# Zeynep Sonmez vs Polona Hercog — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/zeynep-sonmez-vs-polona-hercog?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:91&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:22702
Tour: WTA

## Overall
- Zeynep Sonmez: 0 wins
- Polona Hercog: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 0

## 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 21 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2023 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2023 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 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% |
| 22 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2024 | Hard | 8-4 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2024 | Clay | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2024 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 22 | Polona Hercog | 2013 | Hard | 7-8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 22 | Polona Hercog | 2013 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 23 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2025 | Hard | 7-9 | 16 | 43.8% |
| 23 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2025 | Clay | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 23 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2025 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 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% |
| 24 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2026 | Hard | 9-9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2026 | Clay | 4-4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2026 | Grass | 6-4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Career | Zeynep Sonmez | - | Hard | 24-22 | 46 | 52.17391304347826% |
| Career | Zeynep Sonmez | - | Clay | 5-10 | 15 | 33.333333333333336% |
| Career | Zeynep Sonmez | - | Grass | 9-7 | 16 | 56.25% |
| 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% |

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## Performance progression by age
Detailed serve and return statistics available for 70/78 of Zeynep Sonmez's and 353/384 of Polona Hercog's main draw matches.

Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 16 | Polona Hercog | 2007 | 1/1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 69.5% | 58.5% | 36.1% | 41.7% | 80.0% | 51.7% | 39.4% |
| 17 | Polona Hercog | 2008 | 1/2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 84.0% | 47.1% | 23.1% | 41.7% | 62.5% | 43.2% | 45.7% |
| 18 | Polona Hercog | 2009 | 13/14 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 61.8% | 62.6% | 45.1% | 51.3% | 42.4% | 55.6% | 39.8% |
| 19 | Polona Hercog | 2010 | 46/50 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 62.0% | 64.2% | 48.6% | 54.1% | 48.1% | 58.3% | 42.8% |
| 20 | Polona Hercog | 2011 | 46/52 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 65.1% | 62.0% | 48.8% | 53.0% | 47.3% | 57.5% | 41.9% |
| 21 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2023 | 2/2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 67.7% | 61.2% | 40.9% | 41.8% | 25.0% | 55.5% | 40.6% |
| 21 | Polona Hercog | 2012 | 33/35 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 60.0% | 62.3% | 44.3% | 46.0% | 48.7% | 54.8% | 40.5% |
| 22 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2024 | 16/16 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 61.2% | 58.1% | 44.5% | 52.2% | 49.5% | 53.1% | 43.3% |
| 22 | Polona Hercog | 2013 | 14/20 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 66.6% | 64.4% | 51.1% | 53.5% | 45.6% | 60.1% | 42.5% |
| 23 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2025 | 18/23 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 56.0% | 61.9% | 44.9% | 47.0% | 56.4% | 54.3% | 44.7% |
| 23 | Polona Hercog | 2014 | 24/28 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 57.1% | 63.5% | 46.2% | 54.4% | 38.9% | 55.9% | 39.8% |
| 24 | Zeynep Sonmez | 2026 | 34/37 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 62.9% | 60.4% | 48.3% | 51.9% | 47.4% | 55.8% | 44.6% |
| 24 | Polona Hercog | 2015 | 37/42 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 63.8% | 65.6% | 52.4% | 50.3% | 53.0% | 60.8% | 40.6% |
| 25 | Polona Hercog | 2016 | 26/27 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 58.7% | 59.2% | 43.1% | 50.2% | 52.7% | 52.7% | 43.8% |
| Career | Zeynep Sonmez | - | 70/78 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 60.9% | 60.3% | 46.4% | 50.4% | 49.5% | 54.8% | 44.2% |
| Career | Polona Hercog | - | 353/384 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 60.2% | 63.6% | 47.5% | 52.3% | 46.3% | 57.1% | 41.4% |

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## 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 |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Zeynep Sonmez | 1813 | 128.3 | -1.23 | 0.32 | 0.978 | 49.4% | -21 | -116 | 62 | 47.2% | -0.23 | 17-11 (61%) | 11-6 (65%) | 2.82 |
| 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 |

## Career rivalries
### Zeynep Sonmez

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Maria Sakkari | 1-2 | 3 | 2026-08-05 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/zeynep-sonmez-vs-maria-sakkari?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:91&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:159) |
| Ann Li | 3-0 | 3 | 2026-06-29 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/ann-li-vs-zeynep-sonmez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:78&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:91) |
| Daria Kasatkina | 1-1 | 2 | 2026-08-13 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/daria-kasatkina-vs-zeynep-sonmez?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:88&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:91) |
| Cadence Brace | 2-0 | 2 | 2026-07-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/zeynep-sonmez-vs-cadence-brace?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:91&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:634988) |
| Sara Bejlek | 1-1 | 2 | 2026-06-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/zeynep-sonmez-vs-sara-bejlek?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:91&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:202) |

### 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) |

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