Lucie Safarova vs Polona Hercog Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
L. Safarova vs P. Hercog

Lucie Safarova

CZE

5

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.85m

139

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$6.1M

Career Money

$2.4M

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Polona Hercog

SLO

5

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.85m

139

C. Rank

775

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$6.1M

Career Money

$2.4M

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Safarova 5 - 2 Hercog

They have played 18 sets in total, with Lucie Safarova winning 11 and Polona Hercog winning 7. The last match between Lucie Safarova and Polona Hercog was at the Wimbledon - London, 25-06-2014, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Lucie Safarova getting the victory 7-6(7) 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Safarova	5
Hercog	2

Last 7 H2H Matches:

(R2) Wimbledon - London(06-25-14)

Stats

Lucie Safarova

Polona Hercog

(R2) Portugal Open - Oeiras(04-30-14)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Lucie Safarova

(R1) Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo(09-22-13)

Stats

Lucie Safarova

Polona Hercog

L. Safarova vs P. Hercog H2H Profile

L. Safarova	Stats	P. Hercog
$6,112,558	Career Prize Money	$2,443,410
58.78% (452-317)	Career Total W/L	57.71% (479-351)
2	Clay	2
1	Grass	0
2	Hard	0
14	Titles	22
5	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

L. Safarova vs P. Hercog Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Lucie Safarova has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Polona Hercog has won 43.26%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Lucie Safarova, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Polona Hercog has won 50.49%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 29.74% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Lucie Safarova has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Polona Hercog has saved 45.71% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Lucie Safarova has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Polona Hercog winning 37.50% (W/L 3/5) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Lucie Safarova has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 65% (W/L 89/48), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 183/149). Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 65% (W/L 317/150), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144).
Player level: In the last year, Lucie Safarova has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 3/3). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 7 times before with Lucie Safarova winning 5 times and Polona Hercog being victorious 2 times. They have played 18 sets in total, with Lucie Safarova winning 11 and Polona Hercog winning 7.
The last match between Lucie Safarova and Polona Hercog was at the Wimbledon - London, 25-06-2014, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Lucie Safarova getting the victory 7-6(7) 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:44:11.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Lucie Safarova and Polona Hercog have played a deciding set 4 times, with Lucie Safarova winning 3 times and Polona Hercog 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 4 tiebreaks against each other with Lucie Safarova winning 3, and Polona Hercog 1.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Lucie Safarova has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Polona Hercog has played against players with an average rank of 284.25.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Lucie Safarova has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Polona Hercog has won 33% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Lucie Safarova has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Polona Hercog has converted 41.86% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Lucie Safarova vs Polona Hercog Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

L. Safarova vs P. Hercog H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

L. Safarova	Stats	P. Hercog
5	H2H Matches Won	2
11	Sets Won	7
91	Games Won	84
22	Aces (Total)	23
25	Total Double Faults	15
1:44:11	Average Match Time	1:44:11
67% (357/536)	1st Serve %	67% (390/578)
68% (244/357)	1st Serve Win %	63% (245/390)
50% (89/179)	2nd Serve Win %	52% (97/188)
44% (25/57)	Break Pts Won %	42% (22/52)
41% (236/578)	Return Points Win %	38% (203/536)
71% (5/7)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	29% (2/7)
75% (3/4)	Deciding Set Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (5/5)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/5)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/5)

Recent Performance Stats

L. Safarova Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Prague Open - Prague - 22-07-2024
Q1 Anastasiia SobolievaA. Sobolieva	L	4-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
W75 Doksy - Stare Splavy - 24-06-2024
R1 Katrina ScottK. Scott	L	7-6(5) 3-6 6-3	Stats
W25 Reims - 02-10-2023
R2 Mona BarthelM. Barthel	L	w/o	Stats
R1 Yara BartashevichY. Bartashevich	W	3-6 6-3 6-1	Stats
Coupe Banque Nationale - Quebec City - 10-09-2018
R1 Ons JabeurO. Jabeur	L	7-6(4) 3-6 7-5	Stats

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P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Engie Open - Florianopolis - 20-10-2025
R1 Julia RieraJ. Riera	L	6-7(2) 6-4 6-2	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Tessah AndrianjafitrimoT. Andrianjafitrimo	L	5-7 6-2 6-4	Stats
W50 Ourense - 04-08-2025
SF Polina IatcenkoP. Iatcenko	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
QF Vendula ValdmannovaV. Valdmannova	W	6-2 7-6(2)	Stats
R2 Lina GlushkoL. Glushko	W	6-3 6-1	Stats

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L. Safarova vs P. Hercog Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

L. Safarova	Stats	P. Hercog
58.68% (446/314)	YTD Win/Loss	57.77% (476/348)
57.05% (1024/771)	Sets Win/Loss	56.25% (1058/823)
52.63% (9032/8128)	Games Win/Loss	52.58% (9039/8152)
55.12% (183/149)	Hard Win/Loss	44.19% (114/144)
61.68% (132/82)	Clay Win/Loss	67.88% (317/150)
63.33% (95/55)	Indoor Hard W/L	44.00% (22/28)
56.25% (36/28)	Grass Win/Loss	46.94% (23/26)
0.3	Aces Per Game	0.21
2503	Aces Total	1777
0.28	Double Faults Per Game	0.25
2363	Total Double Faults	2089
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:11:35
482.78	Average Opponent Rank	475.64
62% (26499/42682)	1st Serve %	60% (26788/44647)
69% (18248/26499)	1st Serve Win %	65% (17314/26788)
47% (7681/16205)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (8477/17854)
43% (1979/4625)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2446/5138)
41% (18118/44004)	Return Points Win %	43% (19598/45118)
55.91% (71/56)	Slam W/L	40.22% (37/55)
53.77% (107/92)	Masters W/L	51.94% (67/62)
54.17% (13/11)	Cups W/L	53.85% (7/6)
59.56% (190/129)	Main Tour W/L	51.54% (151/142)
71.43% (65/26)	Challenger W/L	70.72% (186/77)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	82.35% (28/6)
59% (440/749)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (465/809)
0% (0/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
50% (127/256)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	53% (90/171)
52% (147/284)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (129/244)
84% (432/362)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (471/402)
16% (432/68)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (471/66)
25% (328/82)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (353/71)