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

Kimberly Birrell vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 1-0

Kimberly Birrell holds a 1–0 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kimberly Birrell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kimberly Birrell won the 2023 Australian Open first round 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1.

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Kimberly Birrell
Australia Age 28 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kimberly Birrell #167 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 Kaia Kanepi #29 Match data Jan 18, 2023* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kaia Kanepi 6-1 6-3 Kimberly Birrell Match data Dec 29, 2017 Q1 Q Brisbane International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Kaia Kanepi #1,322 #15 2,760 1,908 264 236 52.8% 0 0 0 2 2 4

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 Kaia Kanepi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0
18 2016 1–2 33.3% #516 1,508 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2019 3–2 60.0% #250 1,516 0 0 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2021 2–3 40.0% #741 1,517 0 0 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2022 1–1 50.0% #174 1,486 0 0 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2023 8–10 44.4% #115 1,557 0 0 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2024 7–8 46.7% #113 1,688 0 0 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2025 14–18 43.8% #98 1,678 0 0 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 2026 12–18 40.0% #71 1,695 0 0 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4
29 — — — — — — — 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2019 9–9 50.0% #101 1,761 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,729 0 4
36 — — — — — — — 2021 11–12 47.8% #73 1,699 0 4
37 — — — — — — — 2022 24–16 60.0% #32 1,802 0 4
38 — — — — — — — 2023 6–15 28.6% #168 1,627 0 4

Surface Results by Age

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 Kimberly Birrell Kaia Kanepi
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2016 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2021 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2023 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2024 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2025 13 12 25 52.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2026 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 10 8 18 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 18 10 28 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 4 8 12 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 40 46 86 46.5% 2 7 9 22.2% 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — 156 134 290 53.8% 88 76 164 53.7% 16 24 40 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%

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 427/488 of Kaia Kanepi'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 Kaia Kanepi
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% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2021 5/5 2.6 3.6 64.2% 63.4% 42.2% 53.1% 44.5% 55.8% 41.1% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2022 2/2 1.5 8.0 56.7% 55.4% 42.7% 42.3% 23.2% 49.9% 40.8% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2023 18/18 1.6 4.4 60.7% 62.1% 44.2% 52.1% 49.4% 55.1% 45.2% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2024 15/15 2.2 3.5 64.0% 63.3% 47.4% 52.6% 48.1% 57.6% 40.8% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2025 17/32 2.1 6.4 59.2% 64.9% 40.0% 53.6% 42.7% 54.7% 39.2% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 2026 28/31 1.9 5.8 63.5% 62.5% 40.7% 48.0% 56.5% 54.5% 41.3% 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 18/18 3.5 4.7 58.4% 66.1% 42.5% 47.5% 39.9% 56.0% 44.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 5/5 3.6 3.2 58.7% 62.0% 47.8% 41.4% 49.8% 56.5% 45.3%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 22/23 3.7 4.6 51.7% 65.7% 46.8% 49.5% 54.1% 56.4% 41.5%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 39/40 4.6 3.7 55.9% 68.5% 49.0% 49.4% 45.1% 59.7% 43.1%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 21/21 2.5 3.1 57.0% 66.2% 46.9% 46.5% 42.8% 57.7% 40.7%
Career — 93/111 2.0 5.0 62.1% 62.5% 42.6% 51.4% 48.7% 54.9% 41.2% — 427/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.4% 52.4% 47.7% 57.5% 44.2%

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 Kaia Kanepi
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1497 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.28
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — — +0.03
18 2016 1509 103.2 -0.55 -0.09 0.637 40.5% +9 — — 33.3% -1.67 — — — -0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2018 1476 98.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2019 1516 110.7 -0.48 -1.55 0.850 46.8% +33 — — 50.0% -0.33 2–0 1–0 — -0.02 2006 1607 113.9 +0.07 -1.13 1.033 50.5% +4 -62 — 47.9% -0.39 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 100.1 +0.19
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1581 120.1 -1.50 -0.76 0.926 48.4% +17 +20 -16 46.5% -0.18 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) 96.3 +0.10
23 2021 1518 104.1 -2.12 -0.93 0.929 49.0% +30 — — 36.4% -1.09 1–0 0–1 — +0.48 2008 1761 142.2 +1.74 +1.87 1.063 51.4% -2 -50 — 55.6% +0.40 13–9 (59%) 9–4 (69%) 107.7 +0.04
24 2022 1486 95.4 -2.40 +1.40 0.815 45.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 — — +0.14 2009 1604 134.2 -0.69 +1.03 0.958 49.2% +69 +58 — 45.0% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 0–7 (0%) 89.0 +0.79
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 2010 1842 146.9 +2.60 +3.18 1.151 53.0% -58 -100 -165 63.4% +0.93 3–8 (27%) 9–3 (75%) 101.4 -1.00
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 2011 1799 142.9 +1.95 +1.23 1.051 51.0% +49 -115 -218 50.6% +0.20 8–7 (53%) 3–6 (33%) 97.9 +0.49
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 2012 1862 140.4 +3.77 +2.86 1.226 54.3% -34 -10 — 67.5% +1.30 7–2 (78%) 3–2 (60%) 104.5 +0.29
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 2013 1838 132.3 +2.40 +0.55 1.085 51.8% -37 +75 -164 62.9% +0.74 6–2 (75%) 7–2 (78%) 106.6 +0.19
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1719 134.8 +0.25 +0.12 0.969 49.5% +38 +81 -56 48.9% -0.16 7–9 (44%) 9–4 (69%) 97.8 -0.89
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1659 126.5 -0.20 +0.50 0.961 49.3% +51 +100 — 47.5% -0.15 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.35
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1732 125.4 -0.85 +0.35 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1777 140.3 +1.23 +0.94 1.059 51.2% +67 -33 -156 54.7% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 93.5 -0.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1762 130.8 -0.84 +2.11 1.014 50.2% +14 +32 — 48.9% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 102.0 -0.46
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1729 113.7 +0.66 +1.49 1.042 51.0% +2 — — 41.7% +0.17 1–1 0–2 — -0.21
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1700 135.8 +0.07 -0.08 0.950 49.1% +53 +14 — 44.0% -0.34 4–2 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 99.7 -1.55
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1802 144.9 +2.41 +0.90 1.071 51.2% +48 +6 -236 54.7% +0.25 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) 100.8 -0.84
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1627 124.3 +1.07 -1.99 0.962 49.0% +69 +54 — 38.0% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 2–8 (20%) 87.2 -0.08
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 — 1909 143.0 +1.22 +1.05 1.039 50.8% +24 +4 -153 52.4% +0.17 85–88 (49%) 63–63 (50%) 96.4 -0.69

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.