Leylah Fernandez vs Polona HercogPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
#32 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇸🇮Polona Hercog
#233 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
5wLeylah Fernandez and Polona Hercog have met 2 times since 2020; Leylah Fernandez leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at French Open - Paris in 2020 on clay. On clay courts Fernandez leads 2–0. Fernandez has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Fernandez has taken 4 sets to Hercog's 1. Their most recent meeting: Leylah Fernandez won at Serbia Ladies Open - Belgrade (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Fernandez | Hercog | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Leylah Fernandez | Polona Hercog | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 17/25 | 69% | 18/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 8/26 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 16/51 | 31% | 13/42 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 16/33 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 9/17 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 5/17 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 91% | 21/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 17/28 | 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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Fernandez 1, Hercog 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fernandez
💥 Big Hitter
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,896 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 17, 2021
Serbia Ladies Open - Belgrade
C Clay · 1st Round
Oct 1, 2020
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | 2.39 |
| ROI % | -8.7% | -54.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.87u | -1.62u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL | — |
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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Fernandez and Hercog posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Fernandez | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Xiyu Wang | L 63 26 26 | L 36 76 46 |
| Leolia Jeanjean | W 61 75 | W 62 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Xiyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 10
Mirra Andreeva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Renata Zarazua
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Magda Linette
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Janice Tjen
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Xi Yao Wang
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 2nd Round
Jun 23
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–51 matches
| Metric | Fernandez | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 62% |
| Sets won | 49% | 59% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fernandez | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fernandez | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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