Tatiana Poutchek vs Saori ObataPattaya Round of 16

Pattaya · WTA · Round of 16
47 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 November 2001
hard
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
Poutchek T.
7-5 7-5
Obata S.
Poutchek T.
772
Obata S.
55

Tatiana Poutchek defeated Saori Obata 7-5 7-5 in the Pattaya round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saori Obata came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tatiana Poutchek had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Tatiana Poutchek claimed a first win over Saori Obata in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-06TashkentR32hardSaori Obata6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Poutchek T.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Obata S.

Obata S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Poutchek T.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
55%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
41%
Service points won·Even
50%
52%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
50%
46%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast