WTA Player
Saori Obata
JPN · Born Apr 23, 1978 (age 48) · Left-handed · 165 cm
Career high
#39
Feb 9, 2004
Career W-L
48-80
37.5%
Titles
0
Tour-level
Last season
2006
1-3 W-L
Ranking history
Recent matches
All 128 matches- Lvs Camille Pin6-2 6-2Indian Wells 2006 · R128 · opp. rank 118
- Lvs Nicole Vaidisova6-4 6-4
- Wvs Kveta Peschke6-2 6-1
- Lvs Daniela Hantuchova3-6 6-3 6-0Australian Open 2006 · R128 · opp. rank 17
| Date | Tournament | Round | W/L | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2006 | Indian Wells Tier I · Hard | R128 | L | Camille Pin(Q) Rank 118 | 6-2 6-2 |
| Jan 30, 2006 | Tokyo Tier I · Carpet | R16 | L | Rank 14 | 6-4 6-4 |
| Jan 30, 2006 | Tokyo Tier I · Carpet | R32 | W | Rank 37 | 6-2 6-1 |
| Jan 16, 2006 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Hard | R128 | L | Rank 17 | 3-6 6-3 6-0 |
Results by tournament
- Won
- Final
- Semis
- Quarters
- Last 16 / RR
- Earlier
- A = did not play
| Event | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | Titles | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||
| AO (Australian Open) | R128 | R128 | R32 | A | R128 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| RG (Roland Garros) | A | A | R128 | R128 | R128 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| WIM (Wimbledon) | A | R128 | R64 | R128 | R64 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| USO (US Open) | A | A | R128 | R32 | R128 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| W–L | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% | ||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| OLY (Olympics) | · | · | R64 | · | · | · | A | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| IW (Indian Wells) | R128 | A | R64 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| MIA (Miami) | A | A | R64 | A | A | A | A | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| TOK (Tokyo) | R16 | R16 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R16 | A | R32 | R32 | A | A | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| SD (San Diego) | A | R64 | R64 | R64 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| CAN (Canada) | A | A | R64 | R32 | R64 | A | A | · | · | · | · | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| W–L | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 19 | 7–19 | 27% | |||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| BIR (Birmingham) | A | R64 | QF | R64 | R64 | R64 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| JAP (Japan Open) | A | R16 | R32 | R32 | R32 | QF | R32 | · | · | · | · | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Pattaya (Pattaya) | A | A | · | QF | R32 | R16 | A | A | A | A | R32 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| W–L | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 15 | 9–15 | 38% | ||||
Season by season
Full stats| Season | W-L | Titles | YE rankYear-end rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1-3 | 0 | 289 |
| 2005 | 4-9 | 0 | 110 |
| 2004 | 8-20 | 0 | 109 |
| 2003 | 20-17 | 0 | 49 |
| 2002 | 6-15 | 0 | 126 |
| 2001 | 7-9 | 0 | 94 |
| 2000 | 2-2 | 0 | 174 |
| 1999 | 0-1 | 0 | 455 |