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Polona Hercog

Slo
Residence: Maribor, Slovenia
DOB: January 20, 1991
Birthplace: Maribor, Slovenia
Height: 6' (1.82 m)
Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (September 2006)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Peer); fell in Sydney qualifying; reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.31 seed A.Bondarenko).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Bogota (as No.4 seed, l. to WC Castano); runner-up at Acapulco (as No.8 seed, d. No.5 seed Suarez Navarro en route to final; l. to top seed V.Williams in 3s); won first Tour doubles title at Acapulco (w/Zahlavova Strycova).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Monterrey (l. to No.3 seed and eventual champion Pavlyuchenkova); reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.11 seed Bartoli); reached 3r at Miami (d. No.31 seed Wozniak en route; l. to Bacsinszky).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Marbella (l. to No.8 seed Suarez Navarro); fell 1r at Stuttgart (l. to Peer in 3s).

MAY - Reached 2r at Rome (l. to No.16 seed Peer 26 75 63; held mp at 62 51); fell 1r at Madrid (l. to No.12 seed Bartoli in 3s); reached 2r at Warsaw (l. to top seed Wozniacki in 3s); reached 3r at Roland Garros (d. No.24 seed Safarova en route; l. to No.14 seed Pennetta).

JUNE - Fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to No.30 seed Shvedova).

JULY - Reached QF at Budapest (as No.8 seed, l. to Schnyder in 3s); reached QF at Prague (l. to No.7 seed and eventual champion Szavay).
2006 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit; also played first Tour qualifying at Portoroz (as WC).

2007 - Played first Tour main draw at Portoroz, falling 1r (as WC); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 100 season; QF once, at Fès (as qualifier, d. No.7 seed Vinci en route; l. to No.2 seed Kleybanova); reached 2r four times, incl. Roland Garros (in Grand Slam main draw debut; as qualifier, d. No.23 seed Kleybanova in 1r, falling to Rezai in 3s); fell 1r three times, incl. US Open (l. to WC McHale); fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut on July 6 (after Wimbledon; rose from No.113 to No.89); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Cali-COL; 2009 - ITF/Civitavecchia-ITA, ITF/Zagreb-CRO, ITF/Zlin-CZE, ITF/Cuneo-ITA; 2008 - ITF/Mallorca-ESP, ITF/Mallorca 2-ESP; 2007 - ITF/Pesaro-ITA, ITF/Maribor-SLO.
Finalist (1): 2010 - Acapulco.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2010 - Acapulco (w/Zahlavova Strycova), ITF/Cali-COL (w/Gallovits); 2008 - ITF/Mallorca 2-ESP, ITF/Makarska-CRO (both w/Vogt), ITF/Sarajevo-BIH (w/Brianti); 2007 - ITF/Algiers 2-ALG (w/Chakravarthi).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Istanbul (w/Erakovic).
Coached by Zoltan Kuharszky ... Mother is Romana (florist); father is Vojko (bar owner); parents both work from home (flower shop and bar attached to their home); has a cat, a dog and a turtle; is an only child ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ... Started playing at age 4 when Mima Jausovec opened a tennis club in her neighborhood and parents took her there; trained there until age 14, then 1.5 years training in Italy and started training with current coach in Budapest in July 2007 ... Speaks Slovenian, English, Italian ... Favorite movie is Top Gun; favorite types of music are rock, pop; favorite food is sushi ... Also enjoys snowboarding ... Admires Justine Henin for her game, her attitude on the court and giving back to tennis through her academy ... Goal is to improve her game and one day reach Top 10.

Official Website: www.polona.net