Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

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 Brisbane (ret. vs. Pavlyuchenkova w/low back injury); fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Bartoli); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Goerges).
2006 - Played first WTA qualifying at Portoroz (as WC); also played on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Played first WTA 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 qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 100 season; QF at Fès; reached 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r three times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 100 debut on July 6 (rose from No.113 to No.89); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - First Top 50 season; reached first WTA final at Acapulco (l. to V.Williams); SF at Portoroz (l. to Chakvetadze); QF four times, at Budapest, Prague, Copenhagen and Luxembourg; reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open and Rome - l. to Peer 26 75 63; led 62 51 w/mp); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on June 7 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.52 to No.48); won first two WTA doubles titles; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Second straight Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Bastad (d. Larsson in final); runner-up at Palermo (l. to Medina Garrigues in final); SF twice, at Monterrey (l. to Jankovic) and Seoul (l. to Voskoboeva); QF at Barcelona; reached 3r once and 2r seven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r 12 times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying twice; withdrew from Fès 2r match w/right ankle injury, from Birmingham w/back and ankle injury and from College Park w/right ankle injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2011 - Bastad; 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 (2): 2011 - Palermo; 2010 - Acapulco.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2010 - Acapulco (w/Zahlavova Strycova), Seoul (wGoerges), 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).

ADDITIONAL
Slovenian Fed Cup Team, 2007-08, 2010-12.
Currently without a coach ... Mother is Romana (florist); father is Vojko (bar owner); parents work from home (flower shop and bar attached to home); has a cat, two dogs and a turtle; is an only child ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay ... Started playing tennis at age 4; initially trained in Slovenia then left home at age 14 to train in Italy for 1.5 years before turning pro... 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, attitude and giving back to tennis ... Goal is to improve her game and reach Top 10.