H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Alexandra Stevenson vs Saori Obata H2H: 0-2

Saori Obata holds a 2–0 lead over Alexandra Stevenson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Saori Obata leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Saori Obata won the 2003 Memphis Classic round of 16 7-6(1) 6-3.

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Alexandra Stevenson
USA Age 45 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Saori Obata #121 7-6(1) 6-3 Alexandra Stevenson #24 Match data Feb 21, 2003* R16 Memphis Classic Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Saori Obata #116 6-1 6-3 Alexandra Stevenson #29 Match data Jun 26, 2002* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Alexandra Stevenson #805 #18 1,444 1,844 86 128 40.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saori Obata #659 #39 836 1,666 42 77 35.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Alexandra Stevenson Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1996 0–1 0.0% #371 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1997 0–2 0.0% #394 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1998 3–7 30.0% #132 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1999 13–11 54.2% #45 1,673 0 0 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 2000 9–24 27.3% #92 1,520 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 2001 15–15 50.0% #60 1,672 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 2002 31–24 56.4% #18 1,835 0 0 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 2003 13–26 33.3% #81 1,609 0 0 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 2004 0–7 0.0% #287 1,514 0 0 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 2005 0–1 0.0% #643 1,507 0 0 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 2006 0–4 0.0% #398 1,463 0 0 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 2008 1–1 50.0% #211 1,475 0 0 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 2009 0–2 0.0% #218 1,447 0 0 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0
30 2011 1–3 25.0% #269 1,441 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Alexandra Stevenson Saori Obata
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1999 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2000 4 11 15 26.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2001 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2002 23 16 39 59.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2003 9 13 22 40.9% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2004 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2006 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 3 14 17 17.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 2011 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 48 75 123 39.0% 7 21 28 25.0% 15 14 29 51.7% 16 18 34 47.1% — 32 57 89 36.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 4 6 10 40.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 16/58 of Alexandra Stevenson's and 15/79 of Saori Obata's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Alexandra Stevenson Saori Obata
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
22 2003 3/39 10.0 5.7 63.6% 66.8% 40.3% 71.7% 36.1% 56.9% 31.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2004 2/7 2.5 6.5 57.2% 64.5% 40.5% 31.3% 6.3% 53.7% 32.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2006 4/4 2.5 3.0 56.8% 56.9% 40.8% 55.2% 40.0% 50.1% 28.4% 2003 5/35 0.6 2.8 70.8% 52.6% 45.3% 51.2% 53.5% 50.3% 46.5%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 4/27 0.5 5.5 68.2% 52.6% 35.8% 38.5% 41.9% 46.6% 51.2%
27 2008 2/2 2.0 2.0 65.3% 65.1% 32.1% 50.0% 54.2% 54.4% 42.0% 2005 2/13 0.5 2.5 73.0% 62.2% 40.9% 41.1% 25.0% 56.4% 39.4%
28 2009 2/2 3.5 6.0 56.0% 64.4% 41.2% 64.2% 28.3% 53.0% 35.5% 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2%
30 2011 3/4 3.3 5.0 48.3% 53.5% 43.3% 51.5% 51.4% 48.2% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 16/214 4.1 4.6 57.5% 61.0% 40.1% 55.1% 37.5% 52.4% 35.5% — 15/119 1.1 3.4 70.6% 56.0% 43.8% 48.1% 40.7% 51.9% 45.1%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Alexandra Stevenson Saori Obata
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1996 1497 104.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 1475 100.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 1478 103.0 — — — — +11 — — 36.4% -1.05 0–2 0–1 — +0.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1999 1674 132.4 — — — — -104 — +100 49.1% -0.36 8–1 (89%) 5–1 (83%) 112.3 -1.46 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 2000 1521 121.1 — — — — +12 -47 +192 32.9% -1.27 3–7 (30%) 5–4 (56%) 98.1 +0.34 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 2001 1673 133.8 — — — — -28 -210 +89 53.1% +0.08 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 104.9 -1.23 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 2002 1836 146.6 — — — — +21 -391 -146 53.7% +0.15 14–10 (58%) 12–8 (60%) 109.1 +0.07 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 2003 1610 118.0 +0.40 -2.78 0.731 44.9% +56 -204 +23 38.1% -0.79 4–8 (33%) 5–5 (50%) 94.0 +2.32 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 2004 1514 94.8 -0.12 -2.43 0.700 42.9% +34 — — 17.6% -2.30 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.16 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 2005 1507 101.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.06 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 2006 1464 99.6 -2.52 -4.98 0.569 40.6% +19 — — 0.0% -2.83 — 0–1 — -0.13 2003 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
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 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
27 2008 1476 106.2 +1.20 +0.54 0.922 47.9% — — — 50.0% -0.50 — 1–0 — +0.22 2005 1497 118.9 +0.68 -0.94 0.902 46.9% -7 — — 35.7% -0.25 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.13
28 2009 1448 97.2 -2.56 -1.28 0.756 44.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — +0.14 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
30 2011 1441 97.3 -2.94 -0.45 0.899 47.3% — — — 25.0% -1.63 — 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2016 1430 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2017 1416 97.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1845 131.9 -1.29 -2.25 0.745 44.3% +9 -164 +56 42.6% -0.60 33–35 (49%) 34–26 (57%) 106.1 +0.68 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.