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

Tatiana Golovin vs Saori Obata H2H: 1-0

Tatiana Golovin holds a 1–0 lead over Saori Obata in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tatiana Golovin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tatiana Golovin won the 2005 Japan Women's Open round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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Tatiana Golovin
FRA Age 38 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Saori Obata
JPN Age 48 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tatiana Golovin #25 6-1 6-4 Saori Obata #134 Match data Oct 7, 2005* R16 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
Tatiana Golovin #1,128 #12 1,882 2,014 131 80 62.1% 0 0 0 1 1 2
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 Tatiana Golovin Saori Obata
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2003 1–4 20.0% #358 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2004 27–15 64.3% #27 1,748 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2005 33–22 60.0% #24 1,770 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2006 25–18 58.1% #22 1,831 0 0 1996 0–2 0.0% #300 1,469 0 0
19 2007 43–17 71.7% #13 1,982 0 2 1997 0–1 0.0% #228 1,455 0 0
20 2008 2–4 33.3% #254 1,892 0 2 1998 0–1 0.0% #216 1,440 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — 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 Tatiana Golovin 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 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2004 15 9 24 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2005 21 15 36 58.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2006 21 14 35 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 8 1 9 88.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 92 57 149 61.7% 15 12 27 55.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 11 5 16 68.8% — 32 57 89 36.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 10 16 37.5% 4 6 10 40.0%

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 Tatiana Golovin 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 2003 1480 104.4 -1.25 -1.00 0.643 41.4% +46 — — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2004 1749 139.2 -0.81 +2.08 1.016 50.5% -50 -271 +70 58.1% +0.63 6–6 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 98.9 -1.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2005 1770 139.7 +1.57 +1.88 1.144 53.0% -21 -181 +35 60.2% +0.68 9–13 (41%) 8–5 (62%) 98.5 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2006 1831 151.9 +1.85 +1.96 1.079 51.7% +15 — — 59.4% +0.92 7–7 (50%) 5–10 (33%) 98.9 +0.88 1996 1469 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 0–1 — +0.30
19 2007 1983 161.9 +4.08 +4.22 1.198 53.9% -19 -194 — 70.6% +1.52 9–7 (56%) 6–1 (86%) 106.1 -0.34 1997 1455 92.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.11
20 2008 1893 111.5 +0.56 +1.03 1.040 50.9% -2 — — 40.0% -0.20 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.16 1998 1440 95.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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
31 2019 1865 95.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2014 151.5 +2.59 +2.99 1.129 52.7% -15 -202 +58 61.1% +0.89 32–37 (46%) 23–23 (50%) 98.8 -0.61 — 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.