Dalila Jakupovic vs Polona HercogPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇸🇮Dalila Jakupovic
#390 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇸🇮Polona Hercog
#224 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
Dalila Jakupovic and Polona Hercog have met 1 time since 2026; Polona Hercog leads 1–0. Across all meetings Jakupovic has taken 1 sets to Hercog's 2. Their most recent meeting: Polona Hercog won at Generali Open Ladies - Kitzbuhel (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Jakupovic | Hercog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dalila Jakupovic | Polona Hercog | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 81% | 21/26 | 68% | 23/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 4% | 1/25 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 12% | 6/51 | 34% | 19/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 72% | 13/18 | 49% | 19/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 39% | 11/28 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 6/11 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 25/25 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 21/25 | 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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Jakupovic 0, Hercog 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jakupovic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 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
Jul 13, 2026
Generali Open Ladies - Kitzbuhel
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Jakupovic | Hercog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dalila Jakupovic | Polona Hercog | ||
| 1 or more | 44% | 7/16 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 19% | 3/16 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 38% | 3/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 2–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.98 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | -13.6% | -47.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.04u | -3.83u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP | SRB → ECU → 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 · Last 12 months
Hercog has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Jakupovic's 0%).
| Opponent | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Pigato | L 36 36 | L 57 64 26 |
| Rada Zolotareva | L 46 26 | L 26 75 26 |
| Carlota Martinez Cirez | L 57 26 | W 75 62 |
| Elena Pridankina | L 46 36 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alana Smith
Samsun Open - Samsun · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Nastasja Schunk
BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Nuria Sarganella Verdu
BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Ipek Oz
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Federica Urgesi
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ariana Geerlings
W35 Krakow · Final
Aug 22
Zuzanna Pawlikowska
W35 Krakow · Semifinals
Aug 21
Alena Kovackova
W50 Burgas · 1st Round
Oct 6
Lisa Pigato
W75 Quinta do Lago · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Naiktha Bains
W75 Quinta do Lago · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Ayana Akli
W75 Quinta do Lago · 1st Round
Sep 30
Leyre Romero Gormaz
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 21
Julie Struplova
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Moyuka Uchijima
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Laura Pigossi
W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas · 1st Round
Jul 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–56 matches
| Metric | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 51% | 61% |
| Sets won | 49% | 58% |
| Games won | 50% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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