Greet Minnen vs Kimberly Birrell — Birmingham Quarter-final
Greet Minnen defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #41.
Key context
- Match story: Greet Minnen closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMinnen G. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsMinnen G. and Birrell K. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Minnen G. went 5–4 (56%) against them, Birrell K. 5–4 (56%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
5–456%Minnen G. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents5–456%Birrell K. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–10Sets10–9
86–87Games92–95
0–1Tiebreaks5–1
2–0Deciding sets1–0
vs Potapova A.#25W7-5 2-6 6-4Beijing · hardW7-6 6-2Brisbane · hard
vs Fernandez L.#26L1-6 2-6Doha · hardL1-6 2-6Hong Kong · hard
vs Parry D.#31L4-6 2-6Osaka · hardL3-6 6-7Nottingham · grass
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vs Vekic D.#40L5-7 1-6US Open · hardL4-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Yuan Y.#135L6-7 1-6Guangzhou · hardW7-6 7-6Austin · hard
vs Lamens S.#215W6-1 6-0Austin · hardL0-6 4-6Osaka · hard- vs Hartono A.#662W6-4 6-2Birmingham 125 · grassW6-1 7-6(6)Wimbledon · grass
- vs Andreescu B.#172Hard to compareW6-3 6-0Osaka · hardW6-2 6-2Vic 125 · clay
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchMinnen G.Birrell K.1 781ELO1 8461 597Grass ELO1 4985–5Last 107–327Age27RightPlaysRightCareer $3.5M2026 $197KEarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.0M
Cite this
Greet Minnen beat Kimberly Birrell 6-3 5-7 6-3. Umpiry, "Greet Minnen vs Kimberly Birrell — Birmingham Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-06-07/birrell-vs-minnen-birmingham-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 7 June 2025).