[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Kimberly Birrell’s draw vs Mertens, Keys, Navarro, Gauff, Sabalenka, Swiatek to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Kimberly Birrell may need to topple Elise Mertens, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro, Cori Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek to conquer the tournament in the BNP Paribas Open.

Kimberly Birrell Stats info

Kimberly Birrell is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Kimberly has defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Elise Mertens.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Kimberly Birrell’s projected draw andherprojected opposition in BNP Paribas Open. The Australian has a unfavourable record (2-3) with the plausible opposition.

R1 – Viktorija Golubic (101) – 6-4 6-4
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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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 connection to the last 14 years, Elise has a 271-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Singapore where she defeated 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 match would represent the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Elise Mertens clash 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

17 - 1win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-1 17-1 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 last 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 achievement of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where she beat 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 Keys surrendered to Yulia Putintseva in the 3rd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Madison Keys

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

Nonetheless, Kimberly Birrell may face Anastasia Potapova. Their head to head 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
8
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, the American 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 year was winning the title in Merida where she overcame Emiliana Arango in the final 6-0 6-0.

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

H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Emma Navarro

This contest would be 3rd time that Kimberly Birrell and Emma Navarro square 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.

Nonetheless, Kimberly Birrell may compete against Donna Vekic. Their H2H 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 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Gauff has a 139-61 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 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 was overcome by 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 face 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.

Nonetheless, Kimberly Birrell may 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

15 - 3win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
WWWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-3 15-3 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. Regarding the last 10 years, Sabalenka 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 conquering the tournament in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Belarussian 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 square off in the main tour.

Yet, Kimberly Birrell could take on Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

17 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-4 17-4 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 15-4 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Iga has a 177-46 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Swiatek’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Pole conquered the competition after ousting 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 fight against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Kimberly Birrell could fight against Jessica Pegula. Their head to head is 0-0.