Kimberly Birrell vs Yue YuanMiami Qualifying Round 2

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
hard
#121WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
Birrell K.
6-2 2-6 6-4
Yuan Y.
Birrell K.
6262
Yuan Y.
2641

Kimberly Birrell defeated Yue Yuan 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the Miami qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #72. Kimberly Birrell extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschR16grassYue Yuan6-4 6-3
2025-02-24AustinR32hardKimberly Birrell7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Birrell K.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Yuan Y.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Yuan Y.
22
Serve
30
43
Return
35

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
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
64
Break points saved·Even
77
81
Break points won·Slight edge
83
77
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
60
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.7+141 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1610
6.3Overall Elo 1754
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1629
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.9
Surface form
3.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
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·
93

Birrell K.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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