🇸🇮Polona Hercog
#217 · 35 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 1–6
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#363 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
Polona Hercog and Sloane Stephens have met 3 times since 2016; Sloane Stephens leads 3–0. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at Roland Garros (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 67% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,444 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 grinder's relentless consistency.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Hercog | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Polona Hercog | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 91% | 10/11 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 3 or more | 9% | 1/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hercog | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–5 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 3.74 |
| ROI % | -29.5% | -68.2% |
| Units P/L | -3.54u | -3.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Hercog has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Hercog | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Lucrezia Stefanini | W 76 75 | L 46 64 16 |
Last five matches per player
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon ·
Jun 23
Ayla Aksu
W75 Zagreb · Round of 16
May 11
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
W75 Zagreb · Quarterfinals
May 11
Lucrezia Stefanini
W75 Zagreb · Round of 32
May 11
Lucia Natal
W35 Platja d'Aro · Round of 32
May 4
Ane Mintegi Del Olmo
W35 Platja d'Aro · Quarterfinals
May 4
Miriana Tona
W35 Platja d'Aro · Round of 16
May 4
Lisa Pigato
W75 Chiasso · Round of 16
Apr 20
Sara Bejlek
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Sara Bejlek
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Veronika Podrez
Rouen · Round of 32
Apr 13
Mirra Andreeva
Linz · Round of 16
Apr 6
Tatjana Maria
Linz · Round of 32
Apr 6
Renata Zarazua
Charleston · Round of 64
Mar 30
Jennifer Brady
Miami · Round of 128
Mar 17
Qinwen Zheng
Miami · Round of 64
Mar 17
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–23 matches
| Metric | Hercog | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 17% |
| Sets won | 63% | 22% |
| Games won | 55% | 37% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Hercog | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Hercog | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
