Kimberly Birrell vs Tamara ZidansekPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Korea Open - Seoul
- Level
- WTA 250
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- September 20 · 9:00 PM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 2.33 or longer, Tamara Zidansek has won 30 of 82 (37%). The price implied 34%, so Tamara Zidansek has beaten it by 3 points.
At 1.55 or shorter, Kimberly Birrell has won 18 of 29 (62%). The price implied 66%, so Kimberly Birrell has fallen 4 points short of it.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Kimberly Birrell and Tamara Zidansek meet in the 1st Round of the Korea Open in Seoul on September 20, playing on hard court. Birrell ranks 56th in the world; Zidansek sits at 135th. The two have no prior meetings.
Zidansek has won 6 of her last 10 matches, while Birrell has won 2 of 10. On hard court, Zidansek's record stands at 13-7 (65%), compared to Birrell's 9-11 mark (45%). Both players have dropped recent matches against common opponent Yue Yuan, though Zidansek beat Lanlana Tararudee where Birrell fell.
Birrell operates primarily from the baseline, building points through consistent groundstrokes. Zidansek constructs points through reactive tennis, waiting for openings to attack off her opponent's pace. The match will test whether Birrell can sustain rallies and control from the baseline, or whether Zidansek's counterattacking timing will disrupt that rhythm on the hard court.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Birrell | Zidansek | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kimberly Birrell | Tamara Zidansek | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 18/31 | 55% | 18/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 11/27 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 24/58 | 43% | 23/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 11/29 | 48% | 12/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 16/27 | 69% | 18/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 8/20 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 24/28 | 83% | 25/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 60% | 18/30 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
🎯 Baseliner
Zidansek
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 639 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
First career meeting
Birrell and Zidansek have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Birrell | Zidansek | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kimberly Birrell | Tamara Zidansek | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 83% | 10/12 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 4/10 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 8% | 1/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Birrell | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–7 | 7–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -32.5% | +20.5% |
| Units P/L | -3.25u | +2.87u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Birrell | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 5 |
| Distance | 1,830 mi · 2,945 km | 3,889 mi · 6,258 km |
| Route | AUT → NED | NED → TUN |
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
Across 6 shared opponents, both Birrell and Zidansek posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Birrell | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Petra Marcinko | W 36 76 63 | W 63 75 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 46 | L 16 06 |
| Yue Yuan | L 36 26 | L 36 16 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | L 46 67 | W 76 26 63 |
| Joanna Garland | W 67 63 75 | L 26 46 |
| Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty | W 75 76 | W 63 46 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Yexin Ma
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Yexin Ma
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 28
Sorana Cirstea
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Tessa Johanna Brockmann
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 1st Round
Sep 7
Maria Timofeeva
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Bianca Andreescu
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Laura Samson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Alevtina Ibragimova
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 1st Round
Jul 21
Paula Badosa
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · Semifinals
Jul 18
Petra Marcinko
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–58 matches
| Metric | Birrell | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 62% |
| Sets won | 52% | 57% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |