Player

Saori Obata

JPNBorn: April 23, 1978left-handed

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56–8440% wins in the database

Latest rankingNo. 659February 5, 2007

Best rankingNo. 39February 9, 2004

Record56–8440% wins

Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams

Prize Money—awaiting a verified source

Height165 cm

Birthplace—

Turned pro—

Playsleft-handed

The year in motion

Season 2026

WTAno matches recorded in 2026

Saori Obata has not played a match in the 2026 season.

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Career path

Ranking progression

148 months represented

First archived ranking: November 14, 1994
Career peak: No. 39
Archived observations: 644

Top 100documented weeks
Top 200documented weeks
Top 5037documented weeks
Top 10094documented weeks

Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.

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Seasons

12 most recent

20061–325% · 0 titles 20054–930.8% · 0 titles 20048–2028.6% · 0 titles 200320–1754.1% · 0 titles 20026–1528.6% · 0 titles 20017–943.8% · 0 titles 20002–250% · 0 titles 19990–10% · 0 titles 19980–10% · 0 titles 19978–561.5% · 0 titles 19960–20% · 0 titles

Recent finals

0 career titles

FTashkent 2003Hard Virginia Ruano Pascual

2best-of-five matches

0reached a fifth set

0comebacks from 0–2

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Performance by surface

Hard39–5998 matches · 39.8% wins Clay8–917 matches · 47.1% wins Grass6–1016 matches · 37.5% wins Carpet3–69 matches · 33.3% wins

Frequent opponents

Ai SugiyamaJPN4 matches1–3 Adriana Serra ZanettiITA3 matches1–2 Anna SmashnovaISR3 matches0–3 Yuka YoshidaJPN3 matches1–2 Alexandra StevensonUSA2 matches2–0 Alina JidkovaRUS2 matches1–1 Anna KournikovaRUS2 matches0–2 Ashley HarkleroadUSA2 matches1–1 Elena DementievaRUS2 matches0–2 Eleni DaniilidouGRE2 matches1–1 Emmanuelle GagliardiSUI2 matches2–0 Jelena Kostanic TosicCRO2 matches1–1

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Matches

140 found

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Tokyo 2002WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Elena Dementieva view H2H

6-3 6-3

Australian Open 2002WTA · Hard · First round

vs. Maria Elena Camerin view H2H

7-5 6-4

Canberra 2002WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Anna Smashnova view H2H

6-1 6-3

Pattaya 2001WTA · Hard · Round of 16

vs. Tatiana Poutchek view H2H

7-5 7-5

Pattaya 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Eleni Daniilidou view H2H

6-2 6-4

Shanghai 2001WTA · Hard · Round of 16

vs. Monica Seles view H2H

6-4 6-2

Shanghai 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Na Li view H2H

6-2 6-2

Japan Open 2001WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal

vs. Tamarine Tanasugarn view H2H

6-0 6-2

Japan Open 2001WTA · Hard · Round of 16

vs. Marlene Weingartner view H2H

6-1 5-7 6-3

Japan Open 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Alexandra Fusai view H2H

6-3 6-2

Tokyo 2001WTA · Hard · Round of 16

vs. Sandrine Testud view H2H

6-2 6-7(4) 6-1

Tokyo 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Shiho Hisamatsu view H2H

6-1 6-4

Waikoloa 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Lisa Raymond view H2H

6-2 3-6 6-4

Birmingham 2001WTA · Grass · Second round

vs. Anne Gaelle Sidot view H2H

6-3 6-4

Fed Cup G1 PO: CHN vs UZB 2001WTA · Hard · Round robin

vs. Clarisa Fernandez view H2H

2-6 7-5 RET

Fed Cup G1 PO: CHN vs UZB 2001WTA · Hard · Round robin

vs. Maria Emilia Salerni view H2H

6-4 6-2

Tokyo 2001WTA · Hard · Round of 16

vs. Anna Kournikova view H2H

7-6(8) 1-6 6-4

Tokyo 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Katarina Srebotnik view H2H

6-3 6-3

Hobart 2001WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Anna Smashnova view H2H

7-6(13) 6-2

Shanghai 2000WTA · Hard · Quarterfinal

vs. Meghann Shaughnessy view H2H

6-3 6-2

Shanghai 2000WTA · Hard · Round of 16

vs. Yuka Yoshida view H2H

7-6(7) 5-7 6-2

Shanghai 2000WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Lilia Osterloh view H2H

6-1 6-2

Japan Open 2000WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Tara Snyder view H2H

7-6(6) 6-1

Tokyo 1999WTA · Carpet · Third round

vs. Shi Ting Wang view H2H

6-4 6-2

Tokyo 1998WTA · Carpet · Third round

vs. Nicole Pratt view H2H

7-5 6-1

Surabaya 1997WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Kerry Anne Guse view H2H

6-0 6-2

Caboolture 1 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal

vs. Vanessa Kendall view H2H

2-6 6-4 6-3

Caboolture 4 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal

vs. Lisa Mcshea view H2H

4-6 6-2 6-0

Caboolture 3 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal

vs. Liza Andriyani view H2H

3-6 6-4 7-6

Caboolture 4 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Round of 16

vs. Tracey Hiete view H2H

6-4 6-4

Caboolture 1 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Round of 16

vs. Melissa Dowse view H2H

6-2 6-2

Caboolture 3 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Round of 16

vs. Juliet Drew view H2H

6-1 6-1

Caboolture 2 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Semifinal

vs. Renee Reid view H2H

2-6 6-1 6-4

Caboolture 2 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal

vs. Vanessa Menga view H2H

7-6 6-2

Caboolture 4 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Third round

vs. Nami Urabe view H2H

6-3 6-4

Caboolture 1 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Third round

vs. Juliet Drew view H2H

6-2 6-3

Caboolture 3 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Third round

vs. Gail Biggs view H2H

6-1 6-1

Caboolture 2 10K 1997WTA · Clay · Round of 16

vs. Benjamas Sangaram view H2H

6-3 6-3

Pattaya 1996WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Catalina Cristea view H2H

6-4 2-6 6-0

Beijing 1996WTA · Hard · Third round

vs. Mi Ra Jeon view H2H

3-6 7-5 7-6