Kimberly Birrell

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Kimberly Birrell
Kim Birrell (2024 DC Open) 06.jpg
Birrell at the 2024 Washington Open
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Gold Coast, Australia
Born (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Coach Nicole Pratt
Prize moneyUS $1,363,434
Singles
Career record223–185
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 95 (27 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 95 (27 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2019)
French Open 1R (2023)
Wimbledon Q2 (2024)
US Open 1R (2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record67–77
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 162 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 232 (13 January 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2025)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open F (2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–3
Last updated on: 24 January 2025.

Kimberly Birrell (born 29 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player. Birrell reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 99 on 6 January 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 162 on 9 September 2024. [1] She has won six singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

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Personal life

Birrell was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 29 April 1998 to Australian parents. Her father, John, was working as a tennis coach in Germany at the time of her birth and shortly after relocated his family to Wodonga, Victoria. The family then settled on the Gold Coast, Queensland when Birrell was three years of age as her father took up a role as the head coach of Pat Cash's Tennis Academy. [2] [3] [4] She has a brother Cade who is also a tennis player. [5] [6] [7]

She began playing tennis at the age of four and switched training bases to the Queens Park Tennis Centre in 2008 when her father began managing the club. [8] Queens Park had previously produced top 20 tennis players such as Bernard Tomic and Samantha Stosur, [9] the latter of whom would train with Birrell when visiting the club. [10] Birrell attended Coomera Anglican College during her schooling years and graduated in 2015. [11]

Junior career

Birrell began playing on the ITF Junior Circuit under-18 events in July 2011 as a 13-year-old. She reached her first junior final a year later in Sydney and came out victorious over Pamela Boyanov in three sets. Following a strong 2012 season, she made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2013 Australian Open at 14 years of age and was beaten by Sweden's Rebecca Peterson in straight sets. She continued to improve her junior ranking throughout 2013 by reaching two finals. [12]

She entered the 2014 Australian Open unseeded and caused several upsets on her way to the semifinals. [13] In the semifinals, she was defeated by Croatian player Jana Fett. She went on to compete in all the remaining majors throughout 2014 and reached her highest junior ranking of 18 in the world. Birrell competed in three junior Grand Slam events in 2015 but mostly focused on the women's tour.

Professional career

Birrell competed in her first professional event at the Bendigo Tennis Centre in October 2012 at the age of 14. She gained her first professional ranking point a year later with a straight sets win over Elizabeth James after receiving a wildcard into the main draw of a tournament held in her home state of Queensland. She finished 2013 with a professional singles ranking of 847. [12]

2014: Doubles debut on WTA Tour

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Birrell in 2014

Birrell was awarded a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the Hobart International with compatriot Olivia Tjandramulia, [14] where they lost in the first round to second seeds Lisa Raymond and Zhang Shuai.

In November, Birrell was given wildcards to the two Bendigo International tournaments. In her debut at a $50k event, she defeated world No. 351, Veronika Kapshay, in straight sets. [15]

2015: Major doubles debut

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Birrell in 2015

In 2015, Birrell was awarded a qualifying wildcard into the Hobart International, but lost to Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets. She was then given a wildcard for the Australian Open qualifying where she fell to Kateryna Bondarenko, in three sets. She also made her major main-draw debut, after getting one of seven team wildcards in women's doubles, alongside Priscilla Hon, but lost to the fifth seeds, Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears. [16]

In March, Birrell qualified for and made the first ITF Circuit final of her career in Mildura, but lost to compatriot Alison Bai, in straight sets. Birrell didn't play between April–September, but returned to Australia to play in Tweed Heads, Cairns, Toowoomba, Brisbane, and Canberra. Her best results were a final in Brisbane and a semifinal in Canberra.

She finished the year with a ranking of No. 361.

2016: Major & WTA Tour singles debut & first final in doubles

Birrell was awarded a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International, but lost to eventual main-draw semifinalist Samantha Crawford.

Birrell made her WTA Tour debut after being awarded a wildcard into the main draw at the Hobart International. She won 6–4, 6–3 against world No. 57, Danka Kovinić from Montenegro. [17] She lost in round two to Dominika Cibulková. In the same tournament, she partnered Jarmila Wolfe in the doubles where they made the final.

Birrell was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open [18] but she lost in round one to ninth seed Karolína Plíšková, 4–6, 4–6. In February, Birrell made her Fed Cup debut against Dominika Cibulková, she lost 3–6, 1–6. Shortly after, she suffered a right elbow injury, sidelining her for the rest of the year. [19]

Birrell ended 2016 with a ranking of No. 584.

2017: First ITF Circuit singles title

Birrell and her doubles partner, Priscilla Hon, were given a wildcard into the Australian Open, losing in the first round to Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai. Six months later, Birrell and doubles partner Caroline Dolehide made the final of the ITF tournament in Winnipeg, Canada, losing to Hiroko Kuwata and Valeria Savinykh in two sets (a win would have marked Birrell's best win at an ITF tournament to date). The next week, in Gatineau, Birrell and her new doubles partner, Emily Webley-Smith of Great Britain, lost in the final to the same duo - Kuwata and Savinykh - in a third-set tiebreak. Birrell came back at the end of September with a run to the final in the Penrith International, losing to Olivia Rogowska [20] in two sets. The following week in Brisbane, Birrell won her first ITF singles title by beating American Asia Muhammad in a tight three-setter. [21]

2018: Top 300 debut

Birrell lost in the first round of qualifying in Brisbane, Sydney and the Melbourne. In August, she qualified for and reached her first quarterfinal of the year at the Landisville Tennis Challenge. In September, Kimberly reached the quarterfinals of the Cairns Tennis International before winning her second career ITF singles title in Darwin, where she also reached the final of the doubles. In December 2018, she won the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs.

She ended 2018 with a singles ranking of No. 285.

2019: Australian Open 3rd round, first top-10 win, elbow injury and hiatus

Birrell commenced 2019 with a wildcard into the Brisbane International, where she claimed her first top 10 win over Daria Kasatkina. [22]

At the 2019 Australian Open, [23] Birrell had defeated Paula Badosa in round one, [24] earning her first Grand Slam main-draw win before upsetting the 29th seed Donna Vekić, in the second round. She lost her third-round match against three time major champion and second seed, Angelique Kerber, in straight sets.

In February, Birrell reached the second round of the Launceston International, before returning to the Australian Fed Cup team. She played Madison Keys in the first round of the 2019 Fed Cup World Group and lost the match, but Australia won the tie. In April, she reached the quarterfinals of the Hardee's Pro Classic in Alabama.

Birrell lost in the first round of qualifying in the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon. Wimbledon was her last competitive match for over a year due to an elbow injury. [25]

2021: Loss of form and second hiatus

Birrell played her first competitive match in 18 months at the Yarra Valley Classic [26] where she lost in round one. She was given a wildcard into the Australian Open where she lost in round one to Rebecca Marino. In February 2021, she made the third round of the Phillip Island Trophy. [27] It would be her final tournament for the year.

Birrell ended the season with a singles ranking of No. 740.

2022: New comeback

In January 2022, she played her first match in eleven months, at the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where she defeated Martina Trevisan in the first round of qualifying [28] before losing to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in the final qualifying round.

Birrell then made the third and final round of the Australian Open qualifying. [29] [30]

2023: WTA singles quarterfinal & doubles final, WTA 1000 & top 100 debuts, Australian No. 1

Birrell at the Madrid Open in 2023 Kimberly Birrell in May 2023 at Madrid Masters.png
Birrell at the Madrid Open in 2023

At the Australian Open, she received a wildcard into the main draw, after the withdrawal of Venus Williams, and defeated 31st seed Kaia Kanepi in a three-set match lasting two hours and 32 minutes. [31] It was her first Grand Slam main-draw win in four years, the third top-30 career win and the fourth top-50 one. [32] She reached a new career-high ranking of 136 on 13 February 2023, following her fourth ITF title. [33]

At the Mérida Open, she reached her first quarterfinal as a qualifier (lost to Caty McNally), [34] and a new career-high of 116 on 27 February 2023. [35] At the Monterrey Open, she made her second WTA Tour doubles final, partnering local favorite Fernanda Contreras Gómez after receiving a wildcard. [36] She made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier. She made her debut at the French Open as a wildcard.

She also made her US Open debut as a lucky loser. As a result, and also following reaching the semifinals at a $100k event in Tokyo, she reached the top 100 on 18 September 2023. [37]

2024: First WTA final in Osaka

Birrell got a wildcard into the Australian Open in singles and doubles. In singles, she lost in the first round to Jeļena Ostapenko. [38] In doubles, she partnered Olivia Gadecki, and together they scored a win over Sabrina Santamaria and Varvara Gracheva in straight sets. In the second round, the All-Aussie duo lost to eventual runners-up, Lyudmyla Kichenok and, again, Jeļena Ostapenko.[ citation needed ]

At the Nottingham Open, Birrell made her second career singles quarterfinal and her first on grass. She defeated Emily Appleton for her first main draw win of the 2024 season, [39] and then defeated Lucrezia Stefanini [40] before losing to Diane Parry. [41]

Birrell qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open, [42] losing to 24th seed Donna Vekić in the first round. [43] She also qualified for the WTA 1000 China Open, making her debut at this tournament, but lost in the first round to lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova who she had defeated in the final qualifying round three days earlier. [44] [45]

In October, Birrell qualified for the Japan Women's Open and then defeated Zheng Saisai, [46] third seed Elise Mertens, [47] wildcard Sara Saito [48] and Aoi Ito [49] [50] to reach her first WTA Tour final where she lost in straight sets to fellow qualifier Suzan Lamens. [51]

2025: Australian Open mixed doubles final

Birrell began her 2025 season at the Brisbane International, where she received a wildcard entry and defeated qualifier Priscilla Hon, [52] second seed Emma Navarro [53] [54] and Anastasia Potapova to reach the quarterfinals, [55] at which point her run was ended by Anhelina Kalinina. [56]

Birrell qualified for the Australian Open, [57] [58] but lost in the round to lucky loser Eva Lys, after her scheduled opponent, 13th seed Anna Kalinskaya, withdrew just minutes before their match was due to get underway. [59] [60] Partnering John-Patrick Smith, she reached the mixed doubles final, losing to John Peers and Olivia Gadecki. [61]

National representation

Fed Cup

Birrell made her debut for the Australia Fed Cup team in February 2016 against Slovakia at the age of 17. [62] She was selected to compete against Dominika Cibulková in the fourth rubber of the tie and was defeated 6–3, 6–1.

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [63]

Singles

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 1R A Q1 3R A 1R Q3 2R 1R 1R 0 / 63–633%
French Open AAAA Q1 AAA 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAAA Q1 NHAA Q1 Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAAAAAA Q2 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–10–00–02–10–00–10–01–30–20–10 / 93–925%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup [a] A PO AA F A [b] A RR QF 0 / 30–30%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open AAAAANHAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Miami Open AAAAANHAA Q1 A0 / 00–0 – 
Madrid Open AAAAANHAA Q2 A0 / 00–0 – 
Italian Open AAAAANHAA Q1 A0 / 00–0 – 
Canadian Open AAAAANHA Q1 1R Q1 0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Open AAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Guadalajara Open NHAANTI0 / 00–0 – 
Wuhan Open AAAAANHA0 / 00–0 – 
China Open AAAAANH Q1 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–20–10–00 / 30–30%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments0200203110102Career total: 30
Titles00000000000Career total: 0
Finals00000000000Career total: 0
Overall win–loss0–01–30–00–03–30–02–31–18–107–103–20 / 3025–3045%
Year-end ranking [c] 361506356285245735734167113115$947,267

Doubles

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R A 2R 3R 0 / 94–931%
French Open AAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon AAAAAANHAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–10–10–10–10–10–00–11–10–01–12–10 / 94–931%
Career statistics
Tournaments112111013211Career total: 15
Titles000000000000Career total: 0
Finals001000000100Career total: 2
Overall win–loss0–10–13–20–10–10–10–00–13–33–21–12–10 / 1512–1544%
Year-end ranking [d] N/A606284332546548612803251233204

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2025 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open F
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Win–loss

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2025 Australian Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers 		6–3, 4–6, [6–10]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2024 Japan Women's Open, JapanWTA 250Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Suzan Lamens 0–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2016 Hobart International, AustraliaInternational [e] Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarmila Wolfe Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun
Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale 		3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2 Mar 2023 Monterrey Open, MexicoWTA 250Hard Flag of Mexico.svg Fernanda Contreras Gómez Flag of Colombia.svg Yuliana Lizarazo
Flag of Colombia.svg María Paulina Pérez 		3–6, 7–5, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (4–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Mar 2015ITF Mildura, Australia15,000Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai 3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 2015 Brisbane International, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon 4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Sep 2017ITF Penrith, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Rogowska 2–6, 4–6
Win1–3Oct 2017ITF Brisbane, Australia25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–3 Sep 2018 Darwin International, Australia60,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez 6–3, 6–3
Loss2–4Jul 2022ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW25+HHard Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb 5–7, 4–6
Loss2–5Oct 2022ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon6–4, 6–7(6), 4–6
Win3–5Oct 2022 Playford International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win4–5Feb 2023 ITF Orlando Pro, United StatesW60Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 6–3, 6–0
Win5–5Jul 2023ITF Cantanhede, PortugalW25Carpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win6–5 May 2024 Fukuoka International, JapanW75Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (0–3)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2015ITF Tweed Heads, Australia10,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tammi Patterson Flag of Hungary.svg Dalma Gálfi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon 		6–7(3), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss1–1 Jul 2017 Winnipeg Challenger,
Canada		25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh 		4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss1–2 Jul 2017 Challenger de Gatineau, Canada25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss1–3 Sep 2018 Darwin International,
Australia		60,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katy Dunne Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale 		2–6, 4–6
Loss1–4May 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Osborne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden 		6–3, 6–7(6), [9–11]
Win2–4 Apr 2024 Tokyo Open, JapanW100Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 		7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss2–5 May 2024 Kangaroo Cup, JapanW100Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liang En-shuo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Qianhui 		6–0, 6–3

Head-to-head statistics

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRkEventSurfaceRdScoreKBR
2019
1. Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 10 Brisbane International, AustraliaHard1R5–7, 6–4, 7–6(3)283
2025
2. Flag of the United States.svg Emma Navarro 8 Brisbane International, AustraliaHard2R7–5, 7–5113

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ↑ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ↑ 2013: WTA ranking–818, 2014: WTA ranking–n/a.
  4. ↑ 2013: WTA ranking–1236.
  5. ↑ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

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