Kimberly Birrell vs Himeno Sakatsume Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
K. Birrell vs H. Sakatsume

Kimberly Birrell

AUS

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

C. Rank

181

Best Rank

164

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$961.0K

Career Money

$21.6K

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

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Himeno Sakatsume

JPN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.70m

Height

C. Rank

181

Best Rank

164

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$961.0K

Career Money

$21.6K

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

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Head-to-head: Birrell 1 - 0 Sakatsume

They have played 3 sets in total, with Kimberly Birrell winning 2 and Himeno Sakatsume winning 1. The last match between Kimberly Birrell and Himeno Sakatsume was at the W100 Takasaki, 21-11-2023, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kimberly Birrell getting the victory 7-5 2-6 7-5.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Birrell	1
Sakatsume	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) W100 Takasaki(11-21-23)

Stats

Kimberly Birrell

Himeno Sakatsume

K. Birrell vs H. Sakatsume H2H Profile

K. Birrell	Stats	H. Sakatsume
$961,016	Career Prize Money	$21,560
54.64% (259-215)	Career Total W/L	60.89% (232-149)
1	Hard	0
7	Titles	7
1	Total H2H Matches	0
47.37% (18-20)	YTD Win/Loss	66.67% (2-1)

K. Birrell vs H. Sakatsume Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kimberly Birrell has won 37.05% of points on their second serve, while Himeno Sakatsume has won 38.67%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kimberly Birrell, in recent form, has won 52.09% of their opponent's second serve points, while Himeno Sakatsume has won 46.34%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.10% and 33.45% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Kimberly Birrell has saved 55.02% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Himeno Sakatsume has saved 50.58% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Kimberly Birrell has won 56.52% of matches played (W/L 39/30), with Himeno Sakatsume winning 64.79% (W/L 46/25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Kimberly Birrell has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 58% (W/L 190/140), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 27% (W/L 4/11). Himeno Sakatsume has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 58% (W/L 30/15), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 40% (W/L 2/3).
Player level: In the last year, Kimberly Birrell has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 59.26% of matches (W/L 16/11), where as Himeno Sakatsume has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 65.63% of matches (W/L 42/22). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Kimberly Birrell winning 1 times and Himeno Sakatsume being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Kimberly Birrell winning 2 and Himeno Sakatsume winning 1.
The last match between Kimberly Birrell and Himeno Sakatsume was at the W100 Takasaki, 21-11-2023, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Kimberly Birrell getting the victory 7-5 2-6 7-5.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:52:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kimberly Birrell has played against opponents with an average rank of 157.12 while Himeno Sakatsume has played against players with an average rank of 351.97.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kimberly Birrell has won 46% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Himeno Sakatsume has won 41% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Kimberly Birrell has converted 37.69% of breakpoint opportunities, and Himeno Sakatsume has converted 38.53% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Kimberly Birrell vs Himeno Sakatsume Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

K. Birrell vs H. Sakatsume H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

K. Birrell	Stats	H. Sakatsume
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	1
16	Games Won	16
1	Aces (Total)	1
15	Total Double Faults	2
2:52:0	Average Match Time	2:52:0
63% (65/103)	1st Serve %	81% (96/118)
58% (38/65)	1st Serve Win %	51% (49/96)
26% (10/38)	2nd Serve Win %	32% (7/22)
60% (9/15)	Break Pts Won %	69% (9/13)
53% (62/118)	Return Points Win %	53% (55/103)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

K. Birrell Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Billie Jean King Cup, PO, Group E - 10-11-2025
Rubber 1 Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da SilvaN. Vitoria	W	6-4 3-6 6-1	Stats
Rubber 1 Matilde JorgeM. Jorge	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Chennai Open - Chennai - 27-10-2025
F Janice TjenJ. Tjen	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
SF Joanna GarlandJ. Garland	W	6-7(2) 6-3 7-5	Stats
QF Donna VekicD. Vekic	W	6-4 6-0	Stats

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H. Sakatsume Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Austin 125 - Austin - 03-11-2025
R2 Malaika RapoluM. Rapolu	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Julie BelgraverJ. Belgraver	W	6-0 6-0	Stats
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong - 27-10-2025
QF Maya JointM. Joint	L	6-4 2-6 6-4	Stats
R2 Eudice Wong ChongE. Wong	W	6-2 6-1	Stats
R1 Sofia KeninS. Kenin	W	6-2 6-1	Stats

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K. Birrell vs H. Sakatsume Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

K. Birrell	Stats	H. Sakatsume
54.64% (259/215)	YTD Win/Loss	60.89% (232/149)
53.36% (596/521)	Sets Win/Loss	58.85% (512/358)
51.50% (5414/5098)	Games Win/Loss	54.95% (4370/3582)
57.58% (190/140)	Hard Win/Loss	61.74% (163/101)
40.38% (21/31)	Clay Win/Loss	51.43% (18/17)
51.72% (15/14)	Indoor Hard W/L	63.64% (49/28)
52.38% (33/30)	Grass Win/Loss	40.00% (2/3)
0.16	Aces Per Game	0.11
811	Aces Total	423
0.35	Double Faults Per Game	0.21
1797	Total Double Faults	808
1:36:21	Average Match Time	1:29:7
426.42	Average Opponent Rank	456.77
63% (18687/29701)	1st Serve %	66% (14927/22755)
64% (11892/18687)	1st Serve Win %	61% (9133/14927)
45% (4969/11017)	2nd Serve Win %	48% (3778/7828)
45% (1692/3760)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (1476/2978)
45% (13650/30495)	Return Points Win %	47% (10698/22596)
42.11% (16/22)	Slam W/L	28.57% (2/5)
45.45% (15/18)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
37.50% (3/5)	Cups W/L	100.00% (2/0)
50.00% (49/49)	Main Tour W/L	50.00% (12/12)
59.26% (160/110)	Challenger W/L	60.00% (168/112)
59.26% (16/11)	Futures W/L	70.59% (48/20)
54% (255/468)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	60% (226/374)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (3/3)
48% (60/124)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	37% (25/68)
53% (90/169)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (58/109)
85% (246/209)	1st Set Won, Won Match	89% (216/192)
15% (246/37)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	11% (216/23)
21% (228/49)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (165/39)