H2H data updated: 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

Kimberly Birrell vs Emily Appleton H2H: 1-0

Kimberly Birrell holds a 1–0 lead over Emily Appleton in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kimberly Birrell leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Kimberly Birrell won the 2024 Nottingham Open first round 6-3 7-5.

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Kimberly Birrell
Australia Age 28 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Emily Appleton
Great Britain Age 27 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kimberly Birrell #148 6-3 7-5 Emily Appleton #356 Match data Jun 13, 2024* R32 Nottingham Open WTA 250 Grass

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 #41 #40 1,280 1,841 55 65 45.8% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Emily Appleton #424 #347 179 1,519 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 Emily Appleton
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 — — — — — — —
23 2021 2–3 40.0% #741 1,518 0 0 2023 0–1 0.0% #441 1,491 0 0
24 2022 1–1 50.0% #174 1,486 0 0 2024 0–1 0.0% #415 1,468 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 15–19 44.1% #98 1,695 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2026 18–20 47.4% #41 1,750 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 101/121 of Kimberly Birrell's and 2/2 of Emily Appleton'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 Emily Appleton
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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 9.0 49.0% 45.8% 32.0% 25.0% 33.3% 38.8% 39.6%
24 2022 2/2 1.5 8.0 56.7% 55.4% 42.7% 42.3% 23.2% 49.9% 40.8% 2024 1/1 5.0 3.0 61.7% 59.5% 52.2% 33.3% 28.6% 56.7% 35.1%
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 17/34 2.1 6.4 59.2% 64.9% 40.0% 53.6% 42.7% 54.7% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2026 36/39 1.8 5.6 63.7% 62.3% 42.3% 48.3% 55.6% 55.1% 43.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 101/121 2.0 5.0 62.3% 62.4% 43.1% 51.3% 49.2% 55.1% 42.0% — 2/2 2.5 6.0 55.3% 52.6% 42.1% 29.2% 31.0% 47.7% 37.3%

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 Emily Appleton
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1492 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1484 98.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1492 103.1 -1.41 +0.54 0.647 39.2% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04
24 2022 1486 95.4 -2.40 +1.40 0.815 45.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 — — +0.14 2024 1468 98.4 -1.46 -0.26 0.809 44.5% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.19
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 1387 95.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1365 93.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 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 2026 1751 137.3 -1.00 +0.40 0.967 49.3% +33 -328 -98 47.9% -0.20 9–9 (50%) 5–8 (38%) 98.1 -0.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1842 129.5 -1.10 -0.40 0.934 48.6% +31 -231 -87 45.5% -0.34 21–18 (54%) 14–21 (40%) 98.1 +0.80 — 1520 96.3 -1.44 +0.14 0.714 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — +7.50

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.