Kimberly Birrell vs Sonay KartalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#69 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
41 meeting · sets 1–2
🇬🇧Sonay Kartal
#123 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
25wKimberly Birrell and Sonay Kartal have met 1 time since 2025; Sonay Kartal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Birrell has taken 1 sets to Kartal's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sonay Kartal won at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Birrell | Kartal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kimberly Birrell | Sonay Kartal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 15/26 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 10/24 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 21/50 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 9/25 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 14/23 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 37% | 7/19 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 20/24 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 15/24 | 69% | 9/13 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Birrell 0, Kartal 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
💥 Big Hitter
Kartal
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Kimberly Birrell and Sonay Kartal are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,096 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 6, 2025
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Birrell | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–9 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.85 | - |
| ROI % | -36.5% | - |
| Units P/L | -5.11u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Birrell | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Kartal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Birrell's 25%).
| Opponent | Birrell | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Magda Linette | L 62 16 26 | L 46 63 36 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | L 46 67 | W 64 64 |
| Ella Seidel | W 76 61 | W 63 61 |
| Janice Tjen | L 46 36 | W 61 67 63 |
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
Madison Keys
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 3rd Round
Mar 9
Emma Navarro
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 7
Lanlana Tararudee
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 5
Magda Linette
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 1st Round
Feb 8
Sara Bejlek
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · Quarterfinals
Feb 5
Renata Zarazua
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 2nd Round
Feb 4
Cristina Bucsa
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 1st Round
Feb 2
Anna Kalinskaya
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–50 matches
| Metric | Birrell | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 65% |
| Sets won | 51% | 63% |
| Games won | 51% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Birrell | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Birrell | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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