Kimberly Birrell vs Saisai ZhengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#69 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
41 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Saisai Zheng
Unranked · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
48wKimberly Birrell and Saisai Zheng have met 1 time since 2024; Kimberly Birrell leads 1–0. Across all meetings Birrell has taken 2 sets to Zheng's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kimberly Birrell won at Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Birrell | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kimberly Birrell | Saisai Zheng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 15/26 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 10/24 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 21/50 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 9/25 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 14/23 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 37% | 7/19 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 20/24 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Birrell 1, Zheng 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
💥 Big Hitter
Zheng
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 330 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kimberly Birrell.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 15, 2024
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka
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 | Birrell | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | - |
| ROI % | -36.5% | - |
| Units P/L | -5.11u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Birrell | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Birrell has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zheng's 0%).
| Opponent | Birrell | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | W 64 36 75 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Tatjana Maria
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round
Sep 29
Erika Andreeva
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 14
Ons Jabeur
Brisbane · Round of 64
Jan 1
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang · 2nd Round
Oct 30
Jana Fett
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang · 1st Round
Oct 29
Kimberly Birrell
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Osaka · 1st Round
Oct 15
Jana Fett
Thailand Open - Hua Hin · 1st Round
Sep 17
Jessika Ponchet
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–50 matches
| Metric | Birrell | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 0% |
| Sets won | 51% | 0% |
| Games won | 51% | 29% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Birrell | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Birrell | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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