Saori Obata vs Ashley Harkleroad — 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, 8 September 2003
hard
USA
Ashley Harkleroad
41 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Obata S.
6-3 6-2
Harkleroad A.
Obata S.
662
Harkleroad A.
32–

Saori Obata defeated Ashley Harkleroad 6-3 6-2 in the Bali round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ashley Harkleroad came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Saori Obata had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Saori Obata claimed a first win over Ashley Harkleroad in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayAshley Harkleroad6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Obata S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Harkleroad A.

Harkleroad A.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.Harkleroad A.
1st serve in·Even
70%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
41%
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 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Rubin C.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Rubin C.
Obata S.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Rubin C.
Barna A.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Gagliardi E.
1-66-16-1
Obata S.
Widjaja A.
4-67-56-1
R16
Tanasugarn T.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
Vento Kabchi M.
Martinez C.
6-16-3
Rubin C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-26-2
Barna A.
Cho Y.
6-31-66-3
Widjaja A.
Garbin T.
7-56-3
Obata S.
Schett B.
6-16-1
Dementieva E.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-1
Gagliardi E.
Abramovic I.
6-17-5
R32
Tanasugarn T.
Pratt N.
6-06-0
Groenefeld A.
Sun T.
6-46-746-1
Obata S.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Abramovic I.
Loit E.
7-647-5
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Taylor S.
6-16-4
Barna A.
Prakusya W.
7-57-64
Cho Y.
Craybas J.
4-67-636-2
Garbin T.
Dokic J.
7-56-3
Widjaja A.
Safina D.
7-644-67-5
Schett B.
Morigami A.
6-727-57-65
Gagliardi E.
Morariu C.
6-46-3
Vento Kabchi M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-4
Martinez C.
Parra Santonja A.
6-17-65
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2