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

Veronika Kudermetova vs Polona Hercog H2H: 0-1

Polona Hercog holds a 1–0 lead over Veronika Kudermetova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2019 Lugano quarterfinal 6-4 6-1.

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Veronika Kudermetova
Russia Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #89 6-4 6-1 Veronika Kudermetova #83 Match data Apr 13, 2019* QF Lugano 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
Veronika Kudermetova #429 #9 2,950 1,966 200 153 56.7% 0 0 0 2 0 2
Polona Hercog #236 #35 1,605 1,767 170 214 44.3% 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 Veronika Kudermetova Polona Hercog
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
19 — — — — — — — 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2018 6–5 54.5% #133 1,588 0 0 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2019 27–20 57.4% #41 1,776 0 0 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2020 13–12 52.0% #46 1,802 0 0 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2021 33–24 57.9% #31 1,789 0 1 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2022 43–20 68.3% #9 1,906 0 1 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2023 35–24 59.3% #19 1,894 0 2 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2024 16–25 39.0% #72 1,741 0 2 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2025 27–23 54.0% #30 1,826 0 2 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 1,563 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 Veronika Kudermetova Polona Hercog
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% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2019 14 11 25 56.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2020 12 9 21 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2021 18 17 35 51.4% 14 4 18 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2022 30 14 44 68.2% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2023 20 16 36 55.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2025 17 15 32 53.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 122 100 222 55.0% 53 34 87 60.9% 25 19 44 56.8% — — — — — 62 117 179 34.6% 97 75 172 56.4% 11 21 32 34.4% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 335/354 of Veronika Kudermetova's and 352/384 of Polona Hercog'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 Veronika Kudermetova Polona Hercog
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2018 11/11 6.5 3.2 58.4% 69.5% 40.6% 59.5% 41.5% 56.5% 40.7% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2019 46/47 5.0 2.8 56.7% 68.1% 46.1% 56.1% 47.5% 58.5% 43.9% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2020 24/25 5.0 3.0 60.3% 65.4% 44.9% 51.4% 35.9% 57.3% 41.4% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2021 56/57 5.2 3.4 54.0% 68.9% 46.9% 58.2% 49.8% 58.9% 42.0% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2022 58/64 4.9 2.5 61.2% 68.7% 50.6% 57.0% 47.1% 61.8% 43.2% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2023 56/59 5.0 2.4 59.9% 67.0% 47.9% 55.5% 48.4% 59.4% 42.9% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2024 41/41 3.7 2.2 60.5% 63.9% 45.4% 43.4% 48.9% 56.9% 42.0% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2025 43/50 5.0 2.9 57.7% 68.9% 47.8% 50.8% 41.4% 60.0% 43.3% 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 0.0 1.0 37.5% 100.0% 40.0% — — 62.5% 14.3%
Career — 335/354 4.9 2.7 58.5% 67.6% 47.2% 54.1% 46.3% 59.1% 42.7% — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.3% 46.3% 57.1% 41.4%

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 Veronika Kudermetova Polona Hercog
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 2016 1506 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2017 1497 98.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2018 1589 115.6 -0.23 -0.71 0.936 48.6% -100 +42 +118 50.0% -0.38 3–1 (75%) 4–1 (80%) 106.7 -0.30 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 2019 1777 130.9 +1.13 +0.57 1.056 51.2% -51 -97 -29 54.6% +0.37 11–7 (61%) 5–7 (42%) 104.3 +0.50 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
23 2020 1802 141.5 +0.67 -0.65 0.970 49.1% +24 -154 — 49.2% -0.37 6–5 (55%) 6–1 (86%) 106.7 -0.48 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
24 2021 1790 149.3 +2.50 +0.33 1.022 50.4% -15 +111 -71 54.9% +0.32 12–7 (63%) 10–8 (56%) 101.6 -0.45 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
25 2022 1906 154.1 +4.54 +1.11 1.129 52.2% -8 +9 -82 60.2% +0.75 11–7 (61%) 8–12 (40%) 101.9 -0.13 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
26 2023 1894 149.7 +3.20 +0.75 1.057 51.1% -13 +29 +15 54.2% +0.24 16–5 (76%) 10–7 (59%) 111.5 -0.71 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
27 2024 1742 138.9 -0.02 -0.66 0.974 49.3% -9 +91 +185 42.7% -0.33 5–9 (36%) 6–5 (55%) 95.1 +0.21 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 2025 1827 145.9 +2.90 +0.44 1.080 51.3% -17 +8 +69 55.2% +0.14 6–10 (38%) 8–1 (89%) 100.7 -0.75 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 1564 99.1 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19
Career — 1967 147.5 +2.30 +0.36 1.044 50.8% -14 +17 +26 53.6% +0.20 70–51 (58%) 57–42 (58%) 110.1 -0.61 — 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

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.