Kimberly Birrell vs Sara Saito — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2025
hard
JPN
Sara Saito
#281WTA
1393ELO
1395Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWW
Birrell K.
7-6 6-2
Saito S.
Birrell K.
7762
Saito S.
642–

Kimberly Birrell defeated Sara Saito 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kimberly Birrell extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-14OsakaQFhardKimberly Birrell7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Saito S.

Saito S.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Birrell K.Saito S.
22
Serve
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43
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Birrell K.Saito S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
40%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.9
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Birrell K.
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Saito S.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.9+357 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.1Hard Elo 1395
10.0Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
0.0Overall Elo 1393
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.4
Surface form
6.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Birrell K.Saito S.
Freshness·
96
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Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Aiava D.
Lys E.
6-12-66-4
Zidansek T.
Monnet C.
6-35-76-3
Wei S.
Stojanovic N.
4-66-47-69
Fett J.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-37-66
Golubic V.
Vickery S.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Dart H.
6-47-5
Chwalinska M.
Fruhvirtova B.
6-36-4
Riera J.
Inglis M.
4-66-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Micic E.
6-47-5
Snigur D.
Masarova R.
7-56-2
Bejlek S.
Teichmann J.
7-56-3
Birrell K.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-36-746-4
Todoni A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Jeanjean L.
Janicijevic S.
6-37-65
Ruse E.
Bektas E.
6-27-5
Erjavec V.
Martic P.
6-26-1
Q2
Golubic V.
Pigossi L.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Ishii S.
7-626-4
Riera J.
Bulgaru M.
6-46-4
Snigur D.
Palicova B.
6-31-0
Bejlek S.
Zakharova A.
6-46-4
Wei S.
Korpatsch T.
6-36-3
Zidansek T.
Serban R.
6-26-2
Hibino N.
Makarova E.
6-36-746-1
Teichmann J.
Jones F.
4-67-6136-3
Birrell K.
Hon P.
6-43-66-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Sharma A.
6-32-66-4
Lys E.
Rodionova A.
7-56-4
Dart H.
Preston T.
6-776-16-2
Masarova R.
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Ciric Bagaric L.
Bjorklund M.
6-24-66-4
Fett J.
Kraus S.
6-07-69
Fruhvirtova B.
Errani S.
6-06-2
Chwalinska M.
Benoit M.
6-13-66-1
Inglis M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-36-3
Kudermetova P.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-4
Micic E.
Astakhova D.
6-23-1
Aiava D.
Udvardy P.
6-46-1
Stojanovic N.
Montgomery R.
6-46-756-3
Todoni A.
Romero Gormaz L.
6-36-2
Lepchenko V.
Watson H.
3-66-36-1
Monnet C.
Jamrichova R.
7-626-1
Janicijevic S.
Bolkvadze M.
6-46-2
Jeanjean L.
Seidel E.
5-76-46-2
Ruse E.
Friedsam A.
3-66-36-4
Bektas E.
Timofeeva M.
7-653-67-5
Martic P.
Gao X.
3-67-656-4
Erjavec V.
Sawangkaew M.
6-26-3
Q1
Fruhvirtova B.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-2
Palicova B.
Waltert S.
7-57-65
Snigur D.
Arango E.
3-67-56-3
Zakharova A.
Okamura K.
7-666-0
Bejlek S.
Von Deichmann K.
6-03-66-2
Romero Gormaz L.
Stefanini L.
6-33-66-4
Bektas E.
Hartono A.
6-23-66-1
Sawangkaew M.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-17-5
Riera J.
Boskovic L.
4-66-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Bandecchi S.
6-17-5
Masarova R.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-766-36-1
Teichmann J.
Shi H.
5-76-26-2
Birrell K.
Saito S.
7-646-2
Hon P.
Arconada U.
6-36-756-4
Sharma A.
Hontama M.
3-66-36-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Galfi D.
6-43-66-4
Aiava D.
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Udvardy P.
Ercan M.
6-06-3
Rodionova A.
Falei A.
6-37-5
Monnet C.
Semenistaja D.
6-43-66-2
Bjorklund M.
Parks A.
6-26-3
Ciric Bagaric L.
Sierra S.
6-27-5
Kraus S.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Fett J.
Eala A.
7-56-2
Golubic V.
Soboleva A.
6-36-3
Pigossi L.
Maristany Zuleta De Reales G.
6-36-1
Vickery S.
Konjuh A.
7-673-66-0
Ishii S.
Ito A.
6-36-4
Dart H.
Cabrera L.
6-27-65
Preston T.
Barthel M.
6-16-2
Makarova E.
Noha Akugue N.
6-26-3
Hibino N.
Stakusic M.
7-656-1
Errani S.
Korneeva A.
2-66-36-3
Benoit M.
Miyazaki Y.
5-76-47-68
Chwalinska M.
Salkova D.
7-635-77-610
Sorribes Tormo S.
Fourlis J.
7-655-76-4
Inglis M.
Jacquemot E.
6-36-2
Bulgaru M.
Pedone G.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Chirico L.
6-26-4
Micic E.
Pridankina E.
6-33-67-5
Astakhova D.
Shibahara E.
1-66-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Smith T.
6-26-2
Jones F.
Fruhvirtova L.
7-56-4
Lys E.
Vandewinkel H.
6-46-3
Montgomery R.
Hercog P.
6-26-1
Stojanovic N.
Naef C.
6-46-3
Korpatsch T.
Brancaccio N.
6-23-66-4
Wei S.
Sasnovich A.
7-54-66-3
Todoni A.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-14-66-4
Watson H.
Radivojevic L.
7-56-7146-2
Lepchenko V.
Chang H.
6-16-3
Jamrichova R.
Leonard M.
6-37-5
Zidansek T.
Tararudee L.
6-04-66-4
Serban R.
Ponchet J.
7-656-0
Janicijevic S.
Zhu L.
6-31-66-2
Bolkvadze M.
Ruzic A.
3-66-36-3
Jeanjean L.
Glushko L.
1-66-26-1
Seidel E.
Liu C.
7-56-2
Ruse E.
Kung L.
6-16-1
Friedsam A.
Bolsova A.
6-46-1
Timofeeva M.
Tubello A.
6-44-67-5
Martic P.
Hule P.
6-27-66
Gao X.
Koevermans A.
6-06-0
Erjavec V.
Subasic A.
6-26-3