Polona Hercog: Slovenian Tennis Star
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 WTA
Tour titles; three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also enjoyed
success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 14 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.
Early and Personal Life
Hercog was born in Maribor,
Slovenia, to florist Romana and bar owner Vojko. 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. Hercog
is fluent in Slovenian, English, and Italian, and cites Justine
Henin as her role model. She currently resides in her hometown
and practises in Budapest.
Born: January 20, 1991
Age: 28 years
Birthplace: Maribor, Slovenia
Height: 1.85 m
Nationality: Slovenian
Weight: 70 kg
Partner: Željko Krajan
Country (sports): Slovenia
Category : Sports
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro: 2006
Prize money: $3,223,855
Career record: 402–264 (60.4%)
Career titles: 3 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 35 (12 September 2011)
Current ranking: No. 60 (1 July 2019)
Source: WiKi
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