Polona Hercog vs Katerina SiniakovaStuttgart Qualifying Round 1

Stuttgart · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2016
clay
#34WTA
1846ELO
1722Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
Hercog P.
3-6 7-5 6-2
Siniakova K.
Hercog P.
3762
Siniakova K.
6521

Polona Hercog defeated Katerina Siniakova 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the Stuttgart qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Katerina Siniakova came in ranked #34. Polona Hercog extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14MoscowR32hardPolona Hercog6-4 6-2
2015-04-27PragueR16clayKaterina Siniakova6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

Siniakova K.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

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

Serve & return on clay

Hercog P.Siniakova K.
Serve
31
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
50
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
75
Break points won·Clear edge
75
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
51
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
80
98

Hercog P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d) · Siniakova K.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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