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

María Sánchez Lorenzo vs Saori Obata H2H: 2-0

María Sánchez Lorenzo holds a 2–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, María Sánchez Lorenzo leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, María Sánchez Lorenzo won the 2004 San Diego round of 64 4-6 7-5 7-5.

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María Sánchez Lorenzo
ESP Age 48 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
María Sánchez Lorenzo #47 4-6 7-5 7-5 Saori Obata #45 Match data Jul 28, 2004* R64 San Diego Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
María Sánchez Lorenzo #34 3-6 6-4 6-2 Saori Obata #41 Match data Mar 26, 2004* R64 Miami Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
María Sánchez Lorenzo #1,067 #33 939 1,726 127 181 41.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 María Sánchez Lorenzo Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1994 3–4 42.9% #131 1,520 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1995 4–6 40.0% #125 1,554 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1996 4–11 26.7% #117 1,500 0 0 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 1997 10–10 50.0% #53 1,610 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 1998 10–21 32.3% #72 1,589 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 1999 19–21 47.5% #41 1,667 0 1 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 2000 9–15 37.5% #97 1,605 0 1 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 2001 4–9 30.8% #214 1,565 0 1 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 2002 2–5 28.6% #111 1,518 0 1 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 2003 22–18 55.0% #42 1,654 0 1 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 2004 22–26 45.8% #51 1,639 0 1 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 2005 9–20 31.0% #83 1,524 0 1 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 2006 9–15 37.5% #141 1,518 0 1 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 María Sánchez Lorenzo 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 %
16 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1995 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1996 1 3 4 25.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1997 0 4 4 0.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1998 2 7 9 22.2% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1999 7 8 15 46.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2000 2 6 8 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2001 0 2 2 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2002 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 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 2003 8 10 18 44.4% 13 6 19 68.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2004 7 14 21 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 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 8 11 27.3% 5 9 14 35.7% 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 2006 5 7 12 41.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 36 72 108 33.3% 79 84 163 48.5% 10 16 26 38.5% 2 9 11 18.2% — 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 30/141 of María Sánchez Lorenzo'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 María Sánchez Lorenzo 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%
25 2003 7/40 2.9 4.9 48.4% 72.0% 48.8% 51.0% 40.8% 60.1% 44.8% 2003 5/35 0.6 2.8 70.8% 52.6% 45.3% 51.2% 53.5% 50.3% 46.5%
26 2004 4/48 3.0 7.0 43.6% 63.5% 40.7% 53.8% 62.5% 50.7% 38.2% 2004 4/27 0.5 5.5 68.2% 52.6% 35.8% 38.5% 41.9% 46.6% 51.2%
27 2005 6/29 2.3 3.5 51.2% 60.0% 42.4% 42.6% 36.5% 51.0% 35.3% 2005 2/13 0.5 2.5 73.0% 62.2% 40.9% 41.1% 25.0% 56.4% 39.4%
28 2006 13/24 3.0 3.2 52.2% 60.8% 42.3% 53.4% 48.1% 51.9% 38.9% 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2%
Career — 30/308 2.8 4.2 50.0% 63.6% 43.7% 50.7% 46.0% 53.4% 39.5% — 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 María Sánchez Lorenzo 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
16 1994 1521 108.6 — — — — — +90 — 42.1% -0.53 3–2 (60%) 0–1 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1995 1555 118.0 — — — — -30 +56 — 39.1% -1.39 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 102.5 -0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1996 1501 112.8 — — — — +20 +44 — 38.9% -0.81 0–6 (0%) 1–0 — +0.47 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 1997 1611 134.8 — — — — -125 +89 — 46.7% -0.13 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.41 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 1998 1590 125.2 — — — — -121 +70 — 33.8% -1.01 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 101.8 -1.55 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 1999 1668 135.6 — — — — -116 +41 -94 48.9% -0.11 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 101.4 +0.29 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 2000 1605 114.8 — — — — -69 +63 — 38.8% -0.67 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.55 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 2001 1565 109.7 — — — — — +50 — 31.0% -1.48 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.7 -1.03 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 2002 1518 105.3 — — — — — +47 — 37.5% -0.88 0–2 2–0 — +0.38 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 2003 1655 128.8 +1.51 +0.27 1.122 51.8% -94 +97 -105 53.1% +0.42 9–7 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 102.9 -0.21 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 1640 124.7 -0.83 -1.34 0.775 44.8% -96 +106 -40 44.1% -0.46 14–8 (64%) 3–5 (38%) 104.7 -2.84 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 1525 104.0 -1.84 -4.52 0.720 43.4% -42 +93 +46 33.3% -1.01 6–5 (55%) 1–4 (20%) 99.2 -0.09 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 1518 115.8 -2.45 -3.16 0.808 45.5% -3 +67 — 42.1% -0.61 5–6 (45%) 0–1 — -0.75 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
Career — 1727 127.6 -1.19 -2.39 0.848 46.5% -78 +73 -49 42.3% -0.51 58–54 (52%) 24–30 (44%) 103.3 -2.15 — 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.