Kimberly Birrell vs Oksana SelekhmetevaAustralian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2025
hard
#91WTA
1670ELO
1660Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Birrell K.
6-3 6-7 6-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Birrell K.
66462
Selekhmeteva O.
37741

Kimberly Birrell defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-3 6-7 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #72, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kimberly Birrell extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR128hardKimberly Birrell6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Selekhmeteva O.

Selekhmeteva O.serving56% hold

wins 53% 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.Selekhmeteva O.
22
Serve
43
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.8
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
66
Break points saved·Even
77
76
Break points won·Clear edge
83
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
5

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+91 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Hard Elo 1660
6.0Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1670
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
6.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
0.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
94
82

Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Selekhmeteva O.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

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