Polona Hercog
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Hercog at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
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| Full name | Polona Hercog |
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| Country (sports) |
 Slovenia
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| Residence | Monaco, Monaco |
| Born |
20 January 1991 Maribor, Slovenia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two–handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 2,078,594 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 293–194 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (12 September 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 167 (11 March 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010, 2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2011, 2014) |
| US Open | 2R (2011, 2014, 2015) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 76–68 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (31 January 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 1108 (11 March 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2010, 2013) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Polona Hercog (born 20 January 1991) is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won four WTA Tour titles; two each in singles and doubles. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning ten singles and five doubles titles. She is the Slovenian No. 1 in women's tennis.
Partnering with Jessica Moore, she won the 2008 French Open and Wimbledon Championships junior titles in the doubles competition.
Polona Hercog was born to florist Romana and bar owner Vojko. She began playing tennis aged four in the tennis clinic opened by Mima Jaušovec in Maribor, and moved to Italy at age 14 to train professionally. Hercog is fluent in Slovenian, English, and Italian, and cites Justine Henin as her role model. She currently resides in her hometown of Maribor and practices in Budapest. Hercog is a fan of snowboarding, football, basketball and surfing.
Hercog made her WTA Tour debut in Portorož, Slovenia, losing to Elena Vesnina in three sets. In 2008, Hercog participated in the 2008 İstanbul Cup, where she lost in the first round to Tsvetana Pironkova, but reached the finals of the doubles competition partnering with New Zealand's Marina Erakovic. The same year, Hercog and Australian Jessica Moore won two Grand Slam junior doubles titles, the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships. She also played the qualifications for the US Open, but lost to Sandra Záhlavová in the first round in straight sets.
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