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Saori Obata

JPN Age 48 165 cm / 5'5" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1996–2006

Saori Obata represented Japan on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 39. In TennisDB's records, Saori Obata finished with a career record of 42–77 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking

39 (Feb 9, 2004)

Elo peak

1666 (52nd percentile)

Career record

42–77 (35.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$652,031

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Saori Obata's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Camille Pin #118	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 2006*	R128	Indian Wells Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Nicole Vaidisova #14	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 3, 2006*	R16	Pan Pacific Open	WTA 1000	Carpet
Kveta Peschke #37	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 2006*	R32	Pan Pacific Open	WTA 1000	Carpet
Daniela Hantuchova #17	6-3 3-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Nadia Petrova #9	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2005*	R16	Bangkok	WTA 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Saori Obata's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ai Sugiyama	1	3	4	Jan 23, 2004	H2H
Yuka Yoshida	1	2	3	Sep 30, 2004	H2H
Anna Smashnova	0	3	3	Jun 20, 2003	H2H
Adriana Serra Zanetti	1	2	3	Feb 6, 2003	H2H
Maria Vento-Kabchi	1	1	2	Sep 29, 2005	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Saori Obata Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2004	Athens Olympics	First Round	0	1	Maja Matevzic #263 def. Saori Obata #53 7-6(3) 7-5	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Saori Obata career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1996	18	0	2	2	0.0%	620	300
1997	19	0	1	1	0.0%	299	228
1998	20	0	1	1	0.0%	227	216
1999	21	0	1	1	0.0%	216	455
2000	22	2	2	4	50.0%	455	174
2001	23	6	8	14	42.9%	174	94
2002	24	3	14	17	17.7%	94	126
2003	25	18	17	35	51.4%	126	49
2004	26	8	19	27	29.6%	49	109
2005	27	4	9	13	30.8%	109	110
2006	28	1	3	4	25.0%	110	289
Career		42	77	119	35.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Saori Obata career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	18	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1997	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1999	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2000	22	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
2001	23	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
2002	24	2	10	12	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	14	17	17.6%
2003	25	17	12	29	58.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	18	17	35	51.4%
2004	26	3	14	17	17.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	19	27	29.6%
2005	27	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
2006	28	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	32	57	89	36.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	6	10	16	37.5%	4	6	10	40.0%	42	77	119	35.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Saori Obata career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1996	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1997	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1999	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2000	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
2001	23	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	4	0	4	100.0%	6	8	14	42.9%
2002	24	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	2	9	11	18.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	14	17	17.6%
2003	25	0	2	2	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	12	8	20	60.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	18	17	35	51.4%
2004	26	1	0	1	100.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%	3	6	9	33.3%	8	19	27	29.6%
2005	27	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
2006	28	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		1	6	7	14.3%	3	20	23	13.0%	25	38	63	39.7%	13	13	26	50.0%	42	77	119	35.3%

Performance Stats

Saori Obata performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2003	25	5/35	0.6	2.8	70.8%	52.6%	45.3%	51.2%	53.5%	50.3%	46.5%
2004	26	4/27	0.5	5.5	68.2%	52.6%	35.8%	38.5%	41.9%	46.6%	51.2%
2005	27	2/13	0.5	2.5	73.0%	62.2%	40.9%	41.1%	25.0%	56.4%	39.4%
2006	28	4/4	2.5	2.5	71.7%	60.6%	51.4%	57.3%	31.4%	56.9%	40.2%
Career		15/119	1.1	3.4	70.6%	56.0%	43.8%	48.1%	40.7%	51.9%	45.1%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 15/119 (12.6%) of Saori Obata's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Saori Obata advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1996	18	1469	96.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–2	0–1	—	+0.30
1997	19	1455	92.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	+0.11
1998	20	1440	95.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.16
1999	21	1431	100.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.01
2000	22	1459	104.9	—	—	—	—	+27	—	—	44.4%	-0.11	1–0	1–1	—	+0.07
2001	23	1512	122.7	—	—	—	—	+25	—	—	46.9%	+0.03	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	99.6	+0.30
2002	24	1462	107.0	—	—	—	—	+2	—	+91	24.3%	-1.43	0–3 (0%)	0–4 (0%)	92.1	-0.56
2003	25	1642	127.3	-1.91	+0.72	0.936	48.1%	+4	—	-106	51.3%	+0.28	4–4 (50%)	1–5 (17%)	98.2	+0.14
2004	26	1489	107.8	-2.44	+1.59	0.958	48.7%	-21	—	+92	33.3%	-1.02	4–4 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	99.0	+1.03
2005	27	1497	118.9	+0.68	-0.94	0.902	46.9%	-7	—	—	35.7%	-0.25	0–2	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.13
2006	28	1502	117.4	-0.93	-1.56	0.933	48.7%	-13	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	-0.24
Career		1666	120.5	-1.44	+0.12	0.938	48.3%	+1	—	+31	38.9%	-0.51	10–19 (34%)	5–17 (23%)	89.2	+0.98

