Clervie Ngounoue vs Kimberly BirrellWashington Qualifying Round 1

Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#335WTA
1510ELO
1484Hard ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2025
hard
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ngounoue C.
0-6 6-4 6-3
Birrell K.
Ngounoue C.
0662
Birrell K.
6431

Clervie Ngounoue defeated Kimberly Birrell 0-6 6-4 6-3 in the Washington qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ngounoue C.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Ngounoue C.

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

Ngounoue C.Birrell K.
Serve
22
Return
43

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
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.0Hard Elo 1484
Surface ELO
8.0+268 Hard Elo edge
2.2Overall Elo 1510
ELO gap
7.8Overall Elo 1754
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
7.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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·Even
94
96

Ngounoue C.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d) · Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast