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 27)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Coach Nicole Pratt
Prize money$ 2,113,866
Singles
Career record252–211
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 60 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 117 (27 October 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2019)
French Open 1R (2023, 2025)
Wimbledon 1R (2025)
US Open 1R (2023, 2024, 2025)
Doubles
Career record72–82
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 144 (8 September 2025)
Current rankingNo. 150 (27 October 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2025)
French Open 1R (2025)
Wimbledon 3R (2025)
US Open 1R (2025)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open F (2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 1–3
Last updated on: 27 October 2025.

Kimberly Birrell (born 29 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player. Birrell reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 60 on 5 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 144 on 8 September 2025. [1] Birrell is the current No. 3 Australian singles player. She has won seven singles titles 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]

Juniors

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

2012–15: Early stages

Birrell competed in her first professional event at the Bendigo Tennis Centre in October 2012 at the age of 14. [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.[ citation needed ] She finished 2013 with a professional singles ranking of 847. [12]

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Birrell in 2014

Birrell and compatriot Olivia Tjandramulia were awarded a wildcard entry into the doubles main-draw at the 2014 Hobart International, [15] where they lost in the first round to second seeds Lisa Raymond and Zhang Shuai. [16]

In November 2014, 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. [17]

Birrell in 2015 Kimberly Birrell (AUS) (21622409062).jpg
Birrell in 2015

In January 2015, Birrell was awarded a qualifying wildcard into the Hobart International, but lost to Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets. [18] She was then given a wildcard entry for the Australian Open qualifying, where she fell to Kateryna Bondarenko in three sets. [19] Birrell also made her major main-draw debut at the event, after getting one of seven team wildcards in women's doubles, alongside Priscilla Hon, but lost in the first round to the fifth seeds, Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears. [20]

In March 2015, Birrell qualified for and made the first ITF Circuit final of her career in Mildura, but lost to compatriot Alison Bai in straight sets. [21]

2016: Major & WTA Tour singles debuts, first WTA doubles final

Birrell was awarded a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International, but lost to Samantha Crawford. [22]

She made her WTA Tour debut after being awarded a wildcard into the main-draw at the Hobart International. She won in straight sets against world No. 57, Danka Kovinić, [23] before losing to Dominika Cibulková in the second round. [24] At the same tournament, she partnered Jarmila Wolfe in the doubles where they made the final, but were defeated by Han Xinyun and Christina McHale. [25]

Birrell was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open [26] but she lost in the first round to ninth seed Karolína Plíšková. [27]

In February, Birrell made her Fed Cup debut for Australia against Slovakia, losing to Dominika Cibulková in straight sets. [28] Shortly afterwards, she suffered a right elbow injury, sidelining her for the rest of the year. [29]

2017–18: First ITF Circuit singles title

Birrell and Priscilla Hon were given a wildcard entry into the doubles at the 2017 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai. [30]

At the end of September 2017, she reached the final at the Penrith International, losing to Olivia Rogowska. [31] The following week in Brisbane, Birrell won her first ITF singles title by defeating Asia Muhammad in three sets. [32]

Birrell won her second career ITF singles title at the 2018 Darwin Tennis International. [30]

In December 2018, she won the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs. [33]

2019–20: Australian Open third round, first top-10 win, elbow injury and hiatus

Birrell started 2019 with a wildcard entry into the Brisbane International, where she claimed her first top 10 win over Daria Kasatkina, [34] before losing to Lesia Tsurenko in the second round. [35]

At the Australian Open, [36] Birrell defeated Paula Badosa in round one, [37] earning her first Grand Slam main-draw win, before overcoming the 29th seed Donna Vekić in the second round. [38] She lost her third round match against three time major champion and second seed, Angelique Kerber, in straight sets. [39]

In February, she played for Australia against the United States in the first round of the 2019 Fed Cup World Group, losing to Madison Keys, although Australia won the tie. [40]

Birrell lost in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon, which proved to be her last competitive match for over a year due to an elbow injury. [41]

2021–22: Second hiatus and comeback

Birrell played her first competitive match in 19 months at the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic [42] where she lost in round one to Mona Barthel. [43]

She was given a wildcard into the 2021Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to Rebecca Marino. [44] In February 2021, she made the third round of the Phillip Island Trophy, [45] at which point she lost to fourth seed Petra Martić. [46] It would be her final tournament for the year.[ citation needed ]

In January 2022, she played her first professional match in 11 months, at the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where she defeated Martina Trevisan [47] before losing to Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in the final qualifying round. [48]

Birrell then made the final round of the 2022 Australian Open qualifying. [49] [50]

2023: WTA singles quarterfinal & doubles final, top-100, 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. [51] It was her first Grand Slam tournament main-draw win in four years, the third top-30 career win and the fourth top-50 one. [52]

She reached a new career-high ranking of 136 on 13 February 2023, following her fourth ITF title. [53]

At the Mérida Open, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal as a qualifier, but lost to Caty McNally, [54] She achieved a new career-high of 116 on 27 February 2023. [55] At the Monterrey Open, she made her second WTA Tour doubles final, partnering Fernanda Contreras Gómez, after receiving a wildcard. [56]

Birrell made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier, losing to Sorana Cîrstea in the first round. [57] She also made her debut at the French Open as a wildcard, but again fell at the first hurdle, this time to fellow wildcard entrant Leolia Jeanjean. [58]

