H2H data updated: 2026-10-28 00:00 UTC
Jelena Ostapenko holds a 1–0 lead over Kimberly Birrell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jelena Ostapenko leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jelena Ostapenko won the 2024 Australian Open first round 7-6(5) 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelena Ostapenko | 7-6(5) 6-1 | Kimberly Birrell | Match data | Jan 16, 2024* | R128 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelena Ostapenko | #26 | #5 | 5,611 | 2,022 | 300 | 224 | 57.3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Kimberly Birrell | #41 | #40 | 1,280 | 1,841 | 55 | 65 | 45.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Jelena Ostapenko | Kimberly Birrell | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 2014 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #271 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #84 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #516 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2016 | 20–24 | 45.5% | #44 | 1,587 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 43–20 | 68.3% | #7 | 1,904 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2018 | 23–21 | 52.3% | #22 | 1,764 | 1 | 2 | 2019 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #250 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2019 | 25–26 | 49.0% | #45 | 1,796 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2020 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #44 | 1,794 | 1 | 3 | 2021 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #741 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2021 | 31–19 | 62.0% | #28 | 1,886 | 1 | 4 | 2022 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #174 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2022 | 31–19 | 62.0% | #18 | 1,842 | 1 | 5 | 2023 | 8–10 | 44.4% | #115 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2023 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #13 | 1,904 | 1 | 6 | 2024 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #113 | 1,688 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2024 | 29–18 | 61.7% | #15 | 1,821 | 1 | 8 | 2025 | 15–19 | 44.1% | #98 | 1,695 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2025 | 18–20 | 47.4% | #23 | 1,757 | 1 | 9 | 2026 | 18–20 | 47.4% | #41 | 1,750 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 2026 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #26 | 1,852 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Jelena Ostapenko | Kimberly Birrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 17 | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2016 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44.8% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 61.1% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2018 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2019 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 52.9% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2021 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2022 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 62.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 2023 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 26 | 2023 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 59.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 27 | 2024 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 64.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2025 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 28 | 2025 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36.4% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2026 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 51.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 29 | 2026 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 180 | 151 | 331 | 54.4% | 63 | 47 | 110 | 57.3% | 57 | 26 | 83 | 68.7% | — | 46 | 48 | 94 | 48.9% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 487/526 of Jelena Ostapenko's and 101/122 of Kimberly Birrell's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.
| Age | Jelena Ostapenko | Kimberly Birrell | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | |
| 17 | 2014 | 2/2 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 50.3% | 64.2% | 40.8% | 59.2% | 46.9% | 52.5% | 47.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 4/11 | 2.3 | 8.8 | 51.3% | 68.6% | 37.4% | 46.0% | 55.6% | 53.2% | 42.9% | 2016 | 3/3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 62.8% | 47.3% | 53.1% | 47.6% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 31.6% |
| 19 | 2016 | 41/44 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 55.9% | 63.9% | 44.3% | 46.5% | 47.3% | 55.3% | 47.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 57/63 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 52.4% | 66.3% | 44.4% | 52.2% | 49.7% | 55.7% | 47.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2018 | 41/44 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 53.7% | 62.2% | 43.2% | 44.4% | 53.4% | 53.9% | 45.0% | 2019 | 5/5 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 62.8% | 63.4% | 36.3% | 60.9% | 38.9% | 53.5% | 39.6% |
| 22 | 2019 | 50/51 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 54.2% | 65.5% | 40.4% | 49.4% | 49.8% | 53.8% | 44.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2020 | 15/15 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 56.0% | 63.0% | 42.4% | 52.5% | 56.4% | 54.3% | 47.8% | 2021 | 5/5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 64.2% | 63.4% | 42.2% | 53.1% | 44.5% | 55.8% | 41.1% |
| 24 | 2021 | 48/50 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 59.2% | 65.5% | 44.8% | 47.2% | 51.4% | 57.3% | 47.9% | 2022 | 2/2 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 56.7% | 55.4% | 42.7% | 42.3% | 23.2% | 49.9% | 40.8% |
