Kimberly Birrell vs Sonay Kartal — W100 Ilkley Quarter-final

W100 Ilkley · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#83WTA
1752ELO
1612Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2024
grass
GBR
Sonay Kartal
#62WTA
1874ELO
1732Grass ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kimberly Birrell defeated Sonay Kartal 7-6 7-5 in the W100 Ilkley quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sonay Kartal came in ranked #62, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Kimberly Birrell had arrived on a 4-match winning run. Kimberly Birrell claimed a first win over Sonay Kartal in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Birrell K.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kartal S.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Grass Elo 1612
Surface ELO
6.3+120 Grass Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1752
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1874
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.0
Surface form
1.8
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Birrell K.
7772
Kartal S.
645–

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeR128claySonay Kartal4-6 6-3 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Birrell K.Kartal S.
64%1st serve in+2%66%
63%1st serve points won+4%67%
42%2nd serve points won+12%54%
56%Service points won+6%62%
46%Return points won46%
56%Break points saved+5%51%
1.9Aces / match+12.9
5.8Double faults / match+50.8

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

Draw

Final
Marino R.
Ponchet J.
4-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Marino R.
Birrell K.
7-54-66-4
Ponchet J.
Jacquemot E.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Birrell K.
Kartal S.
7-647-5
Marino R.
Snigur D.
6-36-3
Jacquemot E.
Stakusic M.
6-47-63
Ponchet J.
Mcdonald E.
7-56-1
R16
Birrell K.
Tan H.
6-46-3
Kartal S.
Miyazaki Y.
6-26-4
Marino R.
Stoiber R.
6-17-60
Snigur D.
Joint M.
6-46-2
Stakusic M.
Preston T.
6-16-2
Jacquemot E.
Paquet C.
6-37-5
Mcdonald E.
Tararudee L.
6-756-46-1
Ponchet J.
Banks A.
4-66-36-4
R32
Birrell K.
Bai Z.
6-766-24-0
Tan H.
Bolkvadze M.
4-66-47-5
Kartal S.
Aiava D.
6-37-64
Miyazaki Y.
Ruse E.
2-67-677-63
Marino R.
Kessler M.
4-66-36-3
Stoiber R.
Jamrichova R.
4-67-57-65
Joint M.
Waltert S.
6-13-67-68
Snigur D.
Oz I.
6-26-1
Preston T.
Mandlik E.
4-67-56-1
Stakusic M.
Kawa K.
6-16-3
Jacquemot E.
Parrizas Diaz N.
3-66-26-3
Paquet C.
Klugman H.
6-27-66
Mcdonald E.
Hartono A.
7-655-76-2
Tararudee L.
Xu M.
6-16-4
Ponchet J.
Baindl K.
6-26-3
Banks A.
Hontama M.
6-16-2