H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Anna Kournikova vs Saori Obata H2H: 2-0

Anna Kournikova holds a 2–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Anna Kournikova leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Anna Kournikova won the 2002 Canadian Open round of 64 6-3 6-1.

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Anna Kournikova
RUS Age 45 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Kournikova #40 6-3 6-1 Saori Obata #102 Match data Aug 14, 2002* R64 Canadian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anna Kournikova #9 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4 Saori Obata #155 Match data Feb 2, 2001* R16 Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet

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
Anna Kournikova #606 #8 2,158 2,080 184 121 60.3% 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 Anna Kournikova Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1995 1–1 50.0% #289 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1996 5–5 50.0% #65 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1997 17–10 63.0% #30 1,834 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1998 40–20 66.7% #13 1,979 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1999 35–19 64.8% #12 1,935 0 0 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 2000 47–26 64.4% #8 1,941 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 2001 10–10 50.0% #71 1,818 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 2002 28–25 52.8% #35 1,738 0 0 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 2003 1–5 16.7% #310 1,674 0 0 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 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 Anna Kournikova 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 %
14 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 6 6 12 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 19 10 29 65.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1999 11 7 18 61.1% 13 5 18 72.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2000 24 12 36 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2001 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2002 16 11 27 59.3% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2003 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 88 58 146 60.3% 43 27 70 61.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 37 28 65 56.9% — 32 57 89 36.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 4 6 10 40.0%

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 Anna Kournikova 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
14 1995 1513 106.8 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1996 1593 131.7 — — — — +17 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.9 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1997 1834 148.8 — — — — -142 -148 -89 58.5% +0.48 7–4 (64%) 3–0 (100%) 110.7 -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1998 1980 169.2 — — — — -91 -84 -125 63.7% +1.00 11–8 (58%) 6–3 (67%) 107.6 -3.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1999 1936 156.5 — — — — -74 +28 -46 60.0% +0.58 10–8 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 102.0 -2.58 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 2000 1942 166.7 — — — — +32 -52 -26 62.1% +0.97 9–10 (47%) 6–7 (46%) 95.8 -0.53 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 2001 1818 134.7 — — — — +10 — — 55.1% -0.14 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 92.8 +0.40 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 2002 1739 140.7 — — — — +93 +2 — 54.3% +0.14 7–7 (50%) 7–7 (50%) 96.7 +0.31 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 2003 1674 109.3 — — — — +111 — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 — — -0.56 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
Career — 2080 161.9 — — — — -6 -40 -68 58.8% +0.56 49–48 (51%) 39–28 (58%) 103.9 -2.62 — 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.