| 25 | 2022 | 50/50 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 58.7% | 65.7% | 46.0% | 51.8% | 50.2% | 57.5% | 45.7% | 2023 | 18/18 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 60.7% | 62.1% | 44.2% | 52.1% | 49.4% | 55.1% | 45.2% |
| 26 | 2023 | 59/60 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 57.7% | 67.9% | 44.8% | 53.0% | 51.2% | 58.0% | 45.4% | 2024 | 15/15 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 64.0% | 63.3% | 47.4% | 52.6% | 48.1% | 57.6% | 40.8% |
| 27 | 2024 | 46/47 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 58.2% | 67.2% | 44.3% | 53.9% | 47.3% | 57.6% | 44.9% | 2025 | 17/34 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 59.2% | 64.9% | 40.0% | 53.6% | 42.7% | 54.7% | 39.2% |
| 28 | 2025 | 26/40 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 56.3% | 64.1% | 42.6% | 45.4% | 52.0% | 54.8% | 44.0% | 2026 | 36/40 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 63.7% | 62.3% | 42.3% | 48.3% | 55.6% | 55.1% | 43.4% |
| 29 | 2026 | 48/49 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 56.5% | 68.9% | 40.9% | 52.4% | 54.5% | 56.9% | 44.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 487/526 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 56.2% | 65.9% | 43.5% | 50.2% | 50.8% | 56.1% | 45.9% | — | 101/122 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 62.3% | 62.4% | 43.1% | 51.3% | 49.2% | 55.1% | 42.0% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Jelena Ostapenko | Kimberly Birrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | |
| 17 | 2014 | 1506 | 103.0 | -0.95 | -1.08 | 0.989 | 49.6% | — | — | — | 50.0% | 0.00 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 1564 | 113.6 | -0.38 | -0.84 | 0.917 | 48.0% | +1 | — | — | 51.9% | +0.15 | 3–2 (60%) | 2–0 | — | +0.31 | 2016 | 1509 | 103.2 | -0.55 | -0.09 | 0.637 | 40.5% | +9 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | — | — | — | -0.35 |
| 19 | 2016 | 1588 | 129.6 | -0.26 | +3.66 | 1.052 | 51.1% | -19 | -57 | +57 | 47.0% | -0.01 | 5–9 (36%) | 6–2 (75%) | 100.1 | +0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 1905 | 140.7 | -0.06 | +4.38 | 1.081 | 51.7% | -121 | -14 | -156 | 61.0% | +0.69 | 19–7 (73%) | 8–7 (53%) | 113.0 | -0.70 | 2018 | 1476 | 98.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2018 | 1765 | 135.8 | -1.97 | +1.80 | 0.976 | 49.4% | -46 | +61 | +98 | 52.5% | -0.15 | 5–6 (45%) | 11–3 (79%) | 104.3 | +1.89 | 2019 | 1516 | 110.7 | -0.48 | -1.55 | 0.850 | 46.8% | +33 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.33 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | -0.02 |
| 22 | 2019 | 1797 | 138.3 | -2.06 | +2.13 | 0.973 | 49.4% | -6 | -63 | +57 | 49.5% | -0.12 | 10–7 (59%) | 6–2 (75%) | 105.6 | +0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2020 | 1795 | 129.8 | -1.03 | +3.31 | 1.046 | 51.1% | -14 | -42 | — | 50.0% | +0.33 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | -0.12 | 2021 | 1518 | 104.1 | -2.12 | -0.93 | 0.929 | 49.0% | +30 | — | — | 36.4% | -1.09 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.48 |
| 24 | 2021 | 1886 | 145.5 | +0.96 | +4.80 | 1.122 | 52.4% | -58 | -102 | +128 | 60.3% | +0.78 | 10–10 (50%) | 6–4 (60%) | 101.7 | -0.11 | 2022 | 1486 | 95.4 | -2.40 | +1.40 | 0.815 | 45.9% | — | — | — | 40.0% | -1.40 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.14 |
| 25 | 2022 | 1842 | 151.3 | +0.61 | +3.32 | 1.076 | 51.7% | +25 | -134 | +215 | 56.9% | +0.71 | 12–8 (60%) | 5–6 (45%) | 97.1 | +0.07 | 2023 | 1557 | 123.2 | -1.73 | +1.11 | 1.007 | 50.1% | +43 | -88 | — | 46.2% | -0.08 | 1–2 (33%) | 3–2 (60%) | 100.5 | +0.87 |
| 26 | 2023 | 1905 | 154.5 | +1.65 | +2.98 | 1.082 | 51.8% | -12 | -121 | +196 | 58.2% | +0.74 | 19–11 (63%) | 5–6 (45%) | 106.0 | -0.43 | 2024 | 1689 | 122.0 | +0.40 | -1.41 | 0.962 | 49.5% | +9 | — | -77 | 43.3% | -0.43 | 1–1 | 0–4 (0%) | — | +0.83 |
| 27 | 2024 | 1821 | 149.7 | +0.73 | +1.92 | 1.057 | 51.4% | +46 | -10 | +294 | 58.3% | +0.57 | 9–5 (64%) | 7–3 (70%) | 103.5 | +1.64 | 2025 | 1696 | 132.6 | -1.79 | -2.59 | 0.866 | 46.9% | +37 | -276 | -80 | 45.0% | -0.34 | 6–6 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | 97.7 | -0.34 |
| 28 | 2025 | 1757 | 150.0 | -1.14 | +1.24 | 0.972 | 49.2% | -23 | +167 | +300 | 47.1% | +0.15 | 7–4 (64%) | 3–5 (38%) | 100.1 | +0.90 | 2026 | 1751 | 137.3 | -1.07 | +0.39 | 0.967 | 49.3% | +33 | -328 | -98 | 47.9% | -0.20 | 9–9 (50%) | 5–8 (38%) | 98.1 | -0.65 |
| 29 | 2026 | 1853 | 150.5 | -0.11 | +1.65 | 1.040 | 50.7% | -34 | +53 | +189 | 55.8% | +0.33 | 9–9 (50%) | 5–5 (50%) | 101.5 | +1.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2022 | 150.2 | -0.09 | +2.87 | 1.046 | 51.0% | -25 | -11 | +134 | 55.0% | +0.40 | 109–79 (58%) | 64–46 (58%) | 110.0 | +1.10 | — | 1842 | 129.5 | -1.12 | -0.41 | 0.934 | 48.6% | +31 | -231 | -87 | 45.5% | -0.34 | 21–18 (54%) | 14–21 (40%) | 98.1 | +0.80 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karolina Pliskova | 6 | 5 | 11 | Jan 5, 2024 | H2H |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 4 | 10 | Feb 10, 2026 | H2H |
| Petra Kvitova | 4 | 6 | 10 | Mar 13, 2023 | H2H |
| Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 2 | 8 | Oct 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Sorana Cirstea | 4 | 4 | 8 | May 12, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Vekic | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 31, 2025 | H2H |
| Petra Marcinko | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aug 30, 2026 | H2H |
| Ann Li | 0 | 3 | 3 | Jun 16, 2026 | H2H |
| Victoria Mboko | 0 | 3 | 3 | Mar 6, 2026 | H2H |
| Anastasia Potapova | 3 | 0 | 3 | Jan 13, 2026 | H2H |