Kimberly Birrell vs Ella SeidelAustin 125 1 Round of 32

Austin 125 1 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#65WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
hard
#99WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
Birrell K.
7-6 6-1
Seidel E.
Birrell K.
7962
Seidel E.
671

Kimberly Birrell defeated Ella Seidel 7-6 6-1 in the Austin 125 1 round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #65.

Key context

  • Match story: Kimberly Birrell came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

Seidel E.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

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

Birrell K.Seidel E.
22
Serve
20
43
Return
9

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
42%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
52
Break points saved·Even
77
77
Break points won·Clear edge
83
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
40
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
89

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.6+138 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1614
6.5Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1616
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
4.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
Minutes 14d
9.3
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
99

Birrell K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Seidel E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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