WTA · Head-to-head
Kimberly Birrell v Mai Hontama
Kimberly Birrell and Mai Hontama have met 6 times through 2025-10-12. They are level at 3–3.
Record
Kimberly Birrell3
Mai Hontama3
By surface
Hard3–3
Where they stand now · Kimberly Birrell / Mai Hontama
Elo1958 / 1790
Glicko-21982 / 1814
Hard Elo1946 / 1759
Clay Elo1692 / 1813
Grass Elo1937 / 1790
The read
All of their 6 meetings have come on hard courts, where they are level at 3–3. Rated today on hard courts, surface Elo makes Birrell a 75% favourite (1946 against 1759).
◆ Form
Kimberly Birrell · won 3 of last 5
L Katie Volynets Wuhan OpenHard 7-6 6-7 3-6
L Marie Bouzkova China OpenHard 4-6 4-6
W Aoi Ito China OpenHard 6-1 6-1
W Maya Joint Korea OpenHard 6-4 6-2
W Anna Bondar Korea OpenHard 7-5 2-6 6-1
Mai Hontama · won 2 of last 5
L Emerson Jones Suzhou WTA 125Hard 4-6 0-6
L Katie Boulter China OpenHard 3-6 4-6
W Jodie Anna Burrage China OpenHard 2-6 6-1 6-2
W Alexandra Panova China OpenHard 7-5 6-1
L Eunhye Lee Korea OpenHard 0-6 7-5 3-6
◆ Every meeting
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-12 | Japan Open - Osaka | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2024-05-01 | W100 Gifu | Hard | Mai Hontama | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2023-08-14 | Golden Gate Open - Stanford | Hard | Mai Hontama | 3-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2022-10-08 | W25 Cairns | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2022-07-07 | W25 Corroios-Seixal | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | 0-6 7-6 ret. |
| 2018-02-18 | Perth | Hard | Mai Hontama | 6-4 7-5 |
◆ Both players
Kimberly BirrellElo 1958 · Glicko 1982 · career record, form and rating historyPlayer card →Mai HontamaElo 1790 · Glicko 1814 · career record, form and rating historyPlayer card →
◆ Other rivalries
Kimberly Birrell v Maddison Inglis8 meetings · 5–3Head-to-head →Kimberly Birrell v Sonay Kartal4 meetings · 1–3Head-to-head →Kimberly Birrell v Harriet Dart3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Kimberly Birrell v Peyton Stearns3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Kimberly Birrell v Taylah Preston3 meetings · 2–1Head-to-head →Kimberly Birrell v Viktorija Golubic3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Himeno Sakatsume4 meetings · 2–2Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Claire Liu3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Maddison Inglis3 meetings · 2–1Head-to-head →Mai Hontama v Taylah Preston3 meetings · 1–2Head-to-head →
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