Ye Xin Ma vs Kimberly Birrell | Kimberly Birrell Wins 7-5 6-3

Korea Open - SeoulR16HardThu 24 Sept · 12:00Final1h 42m

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Kimberly Birrell defeated Ye Xin Ma in the Round of 16 at the Korea Open in Seoul. The match ended with a score of 7-5, 6-3 in favor of Birrell. Birrell hit one ace and four double faults, while converting 50 percent of her break points and securing three service breaks, compared to Ye Xin Ma's four aces, zero double faults, 33 percent break point conversion, and zero service breaks.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Kimberly Birrell closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Birrell K. took it in straight sets, breaking three times in each.

Breaks of serveBirrell K. 6 · Ma Y. 3
1st-serve points wonBirrell K. 58% · Ma Y. 52%
AcesBirrell K. 1 · Ma Y. 4

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–1Break backMa Y. · Broke back
Set 15–6BreakBirrell K. · Broke, never broken back
Set 20–1BreakBirrell K. · Broke, stayed a break up
Set 21–3Break backMa Y. · Broke back
Set 23–6SetBirrell K. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowMa Y. broken 6 times · Birrell K. broken 3 times.

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

Ma Y.

5/11Birrell K.

7/10

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchMa Y.Birrell K.

Late momentumBirrell K.29

5Last 12 points7

9Last 3 games9

3/8Break points5/8

Break of serve

Match statistics

Ma Y.Birrell K.

Serve

4Aces1
0Double faults4
52%1st serve points won58%
45% · 5/11Service games held70% · 7/10

Return

33%Break points won50%
3Breaks of serve6

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Ma Y. and Birrell K. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Ma Y. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Birrell K. 1–0 (100%).

1–0100%Ma Y.Record vs common opponents1–0100%Birrell K.

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

2–0Sets2–1

12–6Games12–11

0–0Deciding sets1–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Korneeva A.#74Hard to compareW6-3 6-3Jinan 125 · hardW6-3 0-6 6-2Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

4 meetings · level 2–2

Birrell K.September 2026Korea Open - SeoulThis matchHard5-7 3-6
Ma Y.July 2026MemphisHard7-6(2) 6-4
Birrell K.February 2025W75 Brisbane 2Hard6-1 6-3
Ma Y.February 2023W60 BurnieHard7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

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Player context

Before the match

Ma Y.Birrell K.1 654ELO1 8461 626Hard ELO1 7555–5Last 106–427Age28Career $473K2026 $127KEarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.1M

Match info

Started12:00 local
Duration1h 42m

Cite this

Kimberly Birrell beat Ye Xin Ma 5-7 3-6. Umpiry, "Ye Xin Ma vs Kimberly Birrell — Korea Open - Seoul Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-24/birrell-vs-ma-korea-open-seoul-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 24 September 2026).