Kimberly Birrell vs Katie Volynets — Wuhan Round of 128
Why
Surface+16 Hard Elo edgeAgainst the prediction · Birrell K.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1786Supports Volynets K.
Recent run2-match win streakSupports Volynets K.
Head-to-headLeads 2–1 on hardAgainst the prediction · Birrell K.
Long matches2 three-setters in 14 daysAgainst the prediction · Birrell K.
ELO1 846
Hard ELO1 755
Last 107–3
Age28
Height170 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $3.2M2026 $1.1M
ELO1 888
Hard ELO1 745
Last 107–3
Age24
Height170 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $3.1M2026 $566K
Kimberly Birrell faces Katie Volynets in the Wuhan round of 128 on hard. Kimberly Birrell holds the paper edge — ranked #40, leading the head-to-head 3–2, a roughly 20-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Kimberly Birrell comes in with 9 days of rest and 34 games in 14d, vs Katie Volynets's 1 and 95.
- Serve & return: Kimberly Birrell leads on Serve Rating (24), Katie Volynets on Return Rating (77).
- Last match: Katie Volynets dropped the opening set before beating Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 3–6 6–3 6–4.
Common opponents
11 shared · last 12 monthsBirrell K. and Volynets K. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Birrell K. went 6–6 (50%) against them, Volynets K. 6–5 (55%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 3 better-results split).
6–650%Birrell K. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents6–555%Volynets K. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
15–16Sets14–11
134–137Games125–114
0–2Tiebreaks2–0
4–2Deciding sets1–3
vs Bartunkova N.#29W1-6 6-1 6-3Chennai · hardL4-6 5-7Austin · hard
vs Li A.#31L2-6 6-2 3-6Miami · hardL6-4 5-7 2-6Hobart · hard
vs Vekic D.#36W6-4 6-0Chennai · hardL3-6 6-3 4-6Linz · hard
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- vs Valentova T.#62W0-6 6-3 5-0Dubai · hardL2-6 4-6Miami · hard
vs Rakhimova K.#69L2-6 2-6Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-0Korea Open - Seoul · hard
vs Maria T.#71W6-4 3-6 7-5Dubai · hardW7-5 6-1Ostrava · hard
vs Golubic V.#72L6-7(7) 4-6Toronto · hardW7-5 2-6 7-6(3)Memphis · hard
vs Korneeva A.#74W6-3 0-6 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-4Paris 125 · clay
vs Udvardy P.#80L4-6 6-1 1-6Madrid · clayW7-5 6-2Nottingham · grass- vs Vidmanova D.#90L6-7(2) 3-6Monterrey · hardL4-6 7-6(5) 1-6Memphis · hard
vs Sramkova R.#134W6-4 3-6 6-3Brisbane · hardW6-1 0-0Indian Wells · hard
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Birrell K. leads 3–232
Hard: Birrell K. leads 2–1 · Grass: level 1–1
- Birrell K.September 2026Korea Open - SeoulHard6-2 2-6 5-7
- Volynets K.June 2026NottinghamGrass2-6 6-4
- Birrell K.February 2026DubaiHard6-3 6-1
- Volynets K.October 2025OsakaHard6-4 6-3
- Birrell K.June 2025EastbourneGrass7-5 7-5
Evidence
Birrell K.Volynets K.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–37–3
Season win rate55% (30–25)65% (44–24) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO18461888 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO1755 (ahead)1745
Serve vs returnLast 48 vs 64 matches
1st-serve points won63% (ahead)60%
Return points won44%48% (ahead)
Aces / match1.7 (ahead)1.3
ClutchLast 48 vs 64 matches
Break points saved53%55% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Kimberly Birrell vs Katie Volynets — Wuhan Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-13/birrell-vs-volynets-wuhan-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 13 October 2026).