H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Kimberly Birrell vs Elena Malygina H2H: 1-0

Kimberly Birrell holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Malygina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kimberly Birrell leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Kimberly Birrell won the 2023 Strasbourg Open first round 6-2 6-3.

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Kimberly Birrell
Australia Age 28 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Malygina
Estonia Age 26 N/A

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kimberly Birrell #111 6-2 6-3 Elena Malygina #362 Match data May 24, 2023* R32 Strasbourg Open WTA 250 Clay

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.

Career Comparison

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
Kimberly Birrell #71 #60 999 1,834 48 62 43.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elena Malygina #308 #295 232 1,512 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

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 Kimberly Birrell Elena Malygina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2016 1–2 33.3% #516 1,508 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2019 3–2 60.0% #250 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 — — — — — — — 2022 0–1 0.0% #347 1,481 0 0
23 2021 2–3 40.0% #741 1,517 0 0 2023 0–1 0.0% #352 1,497 0 0
24 2022 1–1 50.0% #174 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 2023 8–10 44.4% #115 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 2024 7–8 46.7% #113 1,688 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2025 14–18 43.8% #98 1,678 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2026 12–18 40.0% #71 1,695 0 0 — — — — — — —

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 93/111 of Kimberly Birrell's and 2/2 of Elena Malygina'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 Kimberly Birrell Elena Malygina
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%
18 2016 3/3 2.0 2.0 62.8% 47.3% 53.1% 47.6% 50.0% 50.4% 31.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 5/5 2.6 4.8 62.8% 63.4% 36.3% 60.9% 38.9% 53.5% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 1/1 1.0 3.0 54.5% 29.2% 35.0% 30.0% 18.2% 31.8% 40.4%
23 2021 5/5 2.6 3.6 64.2% 63.4% 42.2% 53.1% 44.5% 55.8% 41.1% 2023 1/1 0.0 3.0 64.8% 47.8% 36.0% 56.3% 100.0% 43.7% 45.0%
24 2022 2/2 1.5 8.0 56.7% 55.4% 42.7% 42.3% 23.2% 49.9% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2023 18/18 1.6 4.4 60.7% 62.1% 44.2% 52.1% 49.4% 55.1% 45.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2024 15/15 2.2 3.5 64.0% 63.3% 47.4% 52.6% 48.1% 57.6% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2025 17/32 2.1 6.4 59.2% 64.9% 40.0% 53.6% 42.7% 54.7% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2026 28/31 1.9 5.8 63.5% 62.5% 40.7% 48.0% 56.5% 54.5% 41.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 93/111 2.0 5.0 62.1% 62.5% 42.6% 51.4% 48.7% 54.9% 41.2% — 2/2 0.5 3.0 59.7% 38.5% 35.5% 43.1% 59.1% 37.7% 42.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Kimberly Birrell Elena Malygina
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
18 2016 1509 103.2 -0.55 -0.09 0.637 40.5% +9 — — 33.3% -1.67 — — — -0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 1476 98.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 1516 110.7 -0.48 -1.55 0.850 46.8% +33 — — 50.0% -0.33 2–0 1–0 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1482 98.6 -1.79 +4.61 0.592 36.6% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.20
23 2021 1518 104.1 -2.12 -0.93 0.929 49.0% +30 — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.48 2023 1498 101.2 +0.06 -0.89 0.799 44.1% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.09
24 2022 1486 95.4 -2.40 +1.40 0.815 45.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 — — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 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 2025 1473 101.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 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 2026 1473 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2025 1679 134.0 -1.71 -2.60 0.866 46.9% +54 -259 -143 44.7% -0.36 6–6 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.7 -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2026 1695 133.4 -1.45 -0.88 0.908 48.1% +45 -271 -78 42.7% -0.55 7–8 (47%) 3–7 (30%) 96.3 -0.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1835 128.4 -1.23 -0.86 0.914 48.2% +39 -206 -98 43.7% -0.46 19–17 (53%) 12–20 (38%) 96.8 +1.14 — 1512 100.7 -0.87 +1.86 0.685 40.4% — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — -5.50

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.