Dalila Jakupovic vs Polona HercogPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇸🇮Dalila Jakupovic
#363 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇸🇮Polona Hercog
#233 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
5wDalila 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 | 70% | 16/23 | 69% | 18/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 4% | 1/24 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 17% | 8/47 | 31% | 13/42 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 61% | 11/18 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 8/24 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 8/14 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 21/21 | 91% | 21/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 16/21 | 78% | 18/23 |
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 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 6,005 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
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 | 12–8 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.24 | 2.39 |
| ROI % | +11.1% | -54.0% |
| Units P/L | +2.21u | -1.62u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → SVK → TUN | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (67% vs Jakupovic's 0%).
| Opponent | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Ayla Aksu | L 26 26 | W 63 75 |
| Rada Zolotareva | L 46 26 | L 26 75 26 |
| Elena Pridankina | L 46 36 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ariana Geerlings
W35 Krakow · Final
Aug 22
Zuzanna Pawlikowska
W35 Krakow · Semifinals
Aug 21
Anna Kmiecik
W35 Krakow · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Anna Kmiecik
W35 Krakow · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Marcelina Podlinska
W35 Krakow · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Anna Ozerova
W35 Krakow · 1st Round
Aug 18
Daria Kuczer
W35 Bydgoszcz · Semifinals
Aug 15
Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur
W35 Bydgoszcz · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Laura Pigossi
W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas · 1st Round
Jul 29
Dalila Jakupovic
Generali Open Ladies - Kitzbuhel · 1st Round
Jul 13
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
W75 Zagreb · Quarterfinals
May 15
Ayla Aksu
W75 Zagreb · Round of 16
May 14
Lucrezia Stefanini
W75 Zagreb · Round of 32
May 13
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W35 Platja d'Aro · Quarterfinals
May 8
Miriana Tona
W35 Platja d'Aro · 2nd Round
May 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–47 matches
| Metric | Jakupovic | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 62% |
| Sets won | 46% | 59% |
| Games won | 49% | 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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