Saori Obata vs Yuka Yoshida — Shanghai Round of 16

Shanghai · WTA · Round of 16
JPN
Saori Obata
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 14 October 2000
hard
JPN
Yuka Yoshida
50 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Obata S.
7-6 5-7 6-2
Yoshida Y.
Obata S.
79562
Yoshida Y.
67721

Saori Obata defeated Yuka Yoshida 7-6 5-7 6-2 in the Shanghai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuka Yoshida came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Saori Obata had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Saori Obata claimed a first win over Yuka Yoshida in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Saori Obata closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-09-27SeoulR32hardYuka Yoshida5-7 6-3 2-0 RET
2004-02-16HyderabadR32hardYuka Yoshida6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Obata S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Yoshida Y.

Yoshida Y.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Obata S.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Obata S.Yoshida Y.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
51%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
45%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
43%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
46%
67%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Shaughnessy M.
Tulyaganova I.
7-627-5
Semi-finals
Shaughnessy M.
Nola P.
7-56-2
Tulyaganova I.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Tulyaganova I.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Tanasugarn T.
Smashnova A.
6-36-2
Nola P.
Brandi K.
6-46-2
Shaughnessy M.
Obata S.
6-36-2
R16
Nola P.
Washington M.
6-06-4
Shaughnessy M.
Irvin M.
6-41-67-5
Obata S.
Yoshida Y.
7-675-76-2
Brandi K.
Asagoe S.
6-13-67-5
Tanasugarn T.
Li N.
7-56-1
Tulyaganova I.
Prakusya W.
6-16-3
Smashnova A.
Snyder T.
6-16-3
Dokic J.
Grande R.
7-56-4
R32
Li N.
Yi J.
7-664-3
Nola P.
Stewart B.
6-36-0
Tanasugarn T.
Fernandez M.
7-56-4
Grande R.
Weingartner M.
6-06-3
Asagoe S.
Inoue H.
6-36-4
Tulyaganova I.
Kuti Kis R.
6-13-66-2
Prakusya W.
Husarova J.
7-56-0
Snyder T.
Li T.
2-66-36-1
Smashnova A.
Kruger J.
6-16-4
Obata S.
Osterloh L.
6-16-2
Dokic J.
Lee J.
6-36-4
Washington M.
Morariu C.
6-47-62
Irvin M.
Marosi K.
6-16-1
Shaughnessy M.
Perebiynis T.
7-666-1
Yoshida Y.
Webb V.
6-47-5
Brandi K.
Vavrinec M.
7-626-1