Kimberly Birrell
all rivalries →| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Sonay Kartal holds a 1–0 lead over Kimberly Birrell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sonay Kartal leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sonay Kartal won the 2025 Italian Open first round 4-6 6-3 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonay Kartal | 7-5 6-3 | Kimberly Birrell | Match data | Feb 7, 2026 | Q2 | Qatar Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Sonay Kartal | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Kimberly Birrell | Match data | May 6, 2025 | R128 | Italian Open | WTA 1000 | Clay |
1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Birrell | #71 | #60 | 999 | 1,834 | 48 | 62 | 43.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonay Kartal | #124 | #44 | 1,217 | 1,852 | 29 | 25 | 53.7% | 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 | Kimberly Birrell | Sonay Kartal | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2016 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #516 | 1,508 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #206 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2019 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #250 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #248 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 7–1 | 87.5% | #84 | 1,700 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2021 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #741 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | 15–14 | 51.7% | #68 | 1,760 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2022 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #174 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | 2026 | 7–5 | 58.3% | #124 | 1,848 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Sonay Kartal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 % | |||
| 18 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 23 | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 24 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2023 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2025 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2026 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 40 | 46 | 86 | 46.5% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | — | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% |
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 50/54 of Sonay Kartal'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 | Sonay Kartal | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 2/2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 70.3% | 53.7% | 39.3% | 34.7% | 70.8% | 48.9% | 41.5% |
| 21 | 2019 | 5/5 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 62.8% | 63.4% | 36.3% | 60.9% | 38.9% | 53.5% | 39.6% | 2023 | 3/3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 68.2% | 60.4% | 42.8% | 66.1% | 17.8% | 54.8% | 34.3% |
| 22 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 8/8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 69.2% | 68.0% | 43.4% | 53.6% | 53.7% | 60.7% | 49.1% |
| 23 | 2021 | 5/5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 64.2% | 63.4% | 42.2% | 53.1% | 44.5% | 55.8% | 41.1% | 2025 | 25/29 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 70.7% | 63.5% | 53.7% | 55.4% | 55.2% | 60.8% | 43.6% |
| 24 | 2022 | 2/2 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 56.7% | 55.4% | 42.7% | 42.3% | 23.2% | 49.9% | 40.8% | 2026 | 12/12 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 66.1% | 65.7% | 57.6% | 42.5% | 50.6% | 62.7% | 43.7% |
| 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% | — | 50/54 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 69.2% | 64.2% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 52.2% | 60.4% | 43.9% |
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 | Sonay Kartal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 1479 | 98.9 | -1.13 | -0.67 | 0.812 | 45.0% | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.80 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.14 |
| 21 | 2019 | 1516 | 110.7 | -0.48 | -1.55 | 0.850 | 46.8% | +33 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.33 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | -0.02 | 2023 | 1513 | 105.2 | -0.93 | -0.45 | 0.759 | 45.1% | — | — | +50 | 25.0% | -2.13 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.28 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1700 | 120.0 | +2.83 | +1.89 | 1.252 | 54.8% | -37 | — | -5 | 70.6% | +1.41 | 3–0 (100%) | 1–0 | — | +0.25 |
| 23 | 2021 | 1518 | 104.1 | -2.12 | -0.93 | 0.929 | 49.0% | +30 | — | — | 36.4% | -1.09 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.48 | 2025 | 1761 | 136.2 | +2.72 | -0.15 | 1.111 | 52.2% | -47 | -215 | +31 | 52.2% | +0.31 | 4–5 (44%) | 1–3 (25%) | 99.3 | +0.63 |
| 24 | 2022 | 1486 | 95.4 | -2.40 | +1.40 | 0.815 | 45.9% | — | — | — | 40.0% | -1.40 | 1–0 | — | — | +0.14 | 2026 | 1848 | 145.5 | +2.60 | +0.67 | 1.171 | 52.9% | -8 | — | — | 55.2% | +0.52 | 3–2 (60%) | 3–3 (50%) | 102.6 | -0.50 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | -1.46 | -0.89 | 0.908 | 48.1% | +45 | -270 | -78 | 42.7% | -0.55 | 7–8 (47%) | 3–7 (30%) | 96.3 | -0.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | +1.15 | — | 1852 | 136.6 | +2.34 | +0.33 | 1.107 | 52.1% | -30 | -215 | +27 | 52.4% | +0.27 | 10–10 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | 102.1 | +0.44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Keys | 1 | 1 | 2 | Mar 10, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jan 9, 2026 | H2H |
| Linda Noskova | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 3, 2025 | H2H |
| Daria Kasatkina | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sep 27, 2025 | H2H |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 26, 2025 | H2H |