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

Justine Henin vs Saori Obata H2H: 1-0

Justine Henin holds a 1–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Justine Henin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Justine Henin won the 2003 US Open round of 32 6-1 6-2.

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Justine Henin
BEL Age 44 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Justine Henin #3 6-1 6-2 Saori Obata #75 Match data Aug 31, 2003* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Justine Henin #13 #1 7,626 2,393 448 102 81.5% 7 1 10 2 18 5 43
Saori Obata #659 #39 836 1,666 42 77 35.3% 0 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 Justine Henin Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1999 11–6 64.7% #69 1,655 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 2000 17–13 56.7% #45 1,749 0 1 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 2001 56–18 75.7% #7 1,984 0 4 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 2002 50–21 70.4% #5 2,003 0 6 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 2003 73–11 86.9% #1 2,211 2 14 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 2004 36–4 90.0% #8 2,222 3 19 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 2005 34–5 87.2% #6 2,214 4 23 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 2006 57–8 87.7% #1 2,287 5 29 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 2007 63–4 94.0% #1 2,383 7 39 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 2008 17–4 81.0% #1 2,287 7 41 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 2010 32–7 82.1% #12 2,206 7 43 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0
29 2011 2–1 66.7% #13 2,181 7 43 — — — — — — —

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 Justine Henin 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 %
17 1999 2 2 4 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2000 11 7 18 61.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2001 31 11 42 73.8% 14 4 18 77.8% 10 1 11 90.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2002 23 12 35 65.7% 14 4 18 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2003 40 6 46 87.0% 20 1 21 95.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 32 2 34 94.1% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 10 4 14 71.4% 24 0 24 100.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2006 33 5 38 86.8% 14 2 16 87.5% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2007 38 1 39 97.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 16 3 19 84.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 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 2010 16 4 20 80.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2011 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 254 58 312 81.4% 122 21 143 85.3% 53 11 64 82.8% 19 12 31 61.3% — 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 228/358 of Justine Henin'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 Justine Henin 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%
21 2003 20/84 2.5 3.4 53.3% 73.0% 53.7% 58.7% 56.5% 63.9% 51.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 13/40 3.0 5.3 50.1% 69.4% 51.2% 59.1% 54.8% 60.1% 51.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 16/39 2.2 6.5 50.6% 71.0% 42.7% 61.1% 54.0% 56.9% 52.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 56/65 2.5 4.0 56.8% 71.5% 52.9% 51.3% 54.5% 63.4% 53.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2007 64/67 3.1 4.0 55.3% 72.7% 52.5% 57.6% 54.0% 63.7% 50.9% 2003 5/35 0.6 2.8 70.8% 52.6% 45.3% 51.2% 53.5% 50.3% 46.5%
26 2008 18/21 3.2 4.8 50.9% 69.9% 48.1% 63.5% 48.4% 59.0% 47.9% 2004 4/27 0.5 5.5 68.2% 52.6% 35.8% 38.5% 41.9% 46.6% 51.2%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 2/13 0.5 2.5 73.0% 62.2% 40.9% 41.1% 25.0% 56.4% 39.4%
28 2010 38/39 3.7 4.9 55.6% 71.7% 51.6% 54.2% 53.7% 62.9% 47.0% 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2%
29 2011 3/3 4.0 5.3 54.4% 72.4% 51.9% 63.3% 48.1% 63.3% 46.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 228/550 2.9 4.4 54.6% 71.7% 51.4% 56.4% 53.8% 62.5% 50.7% — 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 Justine Henin 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
17 1999 1655 135.1 — — — — -44 -20 — 64.1% +1.38 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 101.1 -0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2000 1749 144.4 — — — — -25 -104 -162 59.1% +0.74 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) 98.0 -1.83 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 2001 1984 161.8 — — — — -70 -139 -32 73.7% +1.68 12–11 (52%) 8–9 (47%) 100.5 -2.53 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 2002 2004 159.7 — — — — -54 -47 +40 66.5% +1.01 11–9 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 98.9 -1.42 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 2003 2211 171.2 +6.75 +6.21 1.432 57.6% -57 -5 -130 80.4% +2.15 16–4 (80%) 8–3 (73%) 110.8 -2.83 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 2004 2223 165.8 +3.52 +5.52 1.296 55.6% +14 -53 — 84.7% +2.27 5–2 (71%) 4–0 (100%) 104.0 -0.39 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 2005 2215 154.4 +1.66 +6.12 1.214 54.5% -50 +146 — 75.6% +1.76 12–2 (86%) 5–1 (83%) 107.2 -1.31 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 2006 2288 172.1 +7.32 +9.10 1.453 57.9% -24 +29 -105 83.9% +2.57 8–5 (62%) 6–2 (75%) 101.8 -3.18 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 2007 2384 173.7 +7.78 +7.96 1.402 56.9% +1 +34 -126 85.4% +2.48 14–3 (82%) 11–3 (79%) 107.3 -1.25 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 2008 2287 147.8 +2.60 +2.75 1.166 53.4% +23 — — 71.7% +1.61 5–1 (83%) 0–4 (0%) 95.1 +0.11 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 2010 2207 159.2 +6.24 +4.44 1.266 54.5% +37 +55 +20 76.3% +1.49 8–7 (53%) 7–3 (70%) 96.9 -1.91 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
29 2011 2181 117.1 +2.80 +0.16 1.268 54.6% +36 — — 57.1% +1.57 1–0 0–1 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2394 169.9 +6.17 +6.72 1.351 56.2% -27 +4 -64 76.2% +1.83 97–54 (64%) 68–42 (62%) 107.0 -3.13 — 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.