Kimberly Birrell vs Viktorija GolubicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Title2 meetings · sets 2–2
🇨🇭Viktorija Golubic
#72 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
3Kimberly Birrell and Viktorija Golubic have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells in 2025 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Birrell has taken 2 sets to Golubic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Viktorija Golubic won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Birrell | Golubic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kimberly Birrell | Viktorija Golubic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 59% | 22/37 | 48% | 16/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 11/26 | 44% | 12/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 26/63 | 48% | 29/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 62% | 18/29 | 56% | 18/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 9/20 | 25% | 4/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 29/33 | 84% | 27/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 22/33 | 50% | 16/32 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Birrell 1, Golubic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
🏹 Frontrunner
Golubic
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 1,750 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kimberly Birrell.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 2, 2026
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 6, 2025
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Birrell | Golubic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kimberly Birrell | Viktorija Golubic | ||
| 1 or more | 77% | 10/13 | 36% | 4/11 |
| 3 or more | 23% | 3/13 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 5 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Birrell | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 3.00 |
| ROI % | +4.8% | -14.2% |
| Units P/L | +0.63u | -1.56u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Birrell | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 4 |
| Distance | 592 mi · 952 km | 654 mi · 1,053 km |
| Route | POR → ROU | ROU → CZE |
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
Birrell has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Golubic's 40%).
| Opponent | Birrell | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzkova | L 46 46 | L 67 36 |
| Peyton Stearns | W 75 60 | W 64 36 63 |
| Maya Joint | W 64 62 | W 75 62 |
| Katie Volynets | W 26 62 75 | L 57 62 67 |
| Anna Bondar | W 75 26 61 | L 26 36 |
| Janice Tjen | L 46 36 | L 67 75 57 |
| Donna Vekic | W 64 60 | W 57 62 63 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 46 | L 26 62 26 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 63 76 | L 76 36 26 |
| Ann Li | L 64 67 46 | W 63 26 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Aoi Ito
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Maya Joint
Korea Open - Seoul · Final
Sep 27
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Anna Bondar
Korea Open - Seoul · Semifinals
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
Daria Kasatkina
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Linda Noskova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Peyton Stearns
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Elvina Kalieva
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Diane Parry
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Janice Tjen
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Alycia Parks
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Iga Swiatek
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–63 matches
| Metric | Birrell | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 55% |
| Sets won | 56% | 52% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Birrell | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Birrell | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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