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

Nicole Vaidisova vs Saori Obata H2H: 1-0

Nicole Vaidisova holds a 1–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nicole Vaidisova leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Nicole Vaidisova won the 2006 Pan Pacific Open round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Nicole Vaidisova
CZE Age 37 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicole Vaidisova #14 6-4 6-4 Saori Obata #107 Match data Feb 3, 2006* 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
Nicole Vaidisova #832 #7 1,981 2,006 155 85 64.6% 0 0 0 0 6 6
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 Nicole Vaidisova Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2004 14–5 73.7% #75 1,672 0 2 — — — — — — —
16 2005 45–14 76.3% #15 1,948 0 5 — — — — — — —
17 2006 35–17 67.3% #10 1,936 0 6 — — — — — — —
18 2007 35–14 71.4% #12 1,954 0 6 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 2008 17–19 47.2% #41 1,703 0 6 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 2009 7–12 36.8% #175 1,575 0 6 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 2010 1–1 50.0% #666 1,576 0 6 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 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 2015 1–3 25.0% #261 1,564 0 6 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 Nicole Vaidisova 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 %
15 2004 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2005 35 8 43 81.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 16 10 26 61.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 24 9 33 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 11 13 24 45.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2015 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 105 54 159 66.0% 26 17 43 60.5% 18 10 28 64.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — 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 161/240 of Nicole Vaidisova'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 Nicole Vaidisova 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%
15 2004 1/19 1.0 2.0 51.2% 50.0% 33.3% 14.3% 50.0% 41.9% 39.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2005 17/59 7.0 3.2 61.5% 67.6% 52.6% 54.1% 45.8% 61.8% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 41/52 5.4 3.5 62.1% 68.7% 48.3% 55.4% 42.2% 60.8% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 48/49 6.3 3.4 61.5% 73.7% 49.9% 59.5% 48.0% 64.6% 44.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 31/36 5.2 3.6 61.0% 70.9% 44.7% 49.4% 42.8% 60.6% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 18/19 3.3 4.8 56.2% 63.8% 37.8% 48.5% 47.7% 52.5% 41.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 2/2 5.0 3.0 65.2% 77.4% 35.4% 55.0% 45.8% 62.3% 40.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 5/35 0.6 2.8 70.8% 52.6% 45.3% 51.2% 53.5% 50.3% 46.5%
26 2015 3/4 6.3 2.3 63.6% 59.4% 44.6% 48.1% 53.3% 53.7% 41.5% 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2%

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 Nicole Vaidisova 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
15 2004 1672 120.2 -1.78 -0.72 0.682 40.6% +8 -112 — 60.5% +0.53 7–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2005 1948 146.7 +3.98 +0.60 1.172 53.0% 0 -245 -351 67.2% +1.49 16–2 (89%) 8–9 (47%) 110.8 -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2006 1937 151.5 +4.00 +0.94 1.131 52.3% -11 -77 -249 63.2% +0.93 11–8 (58%) 4–7 (36%) 98.8 +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 1955 155.4 +7.77 +1.32 1.244 54.1% -8 -61 -138 70.1% +1.39 6–7 (46%) 6–4 (60%) 100.0 +0.64 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 2008 1703 127.8 +3.94 -2.60 1.033 50.4% +35 +79 +129 47.7% -0.15 7–7 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 92.1 -0.26 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 2009 1576 103.2 -2.86 -1.96 0.879 47.1% +83 +121 — 36.6% -1.02 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +1.38 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 2010 1577 105.4 +1.21 +0.70 1.062 51.9% — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.09 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2015 1565 115.0 -0.33 +1.19 0.897 48.2% +67 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.40 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 — 2006 146.1 +4.19 0.00 1.102 51.8% +10 -78 -113 60.3% +0.77 49–27 (64%) 23–26 (47%) 103.4 +0.93 — 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.