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

Saori Obata vs Eva Birnerova H2H: 1-0

Saori Obata holds a 1–0 lead over Eva Birnerova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Saori Obata leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Saori Obata won the 2004 Wimbledon round of 128 4-6 6-4 7-5.

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Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Eva Birnerova
CZE Age 42 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Saori Obata #50 4-6 6-4 7-5 Eva Birnerova #116 Match data Jun 23, 2004* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Saori Obata #659 #39 836 1,666 42 77 35.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eva Birnerova #944 #59 752 1,535 32 61 34.4% 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 Saori Obata Eva Birnerova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0 2003 0–3 0.0% #105 1,457 0 0
19 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0 2004 2–8 20.0% #157 1,415 0 0
20 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0 2005 5–7 41.7% #108 1,473 0 0
21 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0 2006 6–9 40.0% #84 1,493 0 0
22 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0 2007 5–14 26.3% #171 1,436 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 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0 2011 7–5 58.3% #101 1,516 0 0
27 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0 2012 5–9 35.7% #122 1,492 0 0
28 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0 2013 2–6 25.0% #166 1,463 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 Saori Obata Eva Birnerova
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 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 5 7 28.6% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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 2004 3 14 17 17.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2011 4 2 6 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2012 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 32 57 89 36.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 4 6 10 40.0% — 14 24 38 36.8% 15 31 46 32.6% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — —

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 15/79 of Saori Obata's and 55/93 of Eva Birnerova'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 Saori Obata Eva Birnerova
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 1/3 1.0 4.0 67.7% 54.5% 38.1% 28.6% 33.3% 49.2% 44.6%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 2/10 0.5 8.0 58.7% 52.8% 37.7% 45.7% 67.5% 46.2% 39.4%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 3/12 1.0 6.7 62.3% 61.3% 33.2% 53.4% 42.4% 50.6% 39.3%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 6/15 1.2 6.5 61.6% 57.0% 37.3% 43.3% 35.8% 49.3% 44.8%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 13/19 1.6 6.5 64.5% 56.6% 36.1% 43.7% 33.3% 48.8% 39.4%
25 2003 5/35 0.6 2.8 70.8% 52.6% 45.3% 51.2% 53.5% 50.3% 46.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2004 4/27 0.5 5.5 68.2% 52.6% 35.8% 38.5% 41.9% 46.6% 51.2% 2011 11/12 0.4 3.4 70.7% 56.0% 40.8% 43.8% 50.4% 51.2% 48.9%
27 2005 2/13 0.5 2.5 73.0% 62.2% 40.9% 41.1% 25.0% 56.4% 39.4% 2012 11/14 1.5 7.4 59.1% 59.7% 41.6% 57.7% 57.0% 53.1% 44.0%
28 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2% 2013 8/8 1.4 4.5 63.7% 57.9% 47.2% 61.9% 47.0% 53.5% 36.7%
Career — 15/119 1.1 3.4 70.6% 56.0% 43.8% 48.1% 40.7% 51.9% 45.1% — 55/93 1.2 5.8 63.9% 57.4% 39.8% 49.4% 45.5% 50.9% 42.5%

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 Saori Obata Eva Birnerova
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 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30 2003 1457 92.0 -0.69 -1.60 0.878 46.5% — +8 — 0.0% -3.17 — — — +0.32
19 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11 2004 1415 98.8 -2.30 -1.62 0.733 42.9% +63 +50 — 23.8% -1.33 0–1 1–4 (20%) — +0.49
20 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16 2005 1473 116.2 -1.45 -0.84 0.796 45.3% +1 +48 — 44.4% -0.70 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.48
21 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01 2006 1493 108.2 -3.00 -0.20 0.885 47.1% -10 +28 — 46.7% +0.03 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.85
22 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07 2007 1436 92.0 -3.52 -3.57 0.769 44.1% +26 +27 — 30.2% -1.79 2–3 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 +0.59
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 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 2011 1517 102.7 -2.85 +1.89 1.003 50.2% +11 -21 — 45.5% -0.14 4–0 (100%) 0–2 — +1.01
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 2012 1493 97.0 -2.49 -0.70 0.939 48.7% +32 -29 — 42.4% -1.06 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +1.09
28 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24 2013 1464 96.1 -0.97 -3.02 0.790 45.6% — -45 +67 27.8% -1.45 1–1 0–1 — +0.43
Career — 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 — 1536 100.9 -2.54 -1.20 0.866 46.8% +18 +15 +67 36.5% -1.03 11–13 (46%) 9–11 (45%) 100.3 +4.62

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.