Viktorija Golubic def. Kimberly Birrell — Round of 128, National Bank Open 2026

🇨🇦
National Bank Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCanada

Played2 Aug 2026

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

🇨🇭ranked WTA number 51 going into this drawWon

Viktorija Golubic 7 6

🇦🇺ranked WTA number 66 going into this draw

Kimberly Birrell 67 4

🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicvK. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺

🇨🇭Viktorija Golubic

🇦🇺Kimberly Birrell

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

5

1

Double faults

8

66%

1st serve in

59%

58%

1st serve points won

67%

58%

2nd serve points won

40%

58%

Service points won

56%

4/7

Break points saved

4/8

Return

44%

Return points won

42%

4/8

Break points won

3/7

76

Total points won

73

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchCanada R128won by Golubic
  2. 2025HardIndian Wells R128won by Birrell

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

3–7

0–1

Last 30 days

0–1

By surface

1–3

Hard

5–5

4–3

Clay

1–2

4–2

Grass

2–4

By round

3–2

R128

3–2

2–1

R64

1–3

5–3

First match at an event

6–5

2–3

At WTA 1000s

2–4

How their matches go

17

Completed matches

19

29%

Won in straight sets

21%

24%

Won after losing a set

21%

12%

Lost after winning a set

32%

35%

Lost in straight sets

26%

0–4

Tiebreaks

1–4

4–2

Deciding sets

4–6

9/9

Won after winning set 1

6/8

0/8

Won after losing set 1

2/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

69%

1st serve in

58%

57%

1st serve points won

63%

47%

2nd serve points won

45%

60%

Break points saved

48%

45%

Return points won

40%

45%

Break points won

47%

1.4

Aces a match

1.6

4.0

Double faults a match

5.4

Last 14 days

1

Matches

1

3

Sets

2

6

Days since last match

5

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentViktorija GolubicKimberly Birrell
🇺🇸LiNo. 31
🇺🇸LiNo. 31WonNottingham QFLostNottingham R32LostMiami R128
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 74
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 74WonParis R128LostMadrid R128
🇺🇸StearnsNo. 58
🇺🇸StearnsNo. 58LostMiami R128LostAustin SF
Total
Total2–10–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestViktorija GolubicKimberly Birrell
1Lost🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 93No. 93 · 27 JulMemphis R32 · 27 JulLost🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 195No. 195 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 Jul
2Lost🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 14No. 14 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 18No. 18 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
3Won🇧🇾I. ShymanovichIryna ShymanovichNo. 216No. 216 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 94No. 94 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
4Lost🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 25No. 25 · 20 JunNottingham SF · 20 JunLost🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 52No. 52 · 24 JunEastbourne R16 · 24 Jun
5Won🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 19 JunNottingham QF · 19 JunWon🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 39No. 39 · 23 JunEastbourne R32 · 23 Jun
6Won🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 67No. 67 · 18 JunNottingham R16 · 18 JunLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 16 JunNottingham R32 · 16 Jun
7Won🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 103No. 103 · 16 JunNottingham R32 · 16 JunLost🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 73No. 73 · 8 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 8 Jun
8Lost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 15No. 15 · 29 MayParis R32 · 29 MayLost🇺🇦O. OliynykovaOleksandra OliynykovaNo. 66No. 66 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 May
9Won🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 80No. 80 · 27 MayParis R64 · 27 MayWon🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 May
10Won🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 68No. 68 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 MayLost🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 73No. 73 · 22 AprMadrid R128 · 22 Apr