Kamilla Rakhimova def. Kimberly Birrell — Round of 128, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played13 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇿ranked WTA number 83 going into this drawWon

Kamilla Rakhimova 6 6

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 69 going into this draw

Kimberly Birrell 2 2

🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovavK. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺

🇺🇿Kamilla Rakhimova

🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

2

6

Double faults

9

54%

1st serve in

54%

78%

1st serve points won

60%

44%

2nd serve points won

31%

63%

Service points won

46%

5/6

Break points saved

6/11

Return

54%

Return points won

37%

5/11

Break points won

1/6

67

Total points won

48

Head to head

2–0 Rakhimova

  1. This matchCincinnati R128won by Rakhimova
  2. 2024HardBeijing R128won by Rakhimova

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

3–7

2–1

Last 30 days

0–2

By surface

5–5

Hard

5–6

2–4

Clay

1–2

2–2

Grass

2–4

By round

5–2

R128

3–3

1–5

R64

1–3

8–3

First match at an event

6–6

4–6

At WTA 1000s

2–5

How their matches go

19

Completed matches

20

21%

Won in straight sets

20%

21%

Won after losing a set

20%

26%

Lost after winning a set

30%

32%

Lost in straight sets

30%

1–4

Tiebreaks

1–5

4–5

Deciding sets

4–6

5/6

Won after winning set 1

6/8

3/13

Won after losing set 1

2/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

58%

60%

1st serve points won

63%

49%

2nd serve points won

42%

47%

Break points saved

45%

47%

Return points won

40%

62%

Break points won

43%

1.4

Aces a match

1.8

5.4

Double faults a match

5.4

Last 14 days

3

Matches

1

7

Sets

2

7

Days since last match

11

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentKamilla RakhimovaKimberly Birrell
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 3
🇺🇸PegulaNo. 3LostCanada R32WonParis R128
🇺🇸LiNo. 29
🇺🇸LiNo. 29LostRouen R16LostNottingham R32LostMiami R128
🇪🇸SelekhmetevaNo. 99
🇪🇸SelekhmetevaNo. 99LostAustin R16WonIndian Wells R128
Total
Total0–32–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestKamilla RakhimovaKimberly Birrell
1Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 3No. 3 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 AugLost🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 51No. 51 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 Aug
2Won🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 36No. 36 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugLost🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 195No. 195 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 Jul
3Won🇺🇸V. WilliamsVenus WilliamsR128 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 AugLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 18No. 18 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
4Lost🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 39No. 39 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulWon🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 94No. 94 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
5Won🇺🇦A. KalininaAnhelina KalininaNo. 70No. 70 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunLost🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 52No. 52 · 24 JunEastbourne R16 · 24 Jun
6Lost🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 39No. 39 · 13 JunLondon QF · 13 JunWon🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 39No. 39 · 23 JunEastbourne R32 · 23 Jun
7Won🇬🇧H. DartHarriet DartNo. 171No. 171 · 12 JunLondon R16 · 12 JunLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 16 JunNottingham R32 · 16 Jun
8Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 10No. 10 · 27 MayParis R64 · 27 MayLost🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 73No. 73 · 8 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 8 Jun
9Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 33No. 33 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 MayLost🇺🇦O. OliynykovaOleksandra OliynykovaNo. 66No. 66 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 May
10Lost🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 59No. 59 · 5 MayRome R128 · 5 MayWon🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 May