Sonay Kartal vs Kimberly BirrellDoha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#83WTA
1874ELO
1833Hard ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026
hard
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Kartal S.
7-5 6-3
Birrell K.
Kartal S.
762
Birrell K.
53

Sonay Kartal defeated Kimberly Birrell 7-5 6-3 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sonay Kartal came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sonay Kartal extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sonay Kartal closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeR128claySonay Kartal4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kartal S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kartal S.

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

Kartal S.Birrell K.
59
Serve
22
37
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
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
50%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
0.8
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+81 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1752
6.2Overall Elo 1874
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1754
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.2
Surface form
5.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
8.0
Prev. match
4.0
Context
6.0
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

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Freshness·
92

Birrell K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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