Kimberly Birrell

Kimberly Birrell

Birrell at the 2014 French Open
Full name Kimberly Birrell
Country  Australia
Born 29 April 1998
Düsseldorf, Germany
Prize money $14,734
Singles
Career record 10–11
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 779 (15 September 2014)
Current ranking 887 (9 March 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2015)
Australian Open Junior SF (2014)
French Open Junior 1R (2014)
Wimbledon Junior 2R (2014)
US Open Junior 1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record 0–9
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 1011 (2 February 2015)
Current ranking 1024 (9 March 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2015)
Australian Open Junior 2R (2015)
French Open Junior 1R (2014)
Wimbledon Junior 1R (2014)
US Open Junior 1R (2014)
Last updated on: 9 March 2015.

Kimberly Birrell (born 29 April 1998 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is an Australian tennis player.

On 15 September 2014, Birrell reached her best singles ranking of world number 779. On 2 February 2015, she peaked at world number 1011 in the doubles rankings.

Birrell is from the Queens Park tennis club on the Gold Coast, where her father and coach, John Birrell, is the manager.[1]

Career

2014

Birrell was awarded a wild card into the doubles main draw of the 2014 Hobart International with compatriot Olivia Tjandramulia,[2] where they lost in the first round to second seeds Lisa Raymond and Zhang Shuai.

In November, Birrell was given wild cards to the two Bendigo Women's International tournaments. In her debut at a $50,000 ITF event, she defeated world number 351 Veronika Kapshay in straight sets.[3]

2015

In 2015, Birrell was awarded a qualifying wild card into the 2015 Hobart International, but lost to Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets. She was then given a wild card for the 2015 Australian Open qualifying event, where she fell to Kateryna Bondarenko in three sets. She also made her Grand Slam main draw debut by getting one of seven team wildcards in women's doubles alongside Priscilla Hon, but lost to the fifth seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.[4]

ITF finals (0–1)

Singles (0–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 March 2015 Australia Mildura, Australia Grass Australia Alison Bai 3–6, 3–6

References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Andrew (17 September 2011). "Advantage tennis - it's a hotbed of talent on the Gold Coast". The Australian. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Daily preview: Aussies aim to continue winning streak on day three". Hobart International. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Packman, David (6 November 2014). "Birrell breakthrough in Bendigo". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Australian Open: Kimberly Birrell leads girls' charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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