Saori Obata vs Tatiana Poutchek — Canberra Qualifying Round
Canberra · WTA · Qualifying Round
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003 ·
hard
Obata S.7-6 6-3
Poutchek T.
Obata S.
7762
Poutchek T.
6430
Saori Obata defeated Tatiana Poutchek 7-6 6-3 in the Canberra qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tatiana Poutchek came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Saori Obata had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Saori Obata narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Saori Obata closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-06 | Canberra | Q32 | hard | Tatiana Poutchek | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-10-06 | Tashkent | R32 | hard | Saori Obata | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-11-05 | Pattaya | R16 | hard | Tatiana Poutchek | 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
41%
Service points won·Even
52%
50%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
46%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.