Alena Kovackova vs Polona HercogPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐จ๐ฟAlena Kovackova
#340 ยท 18 yrs ยท Right-Handed
1 meeting ยท sets 2โ0
๐ธ๐ฎPolona Hercog
#224 ยท 35 yrs ยท Right-Handed
Alena Kovackova and Polona Hercog have met 1 time since 2026; Alena Kovackova leads 1โ0. Across all meetings Kovackova has taken 2 sets to Hercog's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alena Kovackova won at W50 Burgas (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kovackova | Hercog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alena Kovackova | Polona Hercog | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 36/43 | 68% | 23/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 8/16 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 15/59 | 34% | 19/56 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 25/36 | 49% | 19/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 79% | 11/14 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 9/12 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 39/43 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 36/43 | 74% | 23/31 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kovackova 1, Hercog 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kovackova
๐ช Counterpuncher
Hercog
๐ The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The ๐ The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs ๐ช Counterpuncher across 7,583 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Polona Hercog.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 6, 2026
W50 Burgas
C Clay ยท 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kovackova | Hercog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alena Kovackova | Polona Hercog | ||
| 1 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 2/18 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 38% | 3/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12โ6 | 2โ6 |
| Avg odds | 1.55 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | -11.9% | -47.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.14u | -3.83u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kovackova | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 4 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 8 | 6 |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | BIH โ AUT | ESP โ SRB โ ECU โ AUT |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Across 6 shared opponents, both Kovackova and Hercog posted a 83% win rate.
| Opponent | Kovackova | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Mia Ristic | W 62 63 | W 57 76 64 |
| Antonia Stoyanov | W 76 63 | W 62 62 |
| Antonia Stoyanov | W 76 63 | W 62 62 |
| Kajsa Rinaldo Persson | L 75 16 16 | L 57 46 |
| Yelyzaveta Kotliar | W 64 62 | W 62 76 |
| Jessica Bertoldo | W 75 36 63 | W 60 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anastasiia Sobolieva
W50 Burgas ยท Semifinals
Oct 10
Sonja Zhenikhova
W50 Burgas ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Sarah Van Emst
W50 Burgas ยท 2nd Round
Oct 8
Polona Hercog
W50 Burgas ยท 1st Round
Oct 6
Alisa Oktiabreva
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula ยท Final
Sep 27
Vittoria Paganetti
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula ยท Semifinals
Sep 26
Martina Colmegna
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Ilary Pistola
W35 Santa Margherita di Pula ยท 2nd Round
Sep 24
Alena Kovackova
W50 Burgas ยท 1st Round
Oct 6
Lisa Pigato
W75 Quinta do Lago ยท Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Naiktha Bains
W75 Quinta do Lago ยท 2nd Round
Oct 1
Ayana Akli
W75 Quinta do Lago ยท 1st Round
Sep 30
Leyre Romero Gormaz
Tolentino Open - Tolentino ยท 1st Round
Sep 21
Julie Struplova
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana ยท 1st Round
Sep 14
Moyuka Uchijima
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Laura Pigossi
W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas ยท 1st Round
Jul 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 56โ59 matches
| Metric | Kovackova | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 61% |
| Sets won | 71% | 58% |
| Games won | 58% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kovackova | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W50 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kovackova | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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