Anna Bondar vs Kimberly Birrell | Kimberly Birrell Wins 7-5 2-6 6-1

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Korea Open - SeoulSemi-finalHardSat 26 Sept · 15:00Final2h 29m

Anna Bondar(6)WTA #64 · HUN

Kimberly Birrell(2)WTA #41 · AUS

SetsGames1

561

726

Kimberly Birrell defeated Anna Bondar in the Korea Open semifinals, advancing with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 victory. Birrell and Bondar were evenly matched in service breaks, each securing three breaks. Birrell hit one ace and three double faults, compared to Bondar's five aces and one double fault.

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Key context

Match story: Kimberly Birrell came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 2–6 6–1.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Birrell K. came through in three sets, with six breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveBirrell K. 6 · Bondar A. 4
1st-serve points wonBirrell K. 62% · Bondar A. 68%
AcesBirrell K. 1 · Bondar A. 5

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 22–0BreakBondar A. · Broke, stayed a break up
Set 25–2Break backBirrell K. · Broke back
Set 26–2SetBondar A. · Broke to take the set
Set 31–2BreakBirrell K. · Broke, never broken back
Set 31–6SetBirrell K. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowBondar A. broken 6 times · Birrell K. broken 4 times.

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

Bondar A.

8/14Birrell K.

9/13

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchBondar A.Birrell K.

Late momentumBirrell K.58

4Last 12 points8

5Last 3 games13

4/9Break points5/18

Break of serve

Match statistics

Bondar A.Birrell K.

Serve

5Aces1
1Double faults3
68%1st serve points won62%
57% · 8/14Service games held69% · 9/13

Return

38%Break points won23%
4Breaks of serve6

Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Bondar A. and Birrell K. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bondar A. went 7–6 (54%) against them, Birrell K. 4–8 (33%). Bondar A. came out better against 4 of 11 comparable opponents, Birrell K. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).

7–654%Bondar A. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents4–833%Birrell K. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

16–14Sets10–16

162–137Games122–134

4–3Tiebreaks2–3

2–2Deciding sets1–1

vs Cirstea S.#16L6-7 2-6Rouen · clayL3-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Oliynykova O.#47W6-0 4-6 6-0Rouen · clayL3-6 6-0Roland Garros · clay
vs Tjen J.#49L4-6 6-4 4-6Jinan 125 · hardL4-6 3-6Chennai · hard

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vs Golubic V.#67W6-2 6-3Madrid · clayL6-7(7) 4-6Toronto · hard
vs Rakhimova K.#76L3-6 5-7Austin · hardL2-6 2-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Udvardy P.#79L6-7 2-3Eastbourne · grassL4-6 6-1 1-6Madrid · clay
vs Maria T.#84W7-6 7-5Hobart · hardW6-4 3-6 7-5Dubai · hard
vs Vidmanova D.#88W7-5 7-5Charleston · clayL6-7(2) 3-6Monterrey · hard
vs Zidansek T.#142L6-7(5) 7-6(5) 5-7Iasi · clayW7-6(2) 6-4Korea Open - Seoul · hard
vs Ma Y.#161W7-6 6-2Jinan 125 · hardL6-7(2) 4-6Memphis · hard
vs Seidel E.#169W4-6 7-6 6-0Cluj-Napoca · hardW7-6 6-1Austin 125 1 · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Birrell K. leads 3–1

Hard: Birrell K. leads 2–1 · Grass: Birrell K. leads 1–0

Birrell K.September 2026Korea Open - SeoulThis matchHard5-7 6-2 1-6
Birrell K.June 2025EastbourneGrass6-2 6-3
Bondar A.March 2024W75 Trnava 1Hard6-2 7-5
Birrell K.February 2023MeridaHard7-6 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Bondar A.Birrell K.1 827ELO1 8461 654Hard ELO1 7556–4Last 106–429Age28175 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $3.6M2026 $988KEarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.0M

Match info

Started15:00 local
Duration2h 29m

Cite this

Kimberly Birrell beat Anna Bondar 5-7 6-2 1-6. Umpiry, "Anna Bondar vs Kimberly Birrell — Korea Open - Seoul Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-26/birrell-vs-bondar-korea-open-seoul-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 26 September 2026).