Kimberly Birrell: 2026 season results

Season summary

Surface: Hard 30–17 · Clay 1–4 · Grass 5–5
Level: Grand Slam 3–4 · WTA 1000 8–9 · WTA 500 3–3 · WTA 250 16–7 · WTA 125 3–2 · ITF 3–1
Top-10 wins: 1

Tournaments

Beijing

WTA 1000 · Hard · Sep 30 – Oct 11

R64

R64	L	Marie Bouzkova [18]	6-4 6-4
R128	W	Aoi Ito	6-1 6-1

Seoul

WTA 250 · Hard · Sep 21 – Sep 27

Winner · 250 pts

F	W	Maya Joint [5]	6-4 6-2
SF	W	Anna Bondar [6]	7-5 2-6 6-1
QF	W	Katie Volynets	2-6 6-2 7-5
R16	W	Yexin Ma (Q)	7-5 6-3
R32	W	Tamara Zidansek	7-6(2) 6-4

US Open

Grand Slam · Hard · Aug 30 – Sep 13

R64 · 70 pts

R64	L	Ekaterina Alexandrova [18]	6-1 2-6 6-3
R128	W	Petra Marcinko	3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Monterrey

WTA 500 · Hard · Aug 23 – Aug 29

R32 · 1 pt

R32

Darja Vidmanova (Q)

7-6(2) 6-3

Cincinnati

WTA 1000 · Hard · Aug 13 – Aug 23

R128 · 10 pts

R128

Kamilla Rakhimova

6-2 6-2

Toronto

WTA 1000 · Hard · Aug 2 – Aug 13

R128 · 10 pts

R128

Viktorija Golubic

7-6(7) 6-4

Memphis

WTA 250 · Hard · Jul 27 – Aug 2

R32 · 1 pt

R32

Yexin Ma (Q)

7-6(2) 6-4

Wimbledon

Grand Slam · Grass · Jun 29 – Jul 12

R64 · 70 pts

R64	L	Sorana Cirstea [17]	6-3 6-4
R128	W	Alina Korneeva (Q)	6-3 0-6 6-2

Eastbourne

WTA 250 · Grass · Jun 22 – Jun 27

R16 · 48 pts

R16	L	Petra Marcinko (LL)	6-1 6-4
R32	W	Barbora Krejcikova [4]	6-3 7-6(6)
Qualifying R2	W	Peyton Stearns [4]	7-5 6-0
Qualifying R1	W	Indianna Spink (WC)	7-6(6) 6-4

Nottingham

WTA 250 · Grass · Jun 15 – Jun 21

R32 · 12 pts

R32	L	Ann Li [5]	4-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Qualifying R2	L	Katie Volynets	2-6 6-4 7-6(3)
Qualifying R1	W	Mimi Xu (WC)	6-2 6-3

's-Hertogenbosch

WTA 250 · Grass · Jun 8 – Jun 14

R32 · 1 pt

R32

Magda Linette

2-6 6-1 6-2

French Open

Grand Slam · Clay · May 24 – Jun 7

R64 · 70 pts

R64	L	Oleksandra Oliynykova	6-3 0-6 7-6(5)
R128	W	Jessica Pegula [5]	1-6 6-3 6-3

Paris

WTA 125 · Clay · May 11 – May 17

R32 · 1 pt

R32

Katie Boulter [8]

7-5 7-6(2)

Rome

WTA 1000 · Clay · May 5 – May 17

Lost in qualifying R1 · 2 pts

Qualifying R1

Yue Yuan

6-3 6-2

Madrid

WTA 1000 · Clay · Apr 21 – May 3

R128 · 10 pts

R128

Panna Udvardy (LL)

6-4 1-6 6-1

Miami

WTA 1000 · Hard · Mar 17 – Mar 29

R128 · 30 pts

R128	L	Ann Li	6-2 2-6 6-3
Qualifying R2	W	Yue Yuan [23]	6-2 2-6 6-4
Qualifying R1	W	Viktoria Tomova-Traycheva	6-3 6-2

Austin

WTA 125 · Hard · Mar 9 – Mar 14

SF · 49 pts

SF	L	Lanlana Tararudee (Q)	6-4 7-6(4)
QF	W	Mccartney Kessler [2]	6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-0
R16	W	Kamilla Rakhimova	6-2 1-6 6-2
R32	W	Ella Seidel	7-6(7) 6-1

Indian Wells

WTA 1000 · Hard · Mar 4 – Mar 15

R64 · 35 pts

R64	L	Victoria Mboko [10]	6-4 7-6(5)
R128	W	Oksana Selekhmeteva	6-1 6-4

Austin

WTA 250 · Hard · Feb 23 – Mar 1

SF · 98 pts

SF	L	Peyton Stearns [4]	6-3 3-6 6-2
QF	W	Ajla Tomljanovic	6-3 6-3
R16	W	Caroline Dolehide (Q)	6-4 6-2
R32	W	Petra Marcinko [8]	0-6 6-3 6-4

Dubai

WTA 1000 · Hard · Feb 15 – Feb 21

R32 · 95 pts

R32	L	Elena Rybakina [1]	6-1 6-2
R64	W	Tatjana Maria	6-4 3-6 7-5
Qualifying R2	W	Katie Volynets	6-3 6-1
Qualifying R1	W	Tereza Valentova [2]	0-6 6-3 5-0 ret.

Doha

WTA 1000 · Hard · Feb 8 – Feb 14

Lost in qualifying R2 · 20 pts

Qualifying R2	L	Sonay Kartal [5]	7-5 6-3
Qualifying R1	W	Renata Zarazua	6-2 6-2

Australian Open

Grand Slam · Hard · Jan 18 – Feb 1

R128 · 10 pts

R128

Maddison Inglis (Q)

7-6(6) 6-7(9) 6-4

Adelaide

WTA 500 · Hard · Jan 12 – Jan 17

SF · 195 pts

SF	L	Victoria Mboko [8]	6-2 6-1
QF	W	Jaqueline Cristian (Q)	5-7 6-1 7-5
R16	W	Marketa Vondrousova	w/o
R32	W	Anastasia Potapova (LL)	6-4 6-4

Brisbane

WTA 500 · Hard · Jan 4 – Jan 11

R32 · 32 pts

R32	L	Amanda Anisimova [2]	6-1 6-3
R64	W	Rebecca Sramkova (Q)	6-4 3-6 6-3

Sydney

ITF · Hard · Nov 17 – Nov 23

SF · 29 pts

SF	L	Talia Gibson [3]	6-4 3-6 6-3
QF	W	Ya Yi Yang (Q)	6-3 6-2
R16	W	Miho Kuramochi	7-6(5) 6-1
R32	W	Lea Ma	7-5 6-2

Chennai

WTA 250 · Hard · Oct 27 – Nov 2

Final · 163 pts

F	L	Janice Tjen [4]	6-4 6-3
SF	W	Joanna Garland	6-7(2) 6-3 7-5
QF	W	Donna Vekic [3]	6-4 6-0
R16	W	Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (WC)	7-5 7-6(2)
R32	W	Nikola Bartunkova	1-6 6-1 6-3

The season follows the Race to the WTA Finals year, so it starts with events in late October 2025.

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