Li Yao Tang vs Saori Obata — Beijing 25K Round of 32
Beijing 25K · ITF · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 September 1996 ·
hard
Yao Tang L.6-2 6-1
Obata S.
Yao Tang L.
662
Obata S.
210
Li Yao Tang defeated Saori Obata 6-2 6-1 in the Beijing 25K round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saori Obata came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Li Yao Tang had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard. Li Yao Tang claimed a first win over Saori Obata in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Li Yao Tang dropped just 3 games past Saori Obata.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-16 | Shanghai | Q32 | hard | Saori Obata | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
70%
1st serve points won·
—
56%
2nd serve points won·
—
41%
Service points won·
—
52%
Return points won·
—
45%
Break points saved·
—
46%
Aces / match·
—
1.1
Double faults / match·
—
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.