Kimberly Birrell def. Sofia Kenin — Round of 32, Eastbourne International 2025
WTA 250GrassEastbourne, Great Britain
Played24 Jun 2025
🇦🇺ranked WTA number 79 going into this drawWon
Kimberly Birrell 6 6
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 29 going into this draw
Sofia Kenin seeded 4 4 4
Form going in
3–7
Won–lost, last 10 matches
4–6
1–3
Won–lost, last 30 days
2–2
🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 23
No. 23 · R32Nottingham R32
R. MasarovaRebeka Masarova🇨🇭No. 114
No. 114 · R32Berlin R32
🇨🇳Y. YuanYue YuanNo. 87
No. 87 · R16's-Hertogenbosch R16
M. KeysMadison Keys🇺🇸No. 7
No. 7 · R32Paris R32
🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 43
No. 43 · R32's-Hertogenbosch R32
V. AzarenkaVictoria Azarenka🇧🇾
R64Paris R64
🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 74
No. 74 · R128Paris R128
V. GrachevaVarvara Gracheva🇫🇷No. 68
No. 68 · R128Paris R128
🇬🇧S. KartalSonay KartalNo. 60
No. 60 · R128Rome R128
D. CollinsDanielle Rose Collins🇺🇸
R32Strasbourg R32
🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 44
No. 44 · R128Madrid R128
A. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾No. 1
No. 1 · R32Rome R32
🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 24
No. 24 · R64Miami R64
A. PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova🇷🇺
R64Rome R64
🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 34
No. 34 · R128Miami R128
A. PotapovaAnastasia Potapova🇦🇹No. 38
No. 38 · R32Madrid R32
🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 29
No. 29 · R64Indian Wells R64
L. SunLulu Sun🇳🇿No. 45
No. 45 · R64Madrid R64
🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 104
No. 104 · R128Indian Wells R128
J. PegulaJessica Pegula🇺🇸No. 4
No. 4 · FCharleston F
All 10 matches
🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 44
No. 44 · R128Madrid R128
A. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾No. 1
No. 1 · R32Rome R32
🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 24
No. 24 · R64Miami R64
A. PavlyuchenkovaAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova🇷🇺
R64Rome R64
🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 34
No. 34 · R128Miami R128
A. PotapovaAnastasia Potapova🇦🇹No. 38
No. 38 · R32Madrid R32
🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 29
No. 29 · R64Indian Wells R64
L. SunLulu Sun🇳🇿No. 45
No. 45 · R64Madrid R64
🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 104
No. 104 · R128Indian Wells R128
J. PegulaJessica Pegula🇺🇸No. 4
No. 4 · FCharleston F
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
2–2
3 players
1–2
Lost5-7 2-6Nottingham R32 · No. 23
Lost6-4 6-7 6-7Auckland R16
Won3-6 6-3 7-6Miami R128 · No. 34
Won7-6 6-2Brisbane R16
Lost6-3 4-6 6-7Madrid R32 · No. 38
Lost5-7 6-4 3-6Miami R64 · No. 24
Won5-7 7-6 7-6Dubai R32 · No. 21
Stats, 6 months going in
By surface
1–2
Grass
0–1
8–6
Hard
10–8
0–3
Clay
9–5
By round
4–1
R32
5–6
2–2
R16
3–2
6–5
First match at an event
10–4
4–4
At WTA 250s
3–2
How their matches go
20
Completed matches
32
25%
Won in straight sets
44%
20%
Won after losing a set
13%
25%
Lost after winning a set
19%
30%
Lost in straight sets
25%
4–4
Tiebreaks
6–4
4–5
Deciding sets
4–6
6/9
Won after winning set 1
16/21
3/11
Won after losing set 1
2/11
Last 14 days
3
Matches
1
7
Sets
2
8
Days since last match
8