Peyton Stearns vs Kimberly Birrell | Kimberly Birrell Wins 7-5 6-0

EastbourneFinalQualifyingGrassSun 21 Jun · 12:35Final

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Kimberly Birrell defeated Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-0 in the Eastbourne qualifying final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Peyton Stearns came in ranked #36, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kimberly Birrell claimed a first win over Peyton Stearns in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Kimberly Birrell handed Peyton Stearns a second-set bagel in a 7–5 6–0 win.

How the match was decided

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Birrell K. took it in straight sets, with five breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveBirrell K. 5 · Stearns P. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 14–3Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 15–6BreakBirrell K. · Broke, never broken back
Set 20–1BreakBirrell K. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowStearns P. broken 5 times · Birrell K. broken once.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Stearns P.

4/9Birrell K.

8/9

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchStearns P.Birrell K.

Late momentumBirrell K.92

4Last 12 points8

3Last 3 games12

1/5Break points5/12

Break of serve

Match statistics

Stearns P.Birrell K.

Serve

44% · 4/9Service games held89% · 8/9

Return

1Breaks of serve5

Common opponents

8 shared · last 12 months

Stearns P. and Birrell K. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Stearns P. went 6–3 (67%) against them, Birrell K. 5–4 (56%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).

6–367%Stearns P. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents5–456%Birrell K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

13–7Sets11–9

106–85Games92–88

1–1Deciding sets2–0

vs Anisimova A.#11L1-6 4-6Australian Open · hardL1-6 3-6Brisbane · hard
vs Cristian J.#60L4-6 5-7Miami · hardW5-7 6-1 7-5Adelaide · hard
vs Marcinko P.#81W6-2 7-5Australian Open · hardW0-6 6-3 6-4Austin · hard

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vs Selekhmeteva O.#101W6-1 5-7 7-5Austin · hardW6-1 6-4Indian Wells · hard
vs Xu M.#340W6-3 6-4Eastbourne · grassW6-2 6-3Nottingham · grass
vs Tjen J.#49Hard to compareW6-4 6-4Rome · clayL4-6 3-6Chennai · hard
vs Volynets K.#74Hard to compareL4-6 6-2 3-6Beijing · hardL6-2 4-6Nottingham · grass
vs Kenin S.#107Hard to compareW6-3 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-4Eastbourne · grass

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Stearns P. leads 2–1

Grass: Birrell K. leads 1–0 · Hard: Stearns P. leads 1–0 · Clay: Stearns P. leads 1–0

Birrell K.June 2026EastbourneThis matchGrass5-7 0-6
Stearns P.February 2026AustinHard6-3 3-6 6-2
Stearns P.April 2025MadridClay5-7 6-3 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Stearns P.Birrell K.1 858ELO1 8461 442Grass ELO1 4985–5Last 107–324Age28173 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.5M2026 $1.2MEarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.0M

Match info

Started12:35 local

Cite this

Kimberly Birrell beat Peyton Stearns 5-7 0-6. Umpiry, "Peyton Stearns vs Kimberly Birrell — Eastbourne Qualifying Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-06-21/birrell-vs-stearns-eastbourne-f?utm_source=cite (as of 21 June 2026).