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Polona Hercog​

Slovenian tennis player


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Polona Hercog is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 18 singles and 5 doubles titles. Wikipedia
Born: January 20, 1991 (age 30 years), Maribor, Slovenia
Height: 1.85 m
Nationality: Slovenian
Partner: Željko Krajan
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Parents: Vojko Hercog, Romana Hercog
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Polona Hercog (Slovene pronunciation: [pɔˈlóːna ˈxèːɾtsɔk], born 20 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 18 singles and 5 doubles titles.

Partnering with Jessica Moore, she won the 2008 French Open and Wimbledon Championships junior titles in the doubles competition.

Early and personal life[edit]​

Hercog was born in Maribor, Slovenia, to florist Romana and bar owner Vojko.[1] As a four-year-old she began playing in the local tennis clinic opened by Mima Jaušovec, and at age 14 moved to Italy to train professionally.[2] Hercog is fluent in Slovenian, English, and Italian, and cites Justine Henin as her role model.[1] She currently resides in her hometown and practises in Budapest.[3]

Polona Hercog
Grand Slam Doubles results
Doubles
Other tournaments
Grand Slam Singles results
Singles
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Hercog at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)
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Slovenia
ResidenceMaribor, Slovenia
Born20 January 1991 (age 30)
Maribor, SR Slovenia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachZeljko Krajan
Prize moneyUS$ 4,081,495
Career record429–296 (59.2%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 35 (12 September 2011)
Current rankingNo. 77 (28 June 2021)
Australian Open2R (2010, 2015, 2020)
French Open3R (2010, 2019, 2021)
Wimbledon3R (2017, 2019)
US Open2R (2011, 2014, 2015)
Olympic Games1R (2012, 2016)
Career record77–76 (50.3%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 56 (31 January 2011)
Current rankingNo. 496 (28 June 2021)
Australian Open3R (2012)
French Open2R (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2010)
US Open3R (2010, 2013)
Last updated on: 28 June 2021.

 
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