130.8 +1.85 -2.67 0.986 49.9% +63 -67 -124 48.6% -0.01 6–13 (32%) 6–6 (50%) 93.3 +1.56
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 2018 1610 134.0 +2.55 -1.23 1.046 50.9% +53 -69 -106 50.0% +0.25 3–11 (21%) 3–7 (30%) 88.6 +0.06
26 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25 2019 1595 114.5 -1.44 -4.46 0.838 46.6% +29 -87 — 35.4% -1.15 1–7 (13%) 3–3 (50%) 93.4 +0.77
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 2020 1540 108.8 +0.56 -3.13 0.694 43.3% +28 — — 7.7% -2.85 0–1 1–0 — -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 2021 1496 105.1 -3.04 -3.61 0.789 45.0% +56 -88 — 29.2% -1.79 1–1 2–0 — +0.01
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 2022 1454 101.3 +1.41 -1.79 0.796 44.9% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.06
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 2023 1481 113.2 -0.36 -1.04 0.905 48.0% — -15 — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 0–1 — +0.04
31 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1451 103.6 -0.62 +0.09 0.841 46.5% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–2 — +0.13
32 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2025 1620 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 1601 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 — 1758 128.1 +1.05 -1.91 0.952 49.0% +18 -54 -13 44.6% -0.28 38–68 (36%) 39–50 (44%) 90.6 +0.30

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.