Aoi Ito vs Kimberly BirrellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Aoi Ito and Kimberly Birrell have met 2 times since 2024; Kimberly Birrell leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Birrell leads 2–0. Birrell has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Ito has taken 0 sets to Birrell's 4. Their most recent meeting: Kimberly Birrell won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ito | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Aoi Ito | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 10/18 | 59% | 22/37 |
| Wins a set when losing | 24% | 6/25 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 14/43 | 41% | 26/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 5/15 | 44% | 14/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 44% | 11/25 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 30% | 3/10 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 15/17 | 88% | 29/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 10/17 | 67% | 22/33 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ito 0, Birrell 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ito
🪃 Counterpuncher
Birrell
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 1,750 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kimberly Birrell.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 1, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 20, 2024
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ito | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Aoi Ito | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 6/12 | 77% | 10/13 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 8% | 1/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ito | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–9 | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | +13.2% | +4.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.38u | +0.63u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ito | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | 2 |
| Events | 4 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 7 |
| Distance | 10,801 mi · 17,382 km | 592 mi · 952 km |
| Route | GEO → SGP → ROU → CZE | POR → ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Birrell has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Ito's 0%).
| Opponent | Ito | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Tjen | L 36 16 | L 46 36 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | L 26 46 | W 61 64 |
| Petra Marcinko | L 26 64 26 | W 36 76 63 |
| Harriet Dart | L 36 46 | L 64 36 36 |
| Yexin Ma | L 67 62 06 | L 67 46 |
| Alina Korneeva | L 26 16 | W 63 06 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Janice Tjen
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 12
Magdalena Frech
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Alycia Parks
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Kimberly Birrell
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Nao Hibino
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Sofya Lansere
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 19
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Ladies Open - Caldas da Rainha · 1st Round
Sep 15
Anastasia Gasanova
W50 Evora · Semifinals
Sep 12
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Aoi Ito
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Maya Joint
Korea Open - Seoul · Final
Sep 27
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Anna Bondar
Korea Open - Seoul · Semifinals
Sep 26
Ye Xin Ma
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Tamara Zidansek
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Ekaterina Alexandrova
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–63 matches
| Metric | Ito | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 42% | 59% |
| Sets won | 42% | 56% |
| Games won | 47% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ito | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ito | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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