Kimberly Birrell

2014

Birrell was awarded a wild card into the doubles main draw of the 2014 Hobart International with compatriot Olivia Tjandramulia,^[5] where they lost in the first round to second seeds Lisa Raymond and Zhang Shuai.

In November, Birrell was given wild cards to the two Bendigo Women's International tournaments. In her debut at a $50,000 ITF event, she defeated world number 351 Veronika Kapshay in straight sets.^[6]

2015

In 2015, Birrell was awarded a qualifying wild card into the 2015 Hobart International, but lost to Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets. She was then given a wild card for the 2015 Australian Open qualifying event, where she fell to Kateryna Bondarenko in three sets. She also made her Grand Slam main draw debut by getting one of seven team wildcards in women's doubles alongside Priscilla Hon, but lost to the fifth seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.^[7]

In March, Birrell qualified for and made the first ITF final of her career in Mildura, but lost to compatriot Alison Bai 3-6, 3-6. Birrell didn't play between April–September, but returned to Australia to play in Tweed Heads, Cairns, Toowoomba, Brisbane and Canberra. Her best results were a final in Brisbane and semi-final in Canberra. She finished the year with a ranking of 361.

2016: WTA Tour debut

Birrell was awarded a wild card into the qualifying rounds of the 2016 Brisbane International, but lost to eventual main draw semi-finalist Samantha Crawford. Birrell made her WTA Tour debut after being awarded a wild card into the main draw at the 2016 Hobart International. She won 6-4 6-3 against world No.57 Danka Kovinic from Montenegro.^[8] She lost in round two to Dominika Cibulková. In the same tournament, she partnered Jarmila Wolfe in the doubles where they made the final. On January 12, Birrell was awarded a wild card into the 2016 Australian Open ^[9] but lost in round one to 9th seed Karolína Plíšková, 4-6, 4-6. In February, Birrell made her Fed Cup debut against Dominika Cibulkova. She lost 3-6, 1-6. Shortly after, Birrell suffered a right elbow injury, sidelining her for the rest of the year.^[10] Birrell ended 2016 with a ranking of 584.

2017

Birrell and her doubles partner, Priscilla Hon were given a wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open, yet lost in the first round to Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai. About 6 months later, on July 15, Birrell and her doubles partner, Caroline Dolehide, lost in the final of the ITF tournament in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Hiroko Kuwata and Valeria Savinykh in two sets. With the win, it would've marked Birrell's best win at an ITF tournament to date. The next week, in Gatineau, Canada, Birrell and her new partner Emily Webley-Smith of Great Britain, lost in the final to the same duo of Hiroko Kuwata and Valeria Savinykh in a third set tiebreak 5-10. Birrell came back at the end of September with a run to the final in Penrith, Australia losing to Olivia Rogowska^[11] in two sets. The following week in Brisbane, Australia, Birrell won her first ITF singles title by beating American Asia Muhammad in a tight three sets.^[12]

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2016	Hobart International, Australia	International	Hard	Jarmila Wolfe	Han Xinyun Christina McHale	3–6, 0–6

Singles: 4 (1–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	9 March 2015	$15,000	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Alison Bai	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	19 October 2015	$25,000	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Priscilla Hon	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	24 September 2017	$25,000	Penrith, Australia	Hard	Olivia Rogowska	2–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	1 October 2017	$25,000	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Asia Muhammad	4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	28 September 2015	$15,000	Tweed Heads, Australia	Hard	Tammi Patterson	Dalma Gálfi Priscilla Hon	6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up	1.	10 July 2017	$25,000	Winnipeg, Canada	Hard	Caroline Dolehide	Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up	2.	17 July 2017	$25,000	Gatineau, Canada	Hard	Emily Webley-Smith	Hiroko Kuwata Valeria Savinykh	6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

Singles