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Saori Obata Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2002	24	R128	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
2003	25	—	R128	R128	R32	2–3 (40%)
2004	26	R32	R128	R64	R128	3–4 (43%)
2005	27	R128	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
2006	28	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–4 (33%)	0–3 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	6–14 (30%)

WTA 1000

Saori Obata WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	IW	MIA	SDG	PAN	CAN	PAN	W-L Win %
2001	23	—	—	—	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
2002	24	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	0–2 (0%)
2003	25	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
2004	26	R64	R64	R64	R16	R64	—	2–5 (29%)
2005	27	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2006	28	R128	—	—	R16	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	6–14 (30%)

WTA 500

Saori Obata WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	EAS	SDG	LOS	NEW	TOY	W-L Win %
2001	23	—	—	—	—	—	R16	1–1 (50%)
2002	24	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2003	25	—	R16	R64	R32	R32	—	2–4 (33%)
2004	26	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2005	27	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–9 (25%)

WTA 250

Saori Obata WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	KOR	SHA	JAP	BAL	BAN	BIR	CAN	HOB	HYD	MEM	PAT	STR	SUR	TAS	WAI	W-L Win %
1996	18	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1997	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	20	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1999	21	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2000	22	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2001	23	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	4–6 (40%)
2002	24	—	—	R32	R32	QF	—	R64	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	2–7 (22%)
2003	25	—	—	—	R32	SF	—	R64	R16	—	R16	QF	QF	—	—	F	—	13–8 (62%)
2004	26	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	QF	R32	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	3–7 (30%)
2005	27	—	R16	—	R16	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	3–8 (27%)	5–3 (62%)	1–1 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	27–39 (41%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 9, 2004

First Top 100

Dec 3, 2001

First Top 50

Oct 20, 2003

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Saori Obata ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1994	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	632	622
1995	17	623	611	611	591	587	593	568	579	584	506	614	616
1996	18	548	539	542	403	401	403	313	316	318	314	285	300
1997	19	314	311	310	359	275	239	248	246	212	219	221	228
1998	20	223	227	209	213	251	207	217	193	212	195	211	216
1999	21	218	215	237	242	244	318	352	437	525	949	494	455
2000	22	456	459	407	382	314	260	219	220	221	169	170	174
2001	23	155	137	142	143	118	129	127	127	119	118	107	94
2002	24	97	106	106	105	113	116	101	94	93	106	117	126
2003	25	117	107	106	104	89	74	86	75	61	49	49	49
2004	26	55	42	41	41	48	50	45	56	80	100	110	109
2005	27	173	164	160	151	136	163	165	144	151	115	110	110
2006	28	107	103	104	114	132	135	154	171	179	252	288	289
2007	29	294	659	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Saori Obata's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Barbara Schwartz	AUT	40	1,644	0	89	35	54	39.3%	1996–2004	Match log
Lilia Osterloh	USA	41	1,696	0	221	83	138	37.6%	1996–2010	Match log
Sandra Kleinova	CZE	41	1,632	0	178	59	119	33.1%	1995–2005	Match log
Adriana Serra Zanetti	ITA	38	1,632	0	174	57	117	32.8%	1991–2005	Match log
Claudine Schaul	LUX	41	1,675	1	76	27	49	35.5%	2000–2005	Match log
Emmanuelle Gagliardi	SUI	42	1,695	0	301	118	183	39.2%	1995–2008	Match log
Dally Randriantefy	MAD	44	1,684	0	112	43	69	38.4%	1992–2006	Match log
Marlene Weingartner	GER	36	1,679	0	218	84	134	38.5%	1995–2005	Match log
Jill Craybas	USA	39	1,693	1	418	161	257	38.5%	1996–2013	Match log
Lindsay Lee-Waters	USA	33	1,690	0	101	36	65	35.6%	1995–2005	Match log
Mariana Diaz-Oliva	ARG	42	1,652	1	216	86	130	39.8%	1996–2006	Match log
Jana Kandarr	GER	43	1,658	0	188	68	120	36.2%	1994–2003	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Saori Obata?: Saori Obata is 48 years old, born on April 23, 1978.
Which country does Saori Obata represent?: Saori Obata represents Japan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Saori Obata?: Saori Obata is 165 cm / 5'5".
Is Saori Obata left-handed or right-handed?: Saori Obata plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Saori Obata won?: Saori Obata has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Saori Obata won?: TennisDB does not group any of Saori Obata's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Saori Obata's highest WTA ranking?: Saori Obata's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 39, first achieved on February 9, 2004.
What is Saori Obata's career win-loss record?: Saori Obata has a career WTA singles record of 42 wins and 77 losses (35.3%).
How much career prize money has Saori Obata earned?: Saori Obata has earned at least $652,031 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Saori Obata's career appear in TennisDB?: Saori Obata appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1996 through 2006.
On which surface does Saori Obata have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Saori Obata's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 36.0% (32–57).
Who has Saori Obata faced most often?: Saori Obata's most frequent opponent is Ai Sugiyama, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.