Polona Hercog vs Vendula Valdmannova — W50 Ourense Quarter-final

W50 Ourense · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2025
hard
CZE
Vendula Valdmannova
#206WTA
1608ELO
1602Hard ELO
18 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Hercog P.
6-2 7-6
Valdmannova V.
Hercog P.
6772
Valdmannova V.
262–

Polona Hercog defeated Vendula Valdmannova 6-2 7-6 in the W50 Ourense quarter-final on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Valdmannova V.

Valdmannova V.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Valdmannova V.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (48 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hercog P.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Valdmannova V.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1524
Surface ELO
5.3+78 Hard Elo edge
5.2Overall Elo 1590
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1608
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.8
Surface form
6.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
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
Hercog P.Valdmannova V.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Valdmannova V.: 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