Kimberly Birrell vs Sonay Kartal — W100 Ilkley 1 Quarter-final
W100 Ilkley 1 · ITF · Quarter-final
#69WTA
1754ELO
1602Grass ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 20 June 2024 ·
grass
GBR#124WTA
1874ELO
1732Grass ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Birrell K.7-6 7-5
Kartal S.
Birrell K.
7772
Kartal S.
6450
Kimberly Birrell defeated Sonay Kartal 7-6 7-5 in the W100 Ilkley 1 quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sonay Kartal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kimberly Birrell claimed a first win over Sonay Kartal in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Birrell edged Sonay Kartal in two tight sets (7–6 7–5).
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Rome | R128 | clay | Sonay Kartal | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022-05-13 | W25 Nottingham | QF | hard | Sonay Kartal | 6-1 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
96
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Birrell K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About