Kimberly Birrell is about to go ahead with her run in the draw in Hertogenbosch.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Kimberly Birrell’s projected draw together withherpresumable opponents in Libema Open – ‘s. The Australian has a losing record (2-3) with the projected opponents.
R1 – Xinyu Wang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25-25 | 12-15 | 3-5 | 3-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-26 | 20-18 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-24 | 32-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-27 | 8-14 | 5-5 | 15-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-26 | 10-9 | 6-8 | 14-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-10 | 6-6 | 2-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 38-20 | 36-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 25-14 | 21-13 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Xinyu Wang has a 10-13 win-loss record in 2025, but she has not competed so far on grass. The Chinese won 3 of her last 10 matches.
Xinyu’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal Singapore.
Last year in Libema Open – ‘s the Chinese didn’t play in this event.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Xinyu Wang
There is no head to head record between Kimberly Birrell and Xinyu Wang since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
R2 – Yue Yuan’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Kimberly Birrell
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19-27 | 11-18 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-27 | 27-17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-29 | 27-17 | 8-7 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 33-16 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 6-7 | 3-6 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 38-29 | 31-23 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 20-23 | 20-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Yue Yuan has a 9-14 record in 2025, 1-1 on grass. In the course of the previous 4 years, the Chinese has a 10-10 record on grass. Yuan won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Yue’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final the W100 Oeiras.
Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Yue was overcome by Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Yue Yuan
This match would represent the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Yue Yuan play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Birrell (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Kimberly Birrell may compete against Anastasija Sevastova. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/4 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-20 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 5-0 | 8-2 | 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 22-11 record in 2025, 1-0 on grass. During the previous 14 years, the Belgian has a 35-31 record on grass (Click here to see full career record). Elise won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Singapore where she overcame Ann Li in the final 6-1 6-4.
Last year in Libema Open – ‘s the Belgian lost to Naomi Osaka in the 1st round 6-2 6-4.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Elise Mertens
This would be the 3rd time that Kimberly Birrell and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Birrell and Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.
However, Kimberly Birrell could compete against Maria Sakkari. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ekaterina Alexandrova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47-25 | 22-16 | 13-5 | 4-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-25 | 17-13 | 1-7 | 3-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-21 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-18 | 12-10 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-23 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-12 | 9-4 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 42-27 | 16-12 | 3-7 | 18-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 29-24 | 7-10 | 8-7 | 11-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 20-11 win-loss record in 2025, but she has not competed until now on grass. Alexandrova won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the tournament in Linz where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.
Last year in Libema Open – ‘s Ekaterina capitulated to Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinal 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
This would be the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Kimberly Birrell may take on Veronika Kudermetova. Their head to head is 0-0.
Final – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Liudmila Samsonova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-23 | 15-15 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-23 | 12-15 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-24 | 25-15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-17 | 26-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-22 | 15-9 | 6-9 | 8-3 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-12 | 10-6 | 4-4 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-28 | 8-9 | 10-10 | 9-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 65-23 | 12-4 | 49-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Liudmila Samsonova has a 17-13 win-loss record in 2025, but she has not competed so far on grass. Samsonova won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Samsonova’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final Strasbourg.
Last year in Libema Open – ‘s the Russian won the title after defeating Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 4-6 6-3 7-5.
H2H Kimberly Birrell vs. Liudmila Samsonova
This would be the 2nd time that Kimberly Birrell and Liudmila Samsonova play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass in major tournaments.
However, Kimberly Birrell could square off with Magda Linette. Their head to head is 0-0.