Kimberly Birrell
Age: 27 (28/04/1998)
  • Overview
    WTA singles titles
    39 / 29
    259 / 213
    WTA doubles titles
    5 / 5
    72 / 82
    Prize money
    $799,000
    $2,138,033
    Prize money
    $799,000
    $2,138,033
    Titles
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    0
    Titles
    0
    0
  • Full description
    Personal

    Coached by Nicole Pratt and Chris Mahony Mother is Ros; brother is Cade Started playing at age 4; baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard Enjoys reading, watching movies, hanging out with friends, the beach and spending time with her dogs and fish.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Finalist (2): 2025 - Chennai 2024 - Osaka DOUBLES Finalist (2): 2023 - Monterrey (w/Contreras Gomez) 2016 - Hobart (w/Wolfe) MIXED DOUBLES GRAND SLAM TITLES AND FINALS Finalist (1): 2025 - Australian Open (w/J-P.Smith)

    Career in Review

    In 2025, notched 2nd career Tour R-Up at Chennai (l. Tjen); excelled in Brisbane, making first career WTA 500 QF and winning ITF/W75 title in that city; hit career-high ranking of No.60 on May 5 and went on to post a season-ending ranking inside Top 100 for the first time

    Also during 2025, reached first Grand Slam final on home soil at the Australian Open, finishing as mixed doubles R-Up (w/Smith; l. Gadecki/Peers in all-Australian final)

    Highlight of 2024 season was reaching first Tour level singles final, finishing R-Up at Osaka (as qualifier). Also enjoyed QF run at Nottingham

    In 2023, reached first WTA QF at Merida (as qualifier, l. McNally); also made QF at Seoul (l. Bektas) and cracked Top 100 for first time. Additionally reached 2nd Tour doubles final at Monterrey (w/Contreras Gomez; l. Lizarazo/M.P.Perez)

    Reached three ITF Circuit finals in 2022, including third title at this level at W60 event in Playford, Australia. At Tour level, reached 2r at Seoul (l. Maria) and contested qualifying on eight occasions

    Missed the second half of 2019 and entire 2020 season to undergo elbow surgery

    In only her second career Grand Slam main draw appearance, reached 3r at 2019 Australian Open upsetting No.29 Vekic in 2r (as WC, l. Kerber). Earlier in the Australian Swing, opened 2019 with 2r showing at Brisbane (as WC, d. No.10 Kasatkina, l. eventual R-Up Tsurenko)

    Posted year-end finish of No.285 in 2018 (up from No.356 in 2017); that year, won ITF/60K title at Darwin-AUS

    Reached 2r on WTA main draw debut as wildcard at 2016 Hobart (l. Cibulkova); at that same event, finished R-Up in doubles w/Wolfe (l. Han/McHale)

    Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 Hobart

    Played first professional events of career on ITF Circuit in Australia in 2012

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