Chennai Prediction: Bartunkova vs Birrell 10/29/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

World No. 133 Nikola Bartunkova will face World No. 117 Kimberly Birrell in the first round of the 2025 Chennai Open on Wednesday, October 29. Here’s our Nikola Bartunkova vs Kimberly Birrell prediction. This preview will also include a Nikola Bartunkova vs Kimberly Birrell pick.

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Nikola Bartunkova is ranked one spot below her career high ranking of World No. 132. The Czech teenager is taking part in the Chennai Open for the first time. She is a six-time champion on the ITF Tour, having scooped three titles at that level this season. Bartunkova is still waiting for that top 100 breakthrough, having made just a handful of main draw appearances on the WTA Tour.

Bartunkova has compiled 54 wins and 17 losses at all levels this season. She is 8-4 on hard courts, having picked up most of those victories in the past two months. She made the semifinals of the WTA 500 in Guadalajara, where she notched a massive win over then-defending champion Magdalena Frech. A month later, she was the runner-up at the Samsun 125K tournament. Since then, Bartunkova lost to Wakana Sonobe in the first round of the Tokyo Open.

Kimberly Birrell is ranked 117th in the WTA rankings. She is a former Top 60 player. The Australian is playing in Chennai for the first time. The tournament was introduced in the WTA calendar for the 2025 season and offering lower-ranked players a great chance to rack up points and build confidence. 

Birrell has posted 32 wins and 27 losses this season. On had courts, Birrell is 22-15. She won the Brisbane ITF title earlier this season. Her best result at the tour level was reaching the quarterfinal of the Singapore Open. Birrell has lost in the qualifying round in each of the last three tournaments.

Nikola Bartunkova vs Kimberly Birrell Head-To-Head

Bartunkova and Birrell have never met at any level.

Nikola Bartunkova vs Kimberly Birrell Prediction

This should be a tight match and the books think so, with Bartunkova starting as the slight underdog at -103. But the Czech has the momentum and has played with consistency on hard courts in two of the last three tournaments, reaching a semifinal and a final.