Greet Minnen vs Kimberly BirrellBirmingham 125 Quarter-final

Birmingham 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#180WTA
1723ELO
1678Grass ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
grass
#65WTA
1754ELO
1602Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Minnen G.
6-3 5-7 6-3
Birrell K.
Minnen G.
6562
Birrell K.
3731

Greet Minnen defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Birmingham 125 quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65, but Greet Minnen had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 10 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Greet Minnen closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Minnen G.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Minnen G.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (72 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
78
65
Break points saved·Even
80
77
Break points won·Slight edge
90
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
65
Tiebreaks·Even
81
77

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.4+76 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Grass Elo 1602
4.0Overall Elo 1723
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1754
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
7.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
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·Dominant
69
96

Minnen G.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 86 games (7d) · Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast