Elena Rybakina def. Kimberly Birrell — Round of 32, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played17 Feb 2026
🇰🇿ranked WTA number 3 going into this drawWon
Elena Rybakina seeded 1 6 6
🇦🇺ranked WTA number 96 going into this draw
Kimberly Birrell 1 2
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell
Match stats
Serve
6
Aces
1
1
Double faults
4
48%
1st serve in
63%
91%
1st serve points won
56%
63%
2nd serve points won
38%
76%
Service points won
49%
3/3
Break points saved
2/6
Return
51%
Return points won
24%
4/6
Break points won
0/3
57
Total points won
32
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
9–1
Last 10 matches
6–4
9–1
Last 30 days
1–1
By surface
23–7
Hard
9–7
5–0
Indoor hard
–
By round
5–1
R32
2–2
6–1
R16
2–0
5–4
At WTA 1000s
1–1
How their matches go
34
Completed matches
15
62%
Won in straight sets
20%
21%
Won after losing a set
33%
12%
Lost after winning a set
13%
6%
Lost in straight sets
33%
4–1
Tiebreaks
2–3
7–4
Deciding sets
5–2
24/24
Won after winning set 1
5/6
4/10
Won after losing set 1
3/9
Serve and return, last 5 matches
60%
1st serve in
63%
72%
1st serve points won
66%
47%
2nd serve points won
45%
56%
Break points saved
42%
42%
Return points won
42%
45%
Break points won
47%
6.2
Aces a match
1.8
1.2
Double faults a match
6.0
Last 14 days
3
Matches
1
8
Sets
3
5
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Elena Rybakina | Kimberly Birrell |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦MbokoNo. 13 | ||
| 🇨🇦MbokoNo. 13 | LostDoha QFWonTokyo QF | LostAdelaide SF |
| 🇷🇴CristianNo. 36 | ||
| 🇷🇴CristianNo. 36 | WonWuhan R32 | WonAdelaide QF |
| 🇨🇿Vondrousova | ||
| 🇨🇿Vondrousova | LostNew York R16 | WonAdelaide R16 |
| 🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4 | ||
| 🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4 | WonRiyadh RR | LostBrisbane R32LostNew York R128 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 3–2 | 2–3 |