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

Saori Obata vs Rika Fujiwara H2H: 0-1

Rika Fujiwara holds a 1–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rika Fujiwara leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rika Fujiwara won the 2004 Japan Women's Open round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Rika Fujiwara
Japan Age 44 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rika Fujiwara #183 6-4 6-4 Saori Obata #82 Match data Oct 7, 2004* R32 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Saori Obata #659 #39 836 1,666 42 77 35.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rika Fujiwara #582 #84 424 1,561 18 37 32.7% 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 Rika Fujiwara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0 2000 0–1 0.0% #275 1,487 0 0
19 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0 2001 2–5 28.6% #127 1,475 0 0
20 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0 2002 0–5 0.0% #187 1,418 0 0
21 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0 2003 1–1 50.0% #218 1,429 0 0
22 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0 2004 2–2 50.0% #161 1,447 0 0
23 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0 2005 11–12 47.8% #100 1,533 0 0
24 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0 2006 0–3 0.0% #559 1,508 0 0
25 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0 2008 1–4 20.0% #151 1,485 0 0
27 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #195 1,468 0 0
28 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — 2011 1–3 25.0% #187 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 Rika Fujiwara
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2005 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 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% 2008 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 32 57 89 36.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 4 6 10 40.0% — 13 25 38 34.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 15/79 of Saori Obata's and 15/35 of Rika Fujiwara'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 Rika Fujiwara
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%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 6/23 0.7 3.2 60.0% 53.3% 49.1% 51.4% 56.7% 52.2% 41.4%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/3 3.0 4.0 59.7% 37.8% 52.0% 57.1% 50.0% 43.5% 41.7%
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% 2008 4/5 0.0 2.8 59.4% 59.6% 42.3% 54.7% 59.8% 52.7% 40.4%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 4/4 0.0 3.5 56.7% 49.0% 40.5% 40.4% 28.2% 45.5% 38.2%

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 Saori Obata Rika Fujiwara
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 2000 1487 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.01
19 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11 2001 1475 100.0 — — — — +16 — — 31.3% -1.25 1–1 — — +0.11
20 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16 2002 1418 100.1 — — — — +25 — — 20.0% -2.30 0–2 0–2 — +0.34
21 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01 2003 1429 102.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 — — +0.12
22 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07 2004 1447 102.1 — — — — +11 — — 50.0% +0.13 — 0–1 — +0.26
23 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30 2005 1533 120.1 -1.27 -0.79 0.864 47.1% +4 -33 +54 42.9% -0.65 4–1 (80%) 4–1 (80%) 106.2 +0.11
24 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56 2006 1509 103.2 -1.45 +0.95 0.738 42.6% -10 — — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — -0.25
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 2008 1486 100.8 -1.11 -0.74 0.853 47.0% +10 — — 33.3% -1.42 0–2 2–0 — -0.03
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 2009 1469 96.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.18
28 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1463 98.2 -4.12 -0.92 0.700 41.5% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.05
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1448 96.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1561 108.8 -2.00 -0.70 0.804 45.3% +8 -33 +54 36.4% -1.14 5–10 (33%) 6–4 (60%) 97.2 +1.45

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.