Magdalena Maleeva vs Saori Obata

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32

BUL

Magdalena Maleeva

51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLLLWLLLW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 27 January 2003 · 09:00

hard

JPN

Saori Obata

48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWWWLWWWL

Maleeva M.

6-3 6-3

Obata S.

Maleeva M.

662

Obata S.

330

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Saori Obata 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Magdalena Maleeva dropped just 6 games past Saori Obata.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Maleeva M.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Obata S.

Obata S.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season

Maleeva M.Obata S.

1st serve in·Slight edge

65%

70%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

62%

56%

2nd serve points won·Even

44%

41%

Service points won·Even

56%

52%

Return points won·Even

47%

45%

Break points saved·Slight edge

54%

46%

Aces / match·Slight edge

2.0

1.1

Double faults / match·Clear edge

2.6

3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Magdalena Maleeva vs Saori Obata — Tokyo Round of 32

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return