Kimberly Birrell vs Yue YuanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Title4 meetings · sets 4–5
🇨🇳Yue Yuan
#141 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Kimberly Birrell and Yue Yuan have met 4 times since 2025; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at ATX Open - Austin in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Birrell leads 2–0. Across all meetings Birrell has taken 4 sets to Yuan's 5. Their most recent meeting: Yue Yuan won at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Birrell | Yuan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kimberly Birrell | Yue Yuan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 59% | 22/37 | 54% | 13/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 11/26 | 57% | 17/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 26/63 | 52% | 28/54 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | 31% | 10/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 62% | 18/29 | 68% | 15/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 9/20 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 29/33 | 63% | 17/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 22/33 | 48% | 13/27 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Birrell 1, Yuan 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Birrell
🏹 Frontrunner
Yuan
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,247 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 4, 2026
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 17, 2026
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 12, 2025
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch
G Grass · 2nd Round
Feb 24, 2025
ATX Open - Austin
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Birrell | Yuan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kimberly Birrell | Yue Yuan | ||
| 1 or more | 77% | 10/13 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 23% | 3/13 | 20% | 2/10 |
| 5 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Birrell | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 2.46 |
| ROI % | +4.8% | -37.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.63u | -4.49u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Birrell | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 4 |
| Distance | 592 mi · 952 km | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | POR → ROU | POR → 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 (63% vs Yuan's 50%).
| Opponent | Birrell | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Oleksandra Oliynykova | L 36 60 67 | W 62 63 |
| Tamara Zidansek | W 76 64 | W 63 61 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | L 16 62 36 | L 36 36 |
| Renata Zarazua | W 62 62 | W 64 64 |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 16 61 63 | L 63 46 16 |
| Harriet Dart | L 64 36 36 | L 75 46 26 |
| Oksana Selekhmeteva | W 61 64 | L 46 36 |
| Rebecca Sramkova | W 64 36 63 | W 46 75 61 |
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
Anna Bondar
Korea Open - Seoul · Semifinals
Sep 26
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
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
Caty Mcnally
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Mirra Andreeva
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Oleksandra Oliynykova
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Dayeon Back
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Mary Stoiana
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Hanyu Guo
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Julia Avdeeva
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–63 matches
| Metric | Birrell | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 44% |
| Sets won | 56% | 48% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Birrell | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Birrell | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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