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AUS Kimberly Birrell

WTA #56
Elo#1001890
Glicko-2#991916 RD ±62.3
28 yrs · 170 cm · right-handed, two-handed backhand · strongest on Grass · 260–221 career · peak Elo 1998 · last 2026-09-02

Kimberly Birrell is WTA No. 56, ranked #100 by Elo (1890) and #99 by Glicko-2 (1916). Career record 260–221.

Elo — overall & by surface

Overall
1890#100
Hard
1882#77
Clay
1692#510
Grass
1937#145
Form · 52w
1876#507
Form is a separate 52-week race in which every player restarts level — it tracks the last year’s gains, not overall level, so it is not comparable to the ratings above.

Glicko-2 — rating & deviation

Overall
1916#99
Hard
1919#72
Clay
1754#390
Grass
1976#143
Rating deviation ±62.3 — lower means more certain.

Rankings · Elo / Glicko

Official (WTA)#56
Overall#100 / #99
Form · 52w race#507 / #352
Hard#77 / #72
Clay#510 / #390
Grass#145 / #143

Career

Peak Elo1998 2026-03-17
Overall W–L260–221 54%
Hard201–155 56%
Clay16–32 33%
Grass32–31 51%

Honours · career

Finals reached2
Career high WTA#56

Pressure · career

Finals0–2 0%
Deciding set36–35 51%
Tie-breaks26–28 48%
Deciding-set tie-breaks4–4 50%
After winning set 181–16 84%
After losing set 117–94 15%
Vs Top 51–4 20%
Vs Top 103–7 30%
Retirements and walkovers are excluded — a deciding set that ended because someone stopped playing is not a deciding set won.

Serve & return · career rates

1st serve in62.5%
Won behind 1st64.1%
Won behind 2nd43.7%
Break points saved54.0%
Break points converted42.7%
Return points won42.9%
Aces per match2.1
Double faults per match4.9
From 209 tour-level matches with point-by-point statistics on file. Rates rather than totals, because the statistics table does not cover every match played.

Head-to-head · career meetings

Tamara Zidansek0–0 in 0
Priscilla Hon3–4 in 7
Mai Hontama3–3 in 6
Katie Volynets2–2 in 4
Yue Yuan2–2 in 4
Anna Bondar2–1 in 3
Taylah Preston2–1 in 3
Pairs who could meet soon — every scheduled match, and every live-draw opponent with a history. All of them in the head-to-head index.

Recent results

LHard v RUS Ekaterina AlexandrovaU.S. Open · 2026-09-021-6 6-2 3-6
WHard v CRO Petra MarcinkoU.S. Open · 2026-08-313-6 7-6 6-3
LHard v CZE Darja VidmanovaAbierto GNP Seguros · 2026-08-256-7 3-6
LHard v UZB Kamilla RakhimovaCincinnati Open · 2026-08-132-6 2-6
LHard v SUI Viktorija GolubicNational Bank Open · 2026-08-026-7 4-6
LHard v CHN Yexin MaThe Memphis Classic · 2026-07-286-7 4-6
LGrass v ROU Sorana CirsteaWimbledon · 2026-07-023-6 4-6
WGrass v RUS Alina KorneevaWimbledon · 2026-06-306-3 0-6 6-2
LGrass v CRO Petra MarcinkoLexus Eastbourne Open · 2026-06-241-6 4-6
WGrass v CZE Barbora KrejcikovaLexus Eastbourne Open · 2026-06-236-3 7-6
WGrass v USA Peyton StearnsLexus Eastbourne Open · 2026-06-217-5 6-0
WGrass v GBR Indianna SpinkLexus Eastbourne Open · 2026-06-207-6 6-4

Upcoming

Hard Seoul · R1 · MON 09/21 9:00pm ET
vs T. Zidansek
60%
Elo win