Kimberly Birrell vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#69 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
41 meeting · sets 2–0
🇺🇸Sofia Kenin
#110 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Kimberly Birrell and Sofia Kenin have met 1 time since 2025; Kimberly Birrell leads 1–0. Across all meetings Birrell has taken 2 sets to Kenin's 0. Their most recent meeting: Kimberly Birrell won at Rothesay International - Eastbourne (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Birrell | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kimberly Birrell | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 15/26 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 10/24 | 38% | 9/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 21/50 | 42% | 15/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 9/25 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 14/23 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 37% | 7/19 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 20/24 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 15/24 | 43% | 6/14 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Birrell 1, Kenin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
💥 Big Hitter
Kenin
🎯 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
Jun 24, 2025
Rothesay International - Eastbourne
G Grass · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Birrell | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kimberly Birrell | Sofia Kenin | ||
| 1 or more | 90% | 9/10 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 5/10 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Birrell | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–9 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | 3.27 |
| ROI % | -36.5% | -32.7% |
| Units P/L | -5.11u | -2.94u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Birrell | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | POL |
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 (40% vs Kenin's 20%).
| Opponent | Birrell | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Viktorija Golubic | L 67 46 | L 26 64 36 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 16 36 | L 26 64 67 |
| Petra Marcinko | L 16 46 | W 76 64 |
| Peyton Stearns | W 75 60 | L 36 36 |
| Mccartney Kessler | W 67 76 60 | L 16 06 |
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
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Emma Navarro
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Amanda Anisimova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Petra Marcinko
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Daria Snigur
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Viktorija Golubic
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 1st Round
Jun 16
Viktorija Golubic
Nottingham
Jun 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–50 matches
| Metric | Birrell | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 33% |
| Sets won | 51% | 38% |
| Games won | 51% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Birrell | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Birrell | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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