THE TENNIS TRADER
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBERMATCHES 126EVENTS 45LIVE 7
WTAHardOsaka2026-10-19 03:00

Sonay Kartal v Kimberly Birrell

The market

S. KartalFAV1.3372%
K. Birrell3.4028%
Market says72% Kartal

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

S. Kartal3
K. Birrell1
Head to head4 meetings
DateEventMatchScore
2026-02-07WTA DohaS. KartalvK. Birrell2 - 0
2025-05-06RomeK. BirrellvS. Kartal1 - 2
2024-06-20W100 IlkleyK. BirrellvS. Kartal2 - 0
2022-05-13W25 Nottingham 4S. KartalvK. Birrell2 - 0

This season & this event

S. Kartal
K. Birrell
19-8
19-7
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
29-26
23-18
Did not play
Lost Final to S. Lamens

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Sonay Kartal
United Kingdom
Kimberly Birrell
Australia
68
24
United Kingdom
2–1
0
2–1
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Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
71
28
Australia
23–24
0
17–14
1–4
5–5

Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

S. Kartal — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-17WuhanHardJ. Ostapenko2 - 01.8154%WON
2026-10-16WuhanHardE. Svitolina1 - 22.8065%WON
2026-10-15WuhanHardJ. Paolini0 - 22.1054%WON
2026-10-14WuhanHardB. Bencic2 - 02.8266%WON
2026-10-12WuhanHardA. Kalinina0 - 21.5861%WON
2026-10-04BeijingHardA. Charaeva2 - 01.5662%LOST
2026-10-02BeijingHardXin. Wang2 - 01.9350%WON
2026-09-30BeijingHardA. Lazaro Garcia2 - 01.2975%WON
2026-09-22WTA Billie Jean King Cup - World Group- QualificationM. Bouzkova2 - 1——LOST
2026-03-12WTA Indian WellsHardE. Rybakina0 - 1 RET5.4582%LOST

K. Birrell — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-13WuhanHardK. Volynets1 - 22.5862%LOST
2026-10-02BeijingHardM. Bouzkova2 - 02.9367%LOST
2026-09-30BeijingHardA. Ito0 - 21.2677%WON
2026-09-27SeoulHardM. Joint0 - 22.3959%WON
2026-09-26SeoulHardA. Bondar1 - 21.9050%WON
2026-09-25SeoulHardK. Volynets1 - 21.2972%WON
2026-09-24SeoulHardY. Ma0 - 2——WON
2026-09-21SeoulHardT. Zidansek0 - 21.6160%WON
2026-09-02US OpenHardE. Alexandrova1 - 24.3077%LOST
2026-08-31US OpenHardP. Marcinko2 - 11.8852%WON

Common questions

Who is favourite, Sonay Kartal or Kimberly Birrell?

Sonay Kartal is favourite at 1.33, which is a 72% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Sonay Kartal vs Kimberly Birrell?

Sonay Kartal is 1.33 and Kimberly Birrell is 3.40, the prices we recorded for the Osaka match.

What is the head-to-head between Sonay Kartal and Kimberly Birrell?

They have met 4 times and Sonay Kartal leads 3-1.

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