Kamilla Rakhimova vs Kimberly BirrellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇿Kamilla Rakhimova
#69 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 5–2
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
TitleKamilla Rakhimova and Kimberly Birrell have met 3 times since 2024; Kamilla Rakhimova leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at China Open - Beijing in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Rakhimova leads 2–1. Across all meetings Rakhimova has taken 5 sets to Birrell's 2. Their most recent meeting: Kamilla Rakhimova won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rakhimova | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kamilla Rakhimova | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 16/28 | 59% | 22/37 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 10/30 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 22/58 | 41% | 26/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 12/26 | 44% | 14/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 16/31 | 62% | 18/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 37% | 7/19 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 22/25 | 88% | 29/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 16/25 | 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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rakhimova 2, Birrell 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rakhimova
🎾 All-Court
Birrell
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 53% vs 🎾 All-Court across 244 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kimberly Birrell.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 13, 2026
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 11, 2026
Austin 125 - Austin
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 26, 2024
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rakhimova | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kamilla Rakhimova | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 12/15 | 77% | 10/13 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 3/15 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 3/15 | 8% | 1/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rakhimova | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–8 | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.92 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | +3.7% | +4.8% |
| Units P/L | +0.63u | +0.63u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rakhimova | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 7 |
| Distance | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km | 592 mi · 952 km |
| Route | POR → 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 (70% vs Rakhimova's 50%).
| Opponent | Rakhimova | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Volynets | L 36 06 | W 26 62 75 |
| Anna Bondar | W 63 75 | W 75 26 61 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 63 60 | W 61 64 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 76 62 | W 63 76 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 46 06 | W 16 63 63 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 46 46 | L 36 46 |
| Alina Korneeva | W 61 61 | W 63 06 62 |
| Ann Li | L 64 26 36 | L 64 67 46 |
| Harriet Dart | W 57 61 75 | L 64 36 36 |
| Tatjana Maria | L 46 36 | W 64 36 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Han Shi
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Sofia Kenin
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Iva Jovic
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Leylah Fernandez
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Marina Bassols Ribera
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Polina Kudermetova
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Aryna Sabalenka
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
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 · 58–63 matches
| Metric | Rakhimova | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 59% |
| Sets won | 48% | 56% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rakhimova | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rakhimova | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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