Kaia Kanepi vs Kimberly Birrell — Brisbane Qualifying Round 1

Brisbane · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#74WTA
1752ELO
1751Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW

Kaia Kanepi defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-1 6-3 in the Brisbane qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Kimberly Birrell in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Kanepi K.
662
Birrell K.
13–

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenR128hardKimberly Birrell3-6 7-6(4) 6-1

Statistics

Recent form
Kanepi K.Birrell K.
57%1st serve in+7%64%
67%1st serve points won+4%63%
44%2nd serve points won+2%42%
57%Service points won+1%56%
41%Return points won+5%46%
53%Break points saved+3%56%
2.6Aces / match+0.71.9
3.5Double faults / match+2.35.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Sasnovich A.
Monova P.
3-67-56-2
Kanepi K.
Watson H.
6-46-1
Brady J.
Ahn K.
6-16-4
Bondarenko K.
Yastremska D.
6-24-66-4
Aiava D.
Mchale C.
7-56-1
Bouzkova M.
Golubic V.
4-66-16-2
Dart H.
Petkovic A.
7-56-2
Potapova A.
Muchova K.
1-67-656-0
Q2
Yastremska D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
W/O
Monova P.
Pera B.
6-36-746-3
Brady J.
Falconi I.
6-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Fourlis J.
7-56-1
Ahn K.
Hon P.
6-36-4
Watson H.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Kanepi K.
Tomic S.
6-16-4
Sasnovich A.
Wallace I.
6-36-1
Bouzkova M.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Yastremska D.
6-25-1
Aiava D.
Minella M.
6-746-27-67
Mchale C.
Tomova V.
6-46-3
Golubic V.
Frech M.
6-46-4
Dart H.
Baindl K.
2-66-17-67
Petkovic A.
Hradecka L.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Hives Z.
6-34-67-5
Q1
Monova P.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Lao D.
7-56-3
Fourlis J.
Lim A.
1-66-36-2
Hon P.
Stollar F.
6-36-4
Doi M.
Zidansek T.
7-6106-4
Sasnovich A.
Boserup J.
6-16-4
Bondarenko K.
Bains N.
6-16-4
Ahn K.
Lottner A.
7-56-1
Tomic S.
Day K.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Birrell K.
6-16-3
Wallace I.
Patterson T.
4-66-36-4
Pera B.
Rogowska O.
4-67-57-65
Falconi I.
Dolehide C.
4-66-26-4
Brady J.
Cabrera L.
7-56-1
Yastremska D.
Lapko V.
6-26-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Tomova V.
7-646-3
Hradecka L.
Danilovic O.
6-46-3
Bouzkova M.
Perrin C.
7-56-4
Kostyuk M.
Watson H.
6-736-26-3
Mchale C.
Krunic A.
6-36-0
Tomova V.
Brady J.
4-67-686-2
Aiava D.
King V.
6-36-4
Minella M.
Nara K.
3-66-17-69
Yastremska D.
Lepchenko V.
3-66-16-4
Muchova K.
Cabrera L.
6-26-2
Hives Z.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-36-2
Potapova A.
Gibbs N.
5-76-36-2
Petkovic A.
Zhuk S.
6-23-66-2
Dart H.
Dolehide C.
6-06-2
Golubic V.
Bains N.
6-36-0
Frech M.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Baindl K.
Kiick A.
6-46-4