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Polona Hercog: 2026 record, ranking and statistics

Polona Hercog (Slovenia) is ranked No. 224 in the WTA singles rankings with 344 points (as of October 12, 2026). In 2026, Polona Hercog is 11-9 in the 20 completed matches StatsNext stores, 0-1 on hard, 11-8 on clay.

Matches through the tournament week of October 12, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM ET · StatsNext match records

Country: Slovenia · 6'1" · Plays: Right-Handed

How is Polona Hercog playing in 2026?

Polona Hercog is 11-8 in 2026 (58% of 19 completed matches StatsNext stores), 0-1 on hard, 11-7 on clay, and 3-7 in the last 10. Over the last 52 weeks Polona Hercog won 58.7% of service points (WTA average 56.1%) and 46.6% of return points (average 43.9%): a Dominance Ratio of 1.13 against 1.00, from 25 matches with statistics through October 16, 2026.

Polona Hercog: set records in 2026
Sets in 2026Polona Hercog
First sets won10-8 (56%)
Matches won after winning the first set8-2 (80%)
Matches won after losing the first set3-4 (43%)
Tiebreaks won3-3 (50%)
Deciding sets won6-3 (67%)

Completed matches in 2026 (walkovers excluded; retirements left out of the first-set conversions). A deciding set is the final set of a match that went the distance, best of 3 or 5 taken from the final score. Past results describe form; they are not a forecast.

Ranking

MeasureValue
Current rankNo. 224
Points344
Best rank stored (since February 1, 2016)No. 44 (March 2, 2020)

2026 record by surface

Polona Hercog — WTA — 2026 record by surface
SurfaceMatchesW-LWin rate
Hard10-10.0%
Clay1911-857.9%

2026 serve and return

Polona Hercog — WTA — 2026 serve and return
MeasureValue
Aces per match2.2
Double faults per match2.7
First serves in65.4%
First-serve points won61.8%
Second-serve points won46.6%
Break points saved43.4%
Service points won56.3%
First-serve return points won42.1%
Second-serve return points won54.2%
Break points converted49.7%
Return points won46%
Total points won51.1%
Dominance Ratio1.1
Serve rating107.1
Return rating100.8
Games won53.2%
First sets won55.6%
Tiebreak sets won50%
Deciding sets won66.7%

Figures over 19 matches in 2026 with recorded statistics, the same as the StatsNext app and Stats Explorer.

Last 52 weeks: serve, return and Dominance Ratio

Polona Hercog — Last 52 weeks: serve, return and Dominance Ratio — October 16, 2026
MeasurePolona HercogTour average
Service points won58.7%56.1%
First serves in65.4%63.4%
First-serve points won64.8%62.7%
Second-serve points won47.5%45.3%
Break points saved45.4%51.8%
Return points won46.6%43.9%
First-serve return points won42.5%37.4%
Second-serve return points won55.4%54.8%
Break points converted51.8%48.2%
Total points won52.5%50.0%
Dominance Ratio1.131.00
Aces per match2.42.3
Double faults per match2.73.6
Serve rating110.2103.0
Return rating103.394.4
Tiebreaks won-lost6-6–
Deciding sets won-lost8-5–
Polona Hercog: last 52 weeks by surface
SurfaceW-LService pts wonReturn pts wonDR
Clay19-1259.0%47.0%1.15

19-13 in 32 matches; rates from 25 matches with published statistics, through October 16, 2026. Last 52 weeks of stored singles matches. Dominance Ratio compares return points won with service points lost. Hold and break percentages are not published. Serve and return leaders

2026 season: Polona Hercog among players

Polona Hercog: 2026 season figures and place among players
FigurePolona HercogPlace
Games won53.251st of 253
Total points won51.169th of 253
Dominance Ratio1.0570th of 253
Service points won56.3124th of 245
First serves in65.482nd of 245
First serve points won61.8145th of 245
Second serve points won46.695th of 245
Break points saved43.4237th of 245
Aces2.2104th of 245
Double faults2.760th of 245
Return points won46.060th of 245
First serve return points won42.119th of 245
Second serve return points won54.2143rd of 245
Break points converted49.781st of 245
Matches where the player won the first set55.690th of 253
Tiebreak sets won50.0121st of 253
Deciding sets won66.740th of 253

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the players with enough matches that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Recent matches

Polona Hercog: most recent matches stored by StatsNext
Tournament weekTournamentRoundOpponentResultScore
Oct 12, 2026Lisbon 125QuarterfinalsJessica Bouzas ManeiroL6-4 1-6 4-6
Oct 12, 2026Lisbon 125Round of 16Jazmin OrtenziW6-3 3-6 6-3
Oct 12, 2026Lisbon 125Round of 32Madalena MatiasW6-0 6-0
Sep 21, 2026Tolentino 125Round of 32Leyre Romero GormazL7-6(4) 1-6 6-7(3)
Sep 14, 2026Ljubljana 125Round of 32Julie StruplovaL6-7(5) 2-6
Aug 30, 2026US OpenQualifyingMoyuka UchijimaL3-6 3-6
Jul 13, 2026Kitzbhuel 125Round of 16Jeline VandrommeL (unfinished)4-6 0-3
Jul 13, 2026Kitzbhuel 125Round of 32Dalila JakupovicW6-2 2-6 6-4
May 18, 2026RabatRound of 32Anna BondarL (unfinished)1-1
Apr 27, 2026Huzhou 125QuarterfinalsXiyu WangL3-6 7-6(5) 4-6
Apr 27, 2026Huzhou 125Round of 16Yufei RenW5-7 6-1 6-4
Apr 27, 2026Huzhou 125Round of 32Xinyu GaoW4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
Apr 6, 2026Madrid 125Round of 32Marina Bassols Ribera–3-6 1-2
Apr 6, 2026Madrid 125Qualifying round 2Carlota Martinez CirezW7-5 6-2
Apr 6, 2026Madrid 125Qualifying round 1Yvonne Cavalle-ReimersW6-4 6-2

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