Ena Shibahara vs Kimberly BirrellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇯🇵Ena Shibahara
#481 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
22w2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#69 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
4Ena Shibahara and Kimberly Birrell have met 2 times since 2024; Ena Shibahara leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Shibahara leads 2–0. Shibahara has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Shibahara has taken 4 sets to Birrell's 1. Their most recent meeting: Ena Shibahara won at ATX Open - Austin (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shibahara | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ena Shibahara | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 40% | 2/5 | 58% | 15/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 2/9 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 5/14 | 42% | 21/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/6 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 2/6 | 61% | 14/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 3/4 | 83% | 20/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 2/4 | 63% | 15/24 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shibahara 1, Birrell 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shibahara
🤖 Servebot
Birrell
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Feb 26, 2025
ATX Open - Austin
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 10, 2024
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shibahara | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–9 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.85 |
| ROI % | - | -36.5% |
| Units P/L | - | -5.11u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shibahara | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | — | CAN → POL → AUT |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Misaki Matsuda
W100 Luan 1 · 1st Round
Apr 1
Yidi Yang
W50 Maanshan 1 · 1st Round
Mar 25
Claire Liu
W75 Kofu 1 · 1st Round
Mar 18
Hayu Kinoshita
W75 Kyoto 1 · Final
Mar 15
Yi Chi Ma
W75 Kyoto 1 · Semifinals
Mar 14
Ye Xin Ma
W75 Kyoto · Semifinals
Mar 14
Haruka Kaji
W75 Kyoto 1 · Quarterfinals
Mar 13
Kurea Hayasaka
W75 Kyoto 1 · 2nd Round
Mar 12
Darja Vidmanova
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Kamilla Rakhimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 2
Yexin Ma
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Sorana Cirstea
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Alina Korneeva
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Petra Marcinko
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Barbora Krejcikova
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 23
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 14–50 matches
| Metric | Shibahara | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 36% | 52% |
| Sets won | 36% | 51% |
| Games won | 43% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shibahara | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shibahara | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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