Saori Obata vs Katarina Srebotnik — Tokyo Round of 32
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2001 ·
hard
Obata S.6-3 6-3
Srebotnik K.
Obata S.
662
Srebotnik K.
330
Saori Obata defeated Katarina Srebotnik 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katarina Srebotnik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Saori Obata had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Saori Obata claimed a first win over Katarina Srebotnik in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Saori Obata dropped just 6 games past Katarina Srebotnik.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-17 | Strasbourg | R32 | clay | Katarina Srebotnik | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast