Donna Vekic vs Kimberly BirrellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ญ๐ทDonna Vekic
#36 ยท 29 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4 meetings ยท sets 5โ4

๐ฆ๐บKimberly Birrell
#40 ยท 28 yrs ยท Right-Handed
TitleDonna Vekic and Kimberly Birrell have met 4 times since 2019; they are level 2โ2. Their first meeting came at Australian Open in 2019 on hard. On hard courts Birrell leads 2โ1. Across all meetings Vekic has taken 5 sets to Birrell's 4. Their most recent meeting: Kimberly Birrell won at Chennai Open - Chennai (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vekic | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donna Vekic | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 22/29 | 59% | 22/37 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 11/22 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 18/51 | 41% | 26/63 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 17/34 | 44% | 14/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 76% | 13/17 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 6/12 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 27/37 | 88% | 29/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 22/37 | 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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 2, Birrell 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
๐ค Servebot
Birrell
๐น Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
๐ค Servebot vs ๐น Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 728 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Oct 31, 2025
Chennai Open - Chennai
H Hard ยท Quarterfinals
Jun 30, 2025
Wimbledon - London
G Grass ยท 1st Round
Aug 26, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Jan 16, 2019
Australian Open
H Hard ยท Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Vekic | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Donna Vekic | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 77% | 10/13 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 5 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 8% | 1/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Vekic | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2โ6 | 7โ6 |
| Avg odds | 2.61 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -56.3% | +4.8% |
| Units P/L | -4.50u | +0.63u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 7 |
| Distance | 2,779 mi ยท 4,472 km | 592 mi ยท 952 km |
| Route | SGP โ ROU | POR โ 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 ยท Last 12 months
Vekic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Birrell's 40%).
| Opponent | Vekic | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzkova | W 76 63 | L 46 46 |
| Katie Volynets | W 63 36 64 | W 26 62 75 |
| Ann Li | L 75 67 46 | L 64 67 46 |
| Petra Marcinko | W 63 64 | W 36 76 63 |
| Talia Gibson | W 62 46 63 | L 46 63 36 |
| Xinyu Wang | L 63 16 46 | L 67 46 |
| Viktorija Golubic | L 75 26 36 | L 67 46 |
| Katie Boulter | W 61 63 | L 57 67 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 64 26 36 | W 16 63 63 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 46 26 | W 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round
Oct 5
Lin Zhu
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Xin Yu Wang
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Ann Li
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Talia Gibson
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Aug 30
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey ยท 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 2nd Round
Aug 4
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Aoi Ito
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round
Oct 1
Maya Joint
Korea Open - Seoul ยท Final
Sep 27
Anna Bondar
Korea Open - Seoul ยท Semifinals
Sep 26
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul ยท Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Ye Xin Ma
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 2nd Round
Sep 24
Tamara Zidansek
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Ekaterina Alexandrova
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 51โ63 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 59% |
| Sets won | 57% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vekic | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vekic | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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