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

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario vs Saori Obata H2H: 1-0

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario holds a 1–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario won the 2002 Bali quarterfinal 6-3 4-6 6-0.

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
ESP Age 54 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #43 6-3 4-6 6-0 Saori Obata #105 Match data Sep 28, 2002* QF Bali Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #52 #1 3,768 2,384 720 271 72.7% 4 6 0 12 7 29
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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1986 15–10 60.0% #81 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1987 12–13 48.0% #54 1,639 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1988 31–16 66.0% #18 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1989 47–13 78.3% #5 2,065 1 3 — — — — — — —
18 1990 38–14 73.1% #7 2,080 1 5 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 1991 56–15 78.9% #5 2,167 1 6 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 1992 63–16 79.7% #4 2,283 1 8 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 1993 72–14 83.7% #2 2,248 1 12 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 1994 69–9 88.5% #2 2,333 3 20 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 1995 47–13 78.3% #3 2,167 3 22 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 1996 57–17 77.0% #2 2,117 3 24 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 1997 45–22 67.2% #9 2,026 3 24 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 1998 47–17 73.4% #4 2,034 4 26 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 1999 25–17 59.5% #17 1,923 4 27 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 2000 41–19 68.3% #9 1,932 4 27 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0
29 2001 34–22 60.7% #17 1,796 4 29 — — — — — — —
30 2002 21–24 46.7% #53 1,634 4 29 — — — — — — —

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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 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 1986 2 2 4 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 5 4 9 55.6% 26 10 36 72.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 28 5 33 84.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 5 1 6 83.3% 21 7 28 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 20 4 24 83.3% 22 6 28 78.6% 9 2 11 81.8% 5 3 8 62.5% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1992 31 5 36 86.1% 26 7 33 78.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 27 3 30 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1994 38 5 43 88.4% 24 2 26 92.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1995 20 8 28 71.4% 21 3 24 87.5% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1996 23 8 31 74.2% 23 5 28 82.1% 6 1 7 85.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1997 19 11 30 63.3% 13 7 20 65.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1998 28 8 36 77.8% 12 4 16 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 2004 3 14 17 17.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1999 9 8 17 52.9% 15 6 21 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2000 22 9 31 71.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2001 15 15 30 50.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 9 13 22 40.9% 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 297 118 415 71.6% 329 102 431 76.3% 57 18 75 76.0% 37 33 70 52.9% — 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 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 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 1986 1620 109.9 — — — — -68 +75 — 57.1% +0.13 4–2 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.4 +3.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1987 1639 127.9 — — — — -145 +141 — 48.1% -0.35 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — +0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1988 1785 156.3 — — — — -240 +150 — 67.0% +1.55 0–5 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.9 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 2066 163.2 — — — — -271 +71 -441 74.2% +1.91 8–4 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 108.7 -3.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 2080 165.6 — — — — -183 +86 -320 70.1% +1.57 7–6 (54%) 3–6 (33%) 96.5 -4.18 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 1991 2167 175.0 — — — — -80 +84 -250 75.0% +2.29 9–7 (56%) 5–3 (63%) 103.4 -3.50 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 1992 2284 179.5 — — — — -6 +24 — 75.6% +1.86 10–8 (56%) 12–1 (92%) 107.1 -6.89 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 1993 2248 179.1 — — — — -9 +146 -280 77.4% +2.28 13–3 (81%) 8–6 (57%) 104.5 -2.91 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 1994 2334 179.3 — — — — -15 +77 -382 82.8% +2.52 12–6 (67%) 14–3 (82%) 105.3 -3.55 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 1995 2167 167.9 — — — — -23 +257 -97 73.5% +1.92 11–5 (69%) 3–2 (60%) 99.2 -1.09 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 1996 2117 172.0 — — — — -21 +231 +90 71.5% +1.61 13–6 (68%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -1.50 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 1997 2026 162.2 — — — — -2 +133 +231 64.2% +1.13 10–9 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 97.4 +1.63 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 1998 2035 164.7 — — — — -10 +128 +215 66.4% +1.25 16–7 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 100.2 +1.13 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 1999 1924 153.3 — — — — +11 +138 +205 55.2% +0.49 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.61 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 2000 1933 158.0 — — — — -18 +139 +277 62.9% +0.64 14–6 (70%) 9–0 (100%) 108.9 -1.55 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
29 2001 1797 144.3 — — — — -25 +299 — 56.9% +0.68 12–8 (60%) 5–10 (33%) 89.3 +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 1635 126.7 — — — — +18 +228 — 47.0% -0.12 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 92.1 +1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2385 171.0 — — — — -40 +138 -56 68.5% +1.46 151–93 (62%) 92–61 (60%) 103.1 -2.10 — 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.