WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Madrid
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Hercog
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 67% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,444 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Polona Hercog here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 7–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | -68.2% | -29.5% |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | -3.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Stephens
0
Hercog
May 27, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
May 6, 2019
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 64
Jan 4, 2016
Auckland
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Hercog has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Stephens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Lucrezia Stefanini | L 46 64 16 | W 76 75 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Hercog |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 65.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 62% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 50.1% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 69.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 49.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 52.8% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 55.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 54.1% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 17% | 64% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Polona Hercog face off in the Round of 64 at Madrid on Clay.
Sloane Stephens leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
Polona Hercog is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Bianca Andreescu (Jun 23).
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