Kimberly Birrell vs Kamilla Rakhimova — Austin Round of 16
Kimberly Birrell defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 1-6 6-2 in the Austin round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #41. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Birrell closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBirrell K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsBirrell K. and Rakhimova K. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Birrell K. went 5–5 (50%) against them, Rakhimova K. 4–6 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
5–550%Birrell K. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents4–640%Rakhimova K. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
12–11Sets12–14
115–99Games107–118
0–2Tiebreaks0–1
1–2Deciding sets2–4
vs Stearns P.#36L7-5 3-6 4-6Madrid · clayW6-3 6-4Eastbourne · grass
vs Wang X.#38W7-5 6-7 6-1s Hertogenbosch · grassW6-3 6-2Rome · clay
vs Blinkova A.#89W6-2 6-1Cincinnati · hardL2-6 3-6Nottingham · grass
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- vs Selekhmeteva O.#101W6-1 6-4Indian Wells · hardL2-6 5-7Austin · hard
vs Lamens S.#215W6-1 6-2Wuhan · hardW5-7 6-1 6-4Austin 125 1 · hard- vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654L5-7 5-7Eastbourne · grassL2-6 6-2 0-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Mboko V.#15Hard to compareL2-6 1-6Adelaide · hardL6-4 1-6 1-6Rome · clay- vs Andreescu B.#172Hard to compareW6-2 6-2Vic 125 · clayW6-7 6-0 6-1Indian Wells · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
- Birrell K.March 2026AustinThis matchHard6-2 1-6 6-2
- Birrell K.September 2024BeijingHard4-6 6-2 7-6
- Rakhimova K.September 2024BeijingHard6-2 6-4
- Rakhimova K.February 2023MonterreyHard6-2 4-6 7-5
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchBirrell K.Rakhimova K.1 846ELO1 8721 755Hard ELO1 7457–3Last 106–427Age24170 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $3.2M2026 $1.0MEarningsCareer $4.1M2026 $1.1M
Cite this
Kimberly Birrell beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 1-6 6-2. Umpiry, "Kimberly Birrell vs Kamilla Rakhimova — Austin Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-03-11/birrell-vs-rakhimova-austin-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 11 March 2026).