Polona Hercog vs Dalila JakupovicKitzbuhel Round of 32

Kitzbuhel · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#224WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Monday, 13 July 2026 ·
clay
#358WTA
1388ELO
1353Clay ELO
35 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Hercog P.
vs
Jakupovic D.

Polona Hercog faces Dalila Jakupovic in the Kitzbuhel round of 32 on clay. Polona Hercog holds the paper edge — ranked #224, a roughly 220-point clay Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:20 UTC
Hercog P.87%
Jakupovic D.13%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Hercog P. heavily favoured

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
7.8+221 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Clay Elo 1353
7.2Overall Elo 1590
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1388
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
5.86 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
4.34 of last 10 on clay
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3.0Grass → Clay
Surface transition
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

30 vs 21 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Jakupovic D.

Jakupovic D.serving33% hold

wins 43% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
16
Break points saved·Dominant
68
5
Break points won·Even
75
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
39
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Hercog P.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
29°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 29%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.