Polona Hercog (Slovene pronunciation:
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, born 20 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high
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are No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. She has won five titles on the
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, three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also enjoyed success on the
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, winning 18 singles and 5 doubles titles.
Partnering with
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, she won the 2008 French Open and
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junior titles in the doubles competition.
Early and personal life[
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Hercog was born in
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, Slovenia, to florist Romana and bar owner Vojko.
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As a four-year-old she began playing in the local tennis clinic opened by
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, and at age 14 moved to Italy to train professionally.
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Hercog is fluent in Slovenian, English, and Italian, and cites
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as her role model.
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She currently resides in her hometown and practises in
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Polona Hercog
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| Born | 20 January 1991 (age 30)
Maribor,
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Turned pro | 2006 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | US$ 4,081,495 |
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| Career record | 429–296 (59.2%) |
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| Career titles | 3 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 35 (12 September 2011) |
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| Current ranking | No. 77 (28 June 2021) |
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| Career record | 77–76 (50.3%) |
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| Career titles | 2 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 56 (31 January 2011) |
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| Current ranking | No. 496 (28 June 2021) |
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| Last updated on: 28 June 2021. | |
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