Na Li vs Saori Obata — Ho Chi Minh City 25K Semi-final

Ho Chi Minh City 25K · ITF · Semi-final
CHN
Na Li
#304WTA
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2000 ·
hard
JPN
Saori Obata
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Li N.
6-4 6-4
Obata S.
Li N.
662
Obata S.
440

Na Li defeated Saori Obata 6-4 6-4 in the Ho Chi Minh City 25K semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saori Obata came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Na Li claimed a first win over Saori Obata in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Na Li edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-10-08ShanghaiR32hardSaori Obata6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
Li N.Obata S.
1st serve in·Even
67%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
52%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
46%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw