Kimberly Birrell vs Joanna GarlandChennai Semi-final

Chennai · WTA · Semi-final
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2025
hard
#197WTA
1536ELO
1546Hard ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Birrell K.
6-7 6-3 7-5
Garland J.
Birrell K.
62672
Garland J.
77351

Kimberly Birrell defeated Joanna Garland 6-7 6-3 7-5 in the Chennai semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Garland J.

Garland J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Serve advantage — Garland J.

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.Garland J.
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%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
52%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.1+206 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1546
6.7Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1536
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
4.8
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.3
4.0
3-set count
7.0
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·Even
96
100

Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Garland J.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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