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

Shinobu Asagoe vs Saori Obata H2H: 0-1

Saori Obata holds a 1–0 lead over Shinobu Asagoe in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Saori Obata leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Saori Obata won the 2003 Canadian Open round of 64 7-5 6-4.

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Shinobu Asagoe
JPN Age 50 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Saori Obata #80 7-5 6-4 Shinobu Asagoe #56 Match data Aug 13, 2003* R64 Canadian 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
Shinobu Asagoe #215 #21 1,254 1,761 95 121 44.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Shinobu Asagoe Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 1997 1–1 50.0% #158 1,526 0 0 1999 0–1 0.0% #455 1,431 0 0
22 1998 0–3 0.0% #157 1,486 0 0 2000 2–2 50.0% #174 1,458 0 0
23 1999 3–3 50.0% #122 1,507 0 0 2001 6–8 42.9% #94 1,512 0 0
24 2000 9–9 50.0% #72 1,580 0 0 2002 3–14 17.6% #126 1,461 0 0
25 2001 10–20 33.3% #108 1,536 0 0 2003 18–17 51.4% #49 1,641 0 0
26 2002 5–9 35.7% #96 1,521 0 0 2004 8–19 29.6% #109 1,488 0 0
27 2003 19–15 55.9% #45 1,665 0 0 2005 4–9 30.8% #110 1,497 0 0
28 2004 19–22 46.3% #37 1,633 0 0 2006 1–3 25.0% #289 1,501 0 0
29 2005 25–25 50.0% #38 1,629 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 2006 4–14 22.2% #215 1,529 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 Shinobu Asagoe 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1997 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2000 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1999 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2000 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2002 2 10 12 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2001 5 13 18 27.8% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2003 17 12 29 58.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2002 3 7 10 30.0% 1 1 2 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 2003 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2005 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2004 13 15 28 46.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
29 2005 15 16 31 48.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 3 7 10 30.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 57 80 137 41.6% 14 20 34 41.2% 16 14 30 53.3% 8 7 15 53.3% — 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 39/143 of Shinobu Asagoe'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 Shinobu Asagoe 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 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%
27 2003 8/34 0.8 2.0 71.8% 61.9% 43.1% 49.0% 39.1% 56.6% 41.6% 2005 2/13 0.5 2.5 73.0% 62.2% 40.9% 41.1% 25.0% 56.4% 39.4%
28 2004 10/41 1.2 2.2 70.5% 55.1% 48.0% 45.9% 52.2% 53.2% 42.0% 2006 4/4 2.5 2.5 71.7% 60.6% 51.4% 57.3% 31.4% 56.9% 40.2%
29 2005 8/50 1.1 2.1 69.5% 62.7% 45.8% 46.7% 49.0% 57.9% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 13/18 0.9 4.2 61.9% 57.1% 37.4% 48.7% 55.5% 49.9% 42.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 39/216 1.0 2.8 67.7% 58.7% 43.0% 47.6% 50.0% 53.8% 42.5% — 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 Shinobu Asagoe 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 1997 1526 110.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.75 — — — -0.11 1999 1431 100.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.01
22 1998 1486 97.8 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — +0.03 2000 1459 104.9 — — — — +27 — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 1–1 — +0.07
23 1999 1508 112.7 — — — — +48 — — 53.8% +0.38 0–1 — — +0.71 2001 1512 122.7 — — — — +25 — — 46.9% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 99.6 +0.30
24 2000 1581 117.7 — — — — +9 — +37 47.8% -0.28 6–4 (60%) — — +1.09 2002 1462 107.0 — — — — +2 — +91 24.3% -1.43 0–3 (0%) 0–4 (0%) 92.1 -0.56
25 2001 1536 116.8 — — — — +31 -47 — 37.0% -1.04 6–7 (46%) 4–5 (44%) 97.8 -0.76 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 2002 1521 114.2 — — — — +9 — — 41.2% -0.09 2–4 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 94.9 +0.18 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 2003 1666 120.4 +0.37 -0.93 0.956 48.9% -107 -121 +142 51.9% -0.18 8–3 (73%) 8–2 (80%) 109.8 +0.32 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 2004 1634 121.9 -0.67 -0.92 0.898 47.5% -54 -33 +147 45.2% -0.45 7–6 (54%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +0.66 2006 1502 117.4 -0.93 -1.56 0.933 48.7% -13 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.24
29 2005 1630 136.0 +0.96 +0.30 1.068 51.2% +17 -25 +68 48.1% +0.09 4–6 (40%) 5–10 (33%) 93.3 +1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2006 1530 106.1 -3.53 -1.20 0.839 46.4% +60 -24 — 26.8% -1.73 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 95.4 -0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1761 126.0 -1.08 -0.77 0.919 48.2% -7 -44 +107 43.9% -0.46 35–37 (49%) 20–28 (42%) 95.6 +1.23 — 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.