Kimberly Birrell #98 def. Rebecca Sramkova #72

6-4 3-6 6-3

Kimberly Birrell defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 2026 Brisbane International first round on hard courts on January 5, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKimberly BirrellRebecca Sramkova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
55
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
65
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.9%58.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.7%71.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%43.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
62.5%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.2%59.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%37.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%37.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.3+2.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.6-5.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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Player Comparison

FieldKimberly BirrellRebecca Sramkova
Country AUS SVK
Birth dateApr 29, 1998Oct 19, 1996
Age2729
Height170 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)9872
Ranking points (entering)802914
Elo (entering)1,6951,761
Current career W-L55–6549–53
Current career earnings$3,214,812$2,733,505
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kimberly Birrell's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Kimberly Birrell's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amanda Anisimova #41-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2026R32

Rebecca Sramkova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kamilla Rakhimova #976-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2026Q2
Lizette Cabrera #2806-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 2026Q1