Saori Obata vs Jill Craybas — Bali Round of 32

Bali · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Saori Obata
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2002
hard
USA
Jill Craybas
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Obata S.
7-5 6-3
Craybas J.
Obata S.
762
Craybas J.
53–

Saori Obata defeated Jill Craybas 7-5 6-3 in the Bali round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jill Craybas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Saori Obata claimed a first win over Jill Craybas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Saori Obata closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-29Japan OpenR32hardJill Craybas6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Obata S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

Craybas J.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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. About

Statistics

This season
Obata S.Craybas J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
43%
Service points won·Even
52%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.1

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

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Martinez C.
3-67-647-5
Semi-finals
Martinez C.
Taylor S.
6-06-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-3
Taylor S.
Marrero M.
6-37-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Obata S.
6-34-66-0
Martinez C.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-3
R16
Taylor S.
Morariu C.
6-21-2
De Los Rios R.
Tanasugarn T.
2-66-46-2
Martinez C.
Prakusya W.
6-33-66-1
Marrero M.
Pratt N.
7-56-3
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-17-5
Kuznetsova S.
Razzano V.
7-674-66-2
Obata S.
Gagliardi E.
6-27-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-27-66
R32
Prakusya W.
Leon Garcia G.
7-56-3
Martinez C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-4
Pratt N.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Marrero M.
Widjaja A.
6-46-3
Morariu C.
Torrens Valero C.
6-26-4
Taylor S.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Ruano Pascual V.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-0
Obata S.
Craybas J.
7-56-3
Gagliardi E.
Liggan K.
7-635-76-4
Razzano V.
Fernandez C.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Molik A.
6-26-4
De Los Rios R.
Morigami A.
6-37-63
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Black C.
2-66-27-65
Serra Zanetti A.
Talaja S.
7-641-66-3