R16 Pan Pacific Open 2001

Anna Kournikova #9 def. Saori Obata #155

7-6(8) 1-6 6-4

Anna Kournikova defeated Saori Obata 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4 in the 2001 Pan Pacific Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 2, 2001*
Tournament: Pan Pacific Open
Edition: 2001
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	Anna Kournikova	Saori Obata
Country	RUS	JPN
Birth date	Jun 7, 1981	Apr 23, 1978
Age	19	22
Height	173 cm	165 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	9	155
Ranking points (entering)	2,098	177
Elo (entering)	1,940	1,467
Current career W-L	184–121	42–77
Current career earnings	$3,584,662	$652,031

Pre-match H2H

Anna Kournikova #9 0 – 0 Saori Obata #155

Path

Anna Kournikova's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Anna Kournikova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #31	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 3, 2001	QF

Saori Obata's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Katarina Srebotnik #106	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2001	R32