In August, Birrell made her US Open debut as a lucky loser, but was defeated in the opening round by Jennifer Brady. [59] After reaching the semifinals at a $100k event in Tokyo, she reached the top 100 on 18 September 2023. [60]

2024: First WTA Tour final

Birrell was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open in singles and doubles. In singles, she lost in the first round to Jeļena Ostapenko. [61] In doubles, she partnered Olivia Gadecki, and together they scored a win over Sabrina Santamaria and Varvara Gracheva in straight sets. [62] In the second round, the All-Aussie duo lost to eventual runners-up, Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena Ostapenko. [63]

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, [64] and then overcame Lucrezia Stefanini [65] before losing to Diane Parry. [66]

Birrell qualified for the main-draw of the 2024 US Open, [67] losing to 24th seed Donna Vekić in the first round. [68]

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. [69] [70]

In October, Birrell qualified for the Japan Women's Open and then defeated Zheng Saisai, [71] third seed Elise Mertens, [72] wildcard entrant Sara Saito [73] and Aoi Ito [74] [75] to reach her first WTA Tour final where she lost in straight sets to fellow qualifier Suzan Lamens. [76]

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, [77] second seed Emma Navarro [78] [79] and Anastasia Potapova to reach the quarterfinals, [80] at which point her run was ended by Anhelina Kalinina. [81]

Birrell qualified for the Australian Open, [82] [83] 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. [84] [85] Partnering John-Patrick Smith, she reached the mixed doubles final, losing to John Peers and Olivia Gadecki. [86]

Entering as a wildcard at the Singapore Open, Birrell defeated fifth seed Polina Kudermetova [87] and Hailey Baptiste [88] [89] to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Ann Li. [90]

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Birrell at the 2025 Libéma Open

Birrell won the W75 Brisbane, defeating Maddison Inglis in the final. [91] [92] As a result she moved up 11 places in the WTA rankings to a career-high of world No. 75 on 10 February 2025. [93]

At the ATX Open, she defeated fourth seed and defending champion Yuan Yue in the first round, [94] before losing to qualifier Ena Shibahara. [95]

In March, Birrell qualified for the Miami Open and defeated Anastasia Potapova [96] to reach the second round, where she lost to 23rd seed Marta Kostyuk. [97]

Seeded seventh at the Chennai Open in October, she recorded wins over Nikola Bartůňková, [98] wildcard entrant Shrivalli Bhamidipaty [99] and third seed Donna Vekić [100] to make it through to the semifinals, where she defeated Joanna Garland, winning seven games in succession from 0–5 down in the third set and saving five match points in the process, to reach her second WTA Tour final. [101] She lost the championship match to fourth seed Janice Tjen in straight sets. [102]

National representation

Fed Cup

Birrell made her debut for the Australia Fed Cup team in February 2016 against Slovakia at the age of 17. [103] 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. [104]

Singles

Current through the 2025 US 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 1R 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon AAAA Q1 NHAA Q1 Q2 1R 0 / 10–10%
US Open AAAAAAA Q2 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–00–10–00–02–10–00–10–01–30–20–40 / 123–1220%
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 A 2R 0 / 21–233%
Miami Open AAAAANHAA Q1 A 2R 0 / 21–233%
Madrid Open AAAAANHAA Q2 A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Italian Open AAAAANHAA Q1 A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open AAAAANHA Q1 1R Q1 1R 0 / 20–20%
Cincinnati Open AAAAAAAAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Guadalajara Open NHAANTI0 / 00–0 – 
Wuhan Open AAAAANHA0 / 00–0 – 
China Open AAAAANH Q1 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–20–13–60 / 93–925%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments02002031101018Career total: 42
Titles00000000000Career total: 0
Finals00000000000Career total: 0
Overall win–loss0–01–30–00–03–30–02–31–18–107–1011–180 / 4236–4250%
Year-end ranking [c] 361506356285245735734167113115$1,543,249

Doubles

Current through the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

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 AAAAAAAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAAAAANHAAAA 3R 0 / 12–167%
US Open AAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–10–10–10–10–10–00–11–10–01–14–30 / 96–1135%
Career statistics
Tournaments112111013214Career total: 18
Titles000000000000Career total: 0
Finals001000000100Career total: 2
Overall win–loss0–10–13–20–10–10–10–00–13–33–21–14–40 / 1814–1844%
Year-end ranking [d] N/A606284332546548612803251233204

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open 1R AAAAAA 2R 1R F 0 / 45–456%
French Open AAAANHAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon AAAANHAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAAANHAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–14–10 / 44–180%

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Mixed doubles: 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: 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   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2024 Japan Women's Open, JapanWTA 250Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Suzan Lamens 0–6, 4–6
Loss0–2 Oct 2025 Chennai Open, IndiaWTA 250Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Janice Tjen 4–6, 3–6

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: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (5–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–4)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
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 ITF Brisbane, 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 ITF Darwin, 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 ITF Playford, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win4–5Feb 2023 ITF Orlando, 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 ITF Fukuoka, JapanW75Carpet Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas 6–2, 6–4
Win7–5Feb 2025ITF Brisbane, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis6–2, 4–6, 7–6(2)

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 ITF Winnipeg, Canada25,000Hard 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 ITF 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 ITF Darwin, Australia60,000Hard 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, United KingdomW25Hard 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 ITF Tokyo, 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 ITF Gifu, 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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