Saori Obata vs Virginia Ruano Pascual — Canberra Round of 32

Canberra · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Saori Obata
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003
hard
ESP
Virginia Ruano Pascual
52 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
Obata S.
6-1 6-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Obata S.
662
Ruano Pascual V.
11–

Saori Obata defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-1 6-1 in the Canberra round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Virginia Ruano Pascual came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Saori Obata claimed a first win over Virginia Ruano Pascual in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-06TashkentFhardVirginia Ruano Pascual6-2 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Obata S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ruano Pascual V.

Ruano Pascual V.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.Ruano Pascual V.
1st serve in·Even
70%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Even
52%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
46%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Shaughnessy M.
Schiavone F.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Schiavone F.
Bartoli M.
6-43-66-3
Shaughnessy M.
Loit E.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Loit E.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-2
Schiavone F.
Pennetta F.
6-34-66-2
Bartoli M.
Weingartner M.
6-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Serna M.
7-646-4
R16
Pennetta F.
Fernandez C.
7-56-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Obata S.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Garbin T.
7-666-2
Bartoli M.
Granville L.
7-54-66-4
Shaughnessy M.
Martinez Granados C.
6-26-3
Serna M.
Barna A.
7-657-5
Loit E.
Widjaja A.
6-46-4
Weingartner M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-46-4
R32
Weingartner M.
Dechy N.
5-0
Garbin T.
Grahame A.
6-41-66-4
Widjaja A.
Bedanova D.
6-36-3
Serna M.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-27-61
Loit E.
Stewart B.
6-46-2
Barna A.
Muller M.
3-66-47-66
Shaughnessy M.
Razzano V.
6-36-2
Martinez Granados C.
Tulyaganova I.
5-76-46-3
Foretz Gacon S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-1
Bartoli M.
Tu M.
6-26-2
Granville L.
Safina D.
6-13-66-3
Fernandez C.
Talaja S.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Matevzic M.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Mikaelian M.
7-56-4
Obata S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-1