Polina Iatcenko vs Polona Hercog — W50 Ourense Semi-final

W50 Ourense · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Polina Iatcenko
RUS
Polina Iatcenko
#150WTA
1605ELO
1567Hard ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2025
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Iatcenko P.
6-4 6-1
Hercog P.
Iatcenko P.
662
Hercog P.
41–

Polina Iatcenko defeated Polona Hercog 6-4 6-1 in the W50 Ourense semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Polina Iatcenko came in ranked #150.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Iatcenko P.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Iatcenko 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

Statistics

This season
Iatcenko P.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Iatcenko P.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Hercog P.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3+43 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.7Hard Elo 1524
4.8Overall Elo 1605
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1590
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.3
Surface form
1.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Iatcenko P.Hercog P.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Iatcenko P.: 18 days rest · Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Iatcenko P.
Lee C.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Iatcenko P.
Hercog P.
6-46-1
Lee C.
Knutson G.
2-66-37-61
Quarter-finals
Lee C.
Guerrero Alvarez E.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Valdmannova V.
6-27-62
Iatcenko P.
Martinez Vaquero M.
6-16-1
Knutson G.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-46-4
R16
Martinez Vaquero M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-20-0
Lee C.
Rus A.
7-636-4
Knutson G.
Falei A.
3-66-26-2
Hercog P.
Glushko L.
6-36-1
Valdmannova V.
Bouzo Zanotti N.
6-16-0
Guerrero Alvarez E.
Shimizu A.
4-66-26-3
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Gonzalez Vilar R.
6-26-1
Iatcenko P.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-32-66-1
R32
Knutson G.
Kobori M.
2-67-56-2
Valdmannova V.
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-45-76-2
Hercog P.
Ovcharenko E.
6-776-26-4
Gonzalez Vilar R.
Alvarez Sande E.
6-06-1
Falei A.
Rey Garcia A.
7-56-1
Bouzo Zanotti N.
Ferlito A.
6-26-3
Glushko L.
Mansouri Y.
2-66-16-4
Guerrero Alvarez E.
Koshiishi A.
6-36-4
Martinez Vaquero M.
Helgo M.
6-16-3
Lee C.
Mdlulwa W.
6-16-2
Bassols Ribera M.
Moccia C.
6-36-0
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Lopez Martinez C.
7-626-0
Iatcenko P.
Liu M.
6-26-0
Shimizu A.
Peyre L.
6-46-4
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
Micic E.
6-16-746-4
Rus A.
Zucchini A.
6-06-2