ChallengerClayQueretaro2026-10-29 18:00

Polona Hercog v Valeriya Strakhova

The market

No published price yet

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

P. HercogWLWWL

V. StrakhovaWWWLL

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

P. Hercog2

V. Strakhova0

Head to head2 meetings

Date	Event	Match	Score
2025-11-16	Colina	V. StrakhovavP. Hercog	1-6 0-6
2023-11-29	Buenos Aires Challenger Women	P. HercogvV. Strakhova	6-1 1-6 6-3

This season & this event

P. Hercog

V. Strakhova

26-21

22-15

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on clay

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

17-23

9-12

Lost R32 to J. Pareja

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Polona Hercog

Slovenia

Valeriya Strakhova

Ukraine

227

Slovenia

17–9

2–1

15–8

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Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

525

Ukraine

8–8

5–5

3–3

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

P. Hercog — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-26	Queretaro	Clay	M. Capurro Taborda	1.23	78%	WON
Games in each set7-6 7-5 HercogTabordaPoints won55%45%Serve points won64%53%Return points won47%36%Games held9 of 128 of 12Break points saved3 of 62 of 6Aces21Double faults58
2026-10-16	Lisbon (Portugal) - Qualification	Clay	J. Bouzas Maneiro	3.94	76%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 1-6 4-6 HercogManeiroPoints won47%53%Serve points won46%53%Return points won47%54%Games held5 of 138 of 14Break points saved6 of 146 of 12Aces32Double faults55
2026-10-14	Lisbon (Portugal) - Qualification	Clay	J. Ortenzi	1.95	51%	WON
Games in each set6-3 3-6 6-3 HercogOrtenziPoints won52%48%Serve points won56%52%Return points won48%44%Games held9 of 138 of 14Break points saved4 of 88 of 14Aces20Double faults34
2026-10-12	Lisbon (Portugal) - Qualification	Clay	M. Matias	1.01	96%	WON
Games in each set6-0 6-0 HercogMatiasPoints won67%33%Serve points won68%34%Return points won66%32%Games held6 of 60 of 6Break points saved0 of 03 of 9Aces20Double faults53
2026-10-06	W50 Burgas (Bulgaria)	Clay	A. Kovackova	1.79	53%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 3-6 HercogKovackovaPoints won47%53%Serve points won57%64%Return points won36%43%Games held6 of 99 of 10Break points saved3 of 64 of 5
2026-10-02	W75 Quinta do Lago	Hard	L. Pigato	2.94	68%	LOST
Games in each set5-7 6-4 2-6 HercogPigatoPoints won46%54%Serve points won57%66%Return points won34%43%Games held10 of 1512 of 15Break points saved9 of 145 of 8
2026-10-01	W75 Quinta do Lago	Hard	N. Bains	1.69	56%	WON
Games in each set6-3 2-6 6-3 HercogBainsPoints won54%46%Serve points won60%52%Return points won48%40%Games held9 of 138 of 13Break points saved5 of 93 of 8
2026-09-30	W75 Quinta do Lago	Hard	A. Akli	2.66	64%	WON
Games in each set6-2 5-7 6-2 HercogAkliPoints won54%46%Serve points won71%63%Return points won37%29%Games held13 of 1410 of 14Break points saved3 of 42 of 6
2026-09-21	Tolentino	Clay	L. Romero Gormaz	2.43	61%	LOST
Games in each set7-6 1-6 6-7 HercogGormazPoints won46%54%Serve points won55%62%Return points won38%45%Games held10 of 1513 of 16Break points saved7 of 124 of 7Aces52Double faults56
2026-09-14	Ljubljana	Clay	J. Struplova	1.61	59%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 2-6 HercogStruplovaPoints won45%55%Serve points won56%69%Return points won31%44%Games held7 of 109 of 10Break points saved7 of 103 of 4Aces30Double faults11

V. Strakhova — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-27	Queretaro	Clay	S. Costoulas		3.64	74%	WON
Games in each set6-4 6-3 StrakhovaCostoulasPoints won54%46%Serve points won56%49%Return points won51%44%Games held7 of 104 of 9Break points saved6 of 97 of 12Aces41Double faults44
2026-10-26	Queretaro	Clay	A. Van Impe		—	—	WON
Games in each set6-1 5-7 6-4 StrakhovaImpePoints won52%48%Serve points won54%50%Return points won50%46%Games held10 of 157 of 14Break points saved10 of 158 of 15Aces22Double faults77
2026-10-25	Queretaro	Clay	G. Vilar		1.02	91%	WON
Games in each set6-0 6-0 StrakhovaVilarPoints won77%23%Serve points won86%31%Return points won69%14%Games held6 of 60 of 6Break points saved2 of 22 of 8Aces20Double faults09
2026-10-21	W35 Bakersfield, CA	Hard	J. Hossam Salah	RET	1.40	68%	LOST
Games in each set3-2 StrakhovaSalahPoints won63%37%Serve points won89%50%Return points won50%11%Games held2 of 22 of 3Break points saved0 of 02 of 3
2026-10-14	W100 Edmond, OK	Hard	M. Rapolu		1.25	75%	LOST
Games in each set1-6 6-4 2-6 StrakhovaRapoluPoints won44%56%Serve points won44%56%Return points won44%56%Games held5 of 129 of 13Break points saved7 of 145 of 9
2026-10-07	W50 Lexington	Hard	M. L. Carle		5.03	81%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 2-6 StrakhovaCarlePoints won41%59%Serve points won43%61%Return points won39%57%Games held3 of 96 of 9Break points saved2 of 87 of 10
2026-09-23	W50 Berkeley	Hard	A. Shcherbinina		4.98	81%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 2-6 StrakhovaShcherbininaPoints won40%60%Serve points won40%60%Return points won40%60%Games held2 of 86 of 8Break points saved4 of 102 of 4
2026-09-03	W50 Saint-Palais-Sur-Mer (France)	Clay	M. L. Carle		3.25	72%	LOST
Games in each set6-2 3-6 2-6 StrakhovaCarlePoints won49%51%Serve points won53%55%Return points won45%47%Games held7 of 129 of 13Break points saved8 of 138 of 12
2026-09-02	W50 Saint-Palais-Sur-Mer (France)	Clay	C. Paquet		4.06	76%	WON
Games in each set3-6 6-1 6-3 StrakhovaPaquetPoints won53%47%Serve points won54%48%Return points won52%46%Games held8 of 135 of 12Break points saved5 of 109 of 16
2026-08-28	W35 Verbier 2	Clay	A. Cvetkovic		2.46	61%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 7-6 3-6 StrakhovaCvetkovicPoints won46%54%Serve points won53%61%Return points won39%47%Games held8 of 1511 of 15Break points saved7 of 144 of 8

Polona Hercog v Valeriya Strakhova

Head to head

P. Hercog — last 10

V. Strakhova — last 10

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