Tamara Zidansek vs Kimberly Birrell | Kimberly Birrell Wins 7-6 6-4

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Korea Open - SeoulR32HardTue 22 Sept · 15:00Final

Tamara ZidansekWTA #161 · SLO

Kimberly Birrell(2)WTA #40 · AUS

SetsGames0

6²4

7⁷6

Kimberly Birrell defeated Tamara Zidansek in the Round of 32 at the Korea Open in Seoul, winning 7-6, 6-4 on hard courts. Both players hit an equal number of aces and double faults, zero and six respectively. Birrell and Zidansek converted 50% and 27% of break points, and each secured three service breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Kimberly Birrell edged Tamara Zidansek in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Birrell K. took it in straight sets.

1st-serve points wonBirrell K. 60% · Zidansek T. 48%
Double faultsBirrell K. 6 · Zidansek T. 6

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 12–2Break backZidansek T. · Broke back
Set 23–1Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 23–3Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 24–5Break backZidansek T. · Broke back
Set 24–6SetBirrell K. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowZidansek T. broken 7 times · Birrell K. broken 6 times.

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

Zidansek T.

4/11Birrell K.

5/11

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchZidansek T.Birrell K.

Late momentumBirrell K.17

6Last 12 points6

14Last 3 games14

6/14Break points6/14

Break of serve

Match statistics

Zidansek T.Birrell K.

Serve

0Aces0
6Double faults6
48%1st serve points won60%
36% · 4/11Service games held45% · 5/11

Return

27%Break points won50%
6Breaks of serve7

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsBirrell K. won 60% of points behind the first serve, Zidansek T. 48%. Largest performance gap of the match.+12 ptsZidansek T.1st-serve pts won48%Birrell K.1st-serve pts won60%

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Zidansek T. and Birrell K. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Zidansek T. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Birrell K. 3–3 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

1–325%Zidansek T. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents3–350%Birrell K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–6Sets6–9

24–44Games64–79

0–0Tiebreaks1–1

0–0Deciding sets3–0

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Cirstea S.#16L1-6 0-6Cluj-Napoca · hardL3-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Marcinko P.#78W6-3 7-5Iasi · clayL1-6 4-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Yuan Y.#141L3-6 1-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 2-6Rome · clay

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vs Garland J.#147L2-6 4-6Canberra 125 · hardW6-7 6-3 7-5Chennai · hard

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Birrell K. leads 1–0

Birrell K.September 2026Korea Open - SeoulThis matchHard6-7(2) 4-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Zidansek T.Birrell K.1 777ELO1 8351 634Hard ELO1 7436–4Last 106–428Age28168 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $3.7M2026 $170KEarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.1M

Match info

Started15:00 local

Cite this

Kimberly Birrell beat Tamara Zidansek 6-7(2) 4-6. Umpiry, "Tamara Zidansek vs Kimberly Birrell — Korea Open - Seoul Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-22/birrell-vs-zidansek-korea-open-seoul-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 22 September 2026).