WTA Osaka
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Kimberly Birrell vs Sonay Kartal – WTA Osaka, 20 Oct 2026
SurfaceHard
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles
Scheduled20 Oct · 06:30 BST
TourWTA
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
Our pick
62%
Kimberly Birrell
62%
Kimberly Birrell
38%
Sonay Kartal
62%
38%
Our pick Kimberly Birrell Low confidence
- Birrell is ranked 41 with 1280 points, ahead of Kartal at 49 with 1097 points
- Birrell has a 23-15 hard-court record and Elo of 1758, including 1740 on hard
- Kartal has only a 2-1 season record and 2-1 hard record, so data is thin
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the players' rankings, season records, surface results, Elo ratings and tie-break and deciding-set rates. Not betting advice.
Players
KB
Kimberly Birrell
Australia · WTA- Ranking
- #41 (↑)
- Ranking points
- 1,280
- Age
- 28 (29 Apr 1998)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #60
- 2026 win–loss
- 29–25
- On hard
- 23–15
- 2026 titles
- 1
- Elo rating
- 1758 (hard 1740)
- Tie-breaks won
- 80%
- Deciding sets won
- 50%
- Matches on record
- 99
Sonay Kartal
Great Britain · WTA- Ranking
- #49 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 1,097
- Age
- 24 (28 Oct 2001)
- 2026 win–loss
- 2–1
- On hard
- 2–1
- 2026 titles
- 0
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideEdgeKimberly Birrellahead in 1 of 1 measures
Kimberly BirrellSonay Kartal
#41Ranking#49
Figures from the players' records: current ranking, Elo rating, this season's win rate, tie-breaks and deciding sets. No win-probability model is applied.