INDIAN WELLS DRAW. Kimberly Birrell’s prediction with Golubic next. H2H and rankings

Indian Wells draw - Kimberly Birrell. See the draw preview and prediction with Viktorija Golubic, Elise Mertens, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek in the BNP Paribas Open.

Kimberly Birrell Stats info

Kimberly Birrell is about to go ahead with her bid in the draw in Indian Wells.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Kimberly Birrell’s projected draw together withherpresumable opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Kimberly has a negative record (2-4) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Viktorija Golubic (101) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Elise Mertens (28) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Madison Keys (5) – H2H 0-1
or Anastasia Potapova (34) – H2H 1-0
R4 – Emma Navarro (8) – H2H 1-1
or Donna Vekic (22) – H2H 1-1
1/4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
or Diana Shnaider (13) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-0
or Jasmine Paolini (6) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-0
or Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Viktorija Golubic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Viktorija Golubic

8 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
92
High
35
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 8-6 6-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0
2024 29-20 15-11 2-4 7-0 5-5 0-0
2023 34-21 14-9 2-5 10-3 8-4 0-0
2022 31-25 12-10 4-7 11-4 4-4 0-0
2021 48-22 15-11 9-4 12-2 9-4 3-1
2020 7-11 4-8 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 32-22 23-11 2-5 2-1 5-5 0-0
2018 33-25 16-11 9-8 6-3 2-3 0-0

Viktorija Golubic has a 8-5 record in 2025, 6-3 on hard. Talking about the previous 16 years, the Swiss has a 160-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Swiss won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Golubic didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Viktorija Golubic

This contest would be 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Viktorija Golubic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Golubic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Kimberly Birrell

14 - 5win/loss in 2025

Rank
28
High
12
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-5 9-5 0-0 5-0 0-0 0-0
2024 28-25 18-15 6-5 1-1 3-4 0-0
2023 30-22 24-16 5-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0

Elise Mertens has a 13-4 win-loss record in 2025, 8-4 on hard. In the last 14 years, Mertens has a 271-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belgian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current year was winning the tournament in Singapore where she beat Ann Li in the final 6-1 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Belgian surrendered to Cori Gauff in the 4th round 6-0 6-2.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Elise Mertens

This would be the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Elise Mertens fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Madison Keys’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Madison Keys

18 - 2win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
LWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-2 18-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 24-12 7-6 13-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2023 33-15 19-9 5-3 0-2 9-1 0-0
2022 30-20 25-12 4-4 0-3 1-1 0-0
2021 11-15 3-9 3-4 0-0 5-2 0-0
2020 8-5 8-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 28-15 16-9 10-3 1-2 1-1 0-0
2018 29-14 16-9 11-4 0-0 2-1 0-0

Madison Keys has a 14-1 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 17 years, Keys has a 243-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.

Her best result of the current year was conquering the competition in Adelaide where she defeated Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 4-6 6-1, and at the Australian Open where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 2-6 7-5.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American lost to Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Madison Keys

This match would represent the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Madison Keys fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Keys (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Kimberly Birrell could take on Anastasia Potapova. Their H2H is 1-0 for Kimberly Birrell.

R4 – Emma Navarro’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

11 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
8
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 11-6 11-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-24 33-14 14-7 0-0 7-3 0-0
2023 64-24 17-9 37-11 3-1 7-3 0-0
2022 31-18 8-8 23-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 19-13 6-6 13-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 2-7 0-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 10-12 3-4 7-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 19-9 2-3 12-5 5-1 0-0 0-0

Emma Navarro has a 10-5 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Navarro has a 81-55 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Merida where she defeated Emiliana Arango in the final 6-0 6-0.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American lost to Maria Sakkari in the quarter 5-7 6-2 6-4.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Emma Navarro

This match would represent the 3rd time that Kimberly Birrell and Emma Navarro face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Birrell and Navarro (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Kimberly Birrell could take on Donna Vekic. Their head to head record is 1-1.

1/4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Cori Gauff

11 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
LWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 11-4 11-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 54-18 31-10 14-5 4-1 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 9-3 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, the American has a 139-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Australia where she overcame Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Cori surrendered to Maria Sakkari in the semifinal 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Kimberly Birrell could take on Diana Shnaider. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

17 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-4 17-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, the Belarussian has a 239-95 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of the current year was winning the competition in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sabalenka was overcome by Emma Navarro in the 4th round 6-3 3-6 6-2.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Kimberly Birrell may come up against Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 5win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-5 18-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 14-4 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, Swiatek has a 176-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek won 7 of her last 10 matches.

The Pole’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Pole conquered the event after beating Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Iga Swiatek

There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Kimberly Birrell could play Jessica Pegula. Their H2H is 0-0.