Katie Volynets vs Kimberly BirrellPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Katie Volynets
#77 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Title3 meetings · sets 3–5
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#60 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Katie Volynets and Kimberly Birrell have met 3 times since 2026; Kimberly Birrell leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Birrell leads 2–0. Across all meetings Volynets has taken 3 sets to Birrell's 5. Their most recent meeting: Kimberly Birrell won at Korea Open - Seoul (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Volynets | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Katie Volynets | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 29/43 | 59% | 20/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 46% | 12/26 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 26/69 | 42% | 25/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 22/46 | 42% | 13/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 48% | 10/21 | 62% | 16/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 8/12 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 33/38 | 87% | 26/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 29/38 | 67% | 20/30 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Volynets 0, Birrell 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Volynets
🪃 Counterpuncher
Birrell
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 625 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kimberly Birrell.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Sep 26, 2026
Korea Open - Seoul
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 14, 2026
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham
G Grass · 3rd Round Qualifying
Feb 14, 2026
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Volynets | Birrell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Katie Volynets | Kimberly Birrell | ||
| 1 or more | 53% | 9/17 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 3 or more | 12% | 2/17 | 30% | 3/10 |
| 5 or more | 6% | 1/17 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Volynets | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–4 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | +6.8% | -34.1% |
| Units P/L | +1.15u | -3.41u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Volynets | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 5 |
| Distance | 6,948 mi · 11,182 km | 6,868 mi · 11,053 km |
| Route | ESP → NED → POR | NED → POR |
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
Volynets has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Birrell's 50%).
| Opponent | Volynets | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 63 60 | L 26 26 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 63 76 | W 61 64 |
| Tereza Valentova | W 63 75 | W |
| Darja Vidmanova | L 46 76 16 | L 67 36 |
| Katie Boulter | L 57 60 46 | L 57 67 |
| Viktorija Golubic | W 75 26 76 | L 67 46 |
| Unknown Player | W 60 63 | L 67 46 |
| Tatjana Maria | L 26 46 | W 64 36 75 |
| Alina Korneeva | W 61 64 | W 63 06 62 |
| Mccartney Kessler | W 63 63 | W 67 76 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kimberly Birrell
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Kamilla Rakhimova
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Elvina Kalieva
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Oksana Selekhmeteva
Philly Open - Philadelphia · Semifinals
Aug 29
Tereza Valentova
Philly Open - Philadelphia · Final
Aug 29
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Mia Pohankova
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 2nd Round
Aug 25
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
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
Petra Marcinko
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
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
Matchup videos
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–69 matches
| Metric | Volynets | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 57% |
| Sets won | 60% | 54% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Volynets | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Volynets | Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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