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

Katarina Srebotnik vs Saori Obata H2H: 1-1

Katarina Srebotnik and Saori Obata are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Saori Obata leads 1–0 on carpet, while Katarina Srebotnik leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Katarina Srebotnik won the 2004 Strasbourg Open round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Katarina Srebotnik
SLO Age 45 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katarina Srebotnik #62 6-3 6-4 Saori Obata #47 Match data May 20, 2004* R32 Strasbourg Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Saori Obata #155 6-3 6-3 Katarina Srebotnik #106 Match data Feb 1, 2001* R32 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
Katarina Srebotnik #704 #20 2,474 1,851 225 206 52.2% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Katarina Srebotnik Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1999 11–11 50.0% #66 1,520 0 1 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 2000 8–19 29.6% #120 1,449 0 1 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 2001 7–11 38.9% #97 1,494 0 1 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 2002 28–18 60.9% #36 1,724 0 2 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 2003 25–24 51.0% #39 1,682 0 2 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 2004 14–19 42.4% #87 1,604 0 2 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 2005 28–17 62.2% #27 1,753 0 4 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 2006 30–24 55.6% #23 1,786 0 4 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 2007 28–23 54.9% #27 1,756 0 4 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 2008 41–25 62.1% #20 1,834 0 4 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 2009 2–5 28.6% #428 1,743 0 4 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0
29 2010 3–10 23.1% #317 1,622 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Katarina Srebotnik 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 %
18 1999 1 5 6 16.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2000 3 9 12 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2001 4 6 10 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2002 13 8 21 61.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2003 13 12 25 52.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2004 5 9 14 35.7% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2005 21 9 30 70.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2006 19 15 34 55.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2007 17 14 31 54.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 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 2008 24 16 40 60.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2009 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2010 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 124 114 238 52.1% 82 63 145 56.6% 12 18 30 40.0% 7 11 18 38.9% — 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 180/318 of Katarina Srebotnik'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 Katarina Srebotnik 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 5/49 1.8 2.8 61.3% 64.2% 49.5% 61.9% 41.5% 58.3% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2004 6/33 1.8 3.7 60.5% 56.9% 38.9% 36.1% 56.4% 50.5% 46.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2005 6/45 1.3 1.3 63.8% 61.5% 44.7% 52.3% 49.0% 55.8% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2006 40/54 2.6 1.9 65.7% 67.5% 47.7% 56.2% 51.5% 60.8% 45.8% 2003 5/35 0.6 2.8 70.8% 52.6% 45.3% 51.2% 53.5% 50.3% 46.5%
26 2007 47/51 2.7 2.6 67.2% 65.3% 45.8% 54.6% 48.1% 58.9% 45.5% 2004 4/27 0.5 5.5 68.2% 52.6% 35.8% 38.5% 41.9% 46.6% 51.2%
27 2008 57/66 3.6 2.8 61.1% 69.0% 50.3% 53.3% 48.9% 61.8% 45.4% 2005 2/13 0.5 2.5 73.0% 62.2% 40.9% 41.1% 25.0% 56.4% 39.4%
28 2009 7/7 1.1 4.9 61.4% 58.3% 39.0% 43.0% 48.9% 50.9% 42.2% 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2%
29 2010 12/13 2.3 4.5 63.1% 62.2% 43.3% 51.9% 36.2% 55.5% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 180/431 2.8 2.7 64.0% 66.0% 47.0% 53.4% 48.4% 59.3% 44.8% — 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 Katarina Srebotnik 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
18 1999 1520 114.5 — — — — -39 +131 — 48.9% -0.04 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — +1.91 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 2000 1450 112.4 — — — — +44 +97 — 34.4% -0.79 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) 92.6 +0.46 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 2001 1494 114.5 — — — — -1 +52 — 41.5% -0.39 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.5 +0.12 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 2002 1724 137.6 — — — — -64 -4 -229 55.9% +0.46 9–5 (64%) 2–6 (25%) 103.9 -0.69 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 2003 1682 127.1 +1.15 +0.28 1.039 50.6% -14 +27 -125 47.2% -0.10 9–7 (56%) 4–6 (40%) 100.2 +0.07 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 2004 1604 113.1 -1.79 +0.77 0.946 48.8% -16 +108 -137 42.3% -0.62 3–4 (43%) 0–4 (0%) 94.7 +0.35 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 2005 1754 134.9 +0.20 -0.62 0.965 49.0% -3 -80 -248 58.5% +0.66 10–8 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 103.2 +0.75 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 2006 1787 145.5 +3.94 +1.32 1.169 53.1% +10 -81 -227 56.3% +0.69 6–7 (46%) 4–7 (36%) 96.4 +0.95 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 2007 1757 138.6 +2.28 +1.88 1.106 52.0% +11 -27 -168 54.1% +0.25 7–8 (47%) 7–4 (64%) 101.0 +0.63 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 1834 150.3 +5.53 +1.46 1.188 53.5% -27 +6 -230 61.6% +1.10 10–13 (43%) 4–12 (25%) 93.8 -1.10 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 1744 104.1 -2.58 -0.87 0.860 46.8% -28 — — 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.19 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
29 2010 1623 113.9 -1.08 -2.93 0.858 46.9% +1 +158 — 33.3% -1.18 2–5 (29%) 2–2 (50%) 94.3 +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1852 138.0 +3.03 +1.03 1.101 51.9% -9 +24 -194 51.5% +0.22 63–72 (47%) 32–53 (38%) 91.4 +0.83 — 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.