Kimberly Birrell def. Donna Vekic — Quarterfinal, Chennai Open 2025

🇮🇳
Chennai Open 2025

WTA 250HardChennai, India

Played31 Oct 2025

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 117 going into this drawWon

Kimberly Birrell seeded 7 6 6

🇭🇷ranked WTA number 78 going into this draw

Donna Vekic seeded 3 4 0

🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellvD. VekicDonna Vekic🇭🇷

🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell

🇭🇷Donna Vekic

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

5

2

Double faults

7

65%

1st serve in

41%

79%

1st serve points won

68%

80%

2nd serve points won

33%

79%

Service points won

48%

0/0

Break points saved

5/9

Return

52%

Return points won

21%

4/9

Break points won

0/0

58

Total points won

31

Head to head

2–2 level

  1. This matchChennai QFwon by Birrell
  2. 2025GrassLondon R128won by Vekic
  3. 2024HardNew York R128won by Vekic
  4. 2019HardMelbourne R64won by Birrell

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

3–7

Last 10 matches

4–6

2–0

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

3–5

Hard

4–5

0–2

Clay

1–2

2–4

Grass

2–4

By round

4–4

At WTA 250s

2–0

How their matches go

16

Completed matches

18

19%

Won in straight sets

28%

13%

Won after losing a set

11%

13%

Lost after winning a set

22%

56%

Lost in straight sets

39%

1–2

Tiebreaks

0–3

2–2

Deciding sets

2–4

4/6

Won after winning set 1

6/7

1/10

Won after losing set 1

1/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

49%

64%

1st serve points won

69%

38%

2nd serve points won

37%

50%

Break points saved

44%

45%

Return points won

46%

45%

Break points won

44%

2.4

Aces a match

3.2

6.8

Double faults a match

6.6

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

5

Sets

4

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentKimberly BirrellDonna Vekic
🇷🇺ZakharovaNo. 84
🇷🇺ZakharovaNo. 84LostCleveland R32LostLondon R32
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 87
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 87WonCincinnati R128WonParis R128
Total
Total1–11–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestKimberly BirrellDonna Vekic
1Won🇮🇳S. Rashmikaa BhamidipatyShrivalli Rashmikaa BhamidipatyR16 · 30 OctChennai R16 · 30 OctWon🇮🇳S. YamalapalliSahaja YamalapalliR16 · 30 OctChennai R16 · 30 Oct
2Won🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 132No. 132 · 29 OctChennai R32 · 29 OctWon🇮🇳V. AdkarVaishnavi AdkarR32 · 29 OctChennai R32 · 29 Oct
3Lost🇱🇻A. SevastovaAnastasija SevastovaR128 · 24 SepBeijing R128 · 24 SepLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 16No. 16 · 7 OctWuhan R64 · 7 Oct
4Lost🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 9No. 9 · 26 AugNew York R128 · 26 AugLost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 63No. 63 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 Sep
5Lost🇷🇺A. ZakharovaAnastasia ZakharovaNo. 100No. 100 · 17 AugCleveland R32 · 17 AugLost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 28 AugNew York R64 · 28 Aug
6Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 10 AugCincinnati R64 · 10 AugWon🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 40No. 40 · 26 AugNew York R128 · 26 Aug
7Won🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 81No. 81 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 AugLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 22No. 22 · 20 AugMonterrey R16 · 20 Aug
8Lost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 88No. 88 · 27 JulCanada R128 · 27 JulWon🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 65No. 65 · 18 AugMonterrey R32 · 18 Aug
9Lost🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 22No. 22 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 138No. 138 · 7 AugCincinnati R128 · 7 Aug
10Lost🇷🇺A. PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaR16 · 25 JunEastbourne R16 · 25 JunLost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 101No. 101 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul