Kimberly Birrell vs Oksana SelekhmetevaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#69WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#99WTA
1670ELO
1660Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLW
Birrell K.
6-1 6-4
Selekhmeteva O.
Birrell K.
662
Selekhmeteva O.
140

Kimberly Birrell defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-1 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kimberly Birrell came in ranked #69, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Kimberly Birrell extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-09Australian OpenQ32hardKimberly Birrell6-3 6-7(4) 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
6.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
66
Break points saved·Dominant
11
76
Break points won·Clear edge
77
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
5

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
95
83

Birrell K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Selekhmeteva O.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw