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This paper describes a model for the prediction of micro-plastic material transformation and associated residual stress field development in through-hardened and case-hardened bearing steels during over-rolling, considering the influence of operating temperature. The main challenge in analysing three-dimensional elastic-plastic rolling contacts is the accurate description of material properties in case of two-phase material, either is a constant amount of retained austenite (through-hardened AISI 52100 bearing steel) or variable amount of retained austenite along depth (case-hardened steel, i. e. 16MnCr5 bearing steel). Material parameters at room temperature, 650 and 1000 C degrees were obtained by half-compressive cycles tests on an INSTRONTM apparatus with a climate cell and further verified by performing experimental and numerical analyses in case of static indentation between a ceramic ball and a flat steel plate. To check the ability of the proposed models to simulate the elastic-plastic rolling contact in various loading condition, experiments were made on a special designated test rig and recorded values were compared with the numerical simulations obtained by using a semi-analytical solver. Measurements of residual cyclic profiles and residual stresses show a good agreement with theoretical values, leading to a better understanding of the fatigue process in hardened bearing steels.