Polona Hercog vs Simona Halep: Head-to-Head Record

Polona Hercog

Slovenia

1–3
4 meetings
Simona Halep

Romania

Hard: 0–1Clay: 1–1Grass: 0–1
Weighted by importance & recency
0.2–3.8
The same matches re-weighted by what was at stake and how recently — a Grand Slam final this year counts for more than an early round a decade ago.
Polona Hercog
1–3
Simona Halep

Polona Hercog and Simona Halep have met 4 times on the professional tour. Simona Halep leads the head-to-head 3–1. Their most recent meeting came at Prague in 2020.

Polona Hercog vs Simona Halep stats comparison

Ratings

#219 WTARanking—
1590Elo (overall)—
1524Hard Elo—
1574Clay Elo—
1523Grass Elo—

Form

LWLLWWLLWWLast 10LLLWLLLLWW
2026 win rate·
60%
—
02026 titles0

Clutch

Under pressure
Polona HercogSimona Halep
Clutch Rating·Dominant
16
89
Break points saved·Dominant
27
63
Break points won·Clear edge
79
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Polona HercogSimona Halep
Freshness·
91
—

Polona Hercog: 6 days rest · 1 match, 13 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Serve vs return

Recent form
Polona Hercogserving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Simona Halep

Simona Halepserving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Polona Hercog

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Set records · last ~30 matches

First sets won·Clear edge
57%
73%
Deciding sets won·Even
60%
60%

Career

Career win rate·Clear edge
48%
69%
3Career titles24
0Grand Slam titles2

Profile

35Age34
182 cmHeight168 cm
RightPlaysRight

Set records use each player's last ~30 completed matches; form shows the last 10 results. Ratings come from the same data that powers the Umpiry Score.

All 4 meetings

Frequently asked questions

Who leads the head-to-head between Polona Hercog and Simona Halep?

Simona Halep leads the head-to-head against Polona Hercog 3–1 after 4 meetings.

How many times have Polona Hercog and Simona Halep played each other?

Polona Hercog and Simona Halep have played each other 4 times on the professional tour.

When did Polona Hercog and Simona Halep last play each other?

Their most recent meeting came at Prague in 2020, where Simona Halep won.