Saori Obata vs Maria Vento Kabchi — Seoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Saori Obata
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2005
hard
VEN
Maria Vento Kabchi
52 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Obata S.
7-6 6-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Obata S.
7862
Vento Kabchi M.
661–

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

Key context

  • Match story: Saori Obata came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-06BirminghamR64grassMaria Vento Kabchi7-5 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Obata S.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vento Kabchi M.

Vento Kabchi M.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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.Vento Kabchi M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
54%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
40%
42%
Break points saved·Even
50%
46%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (6 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Castano C.
7-56-4
Jankovic J.
Golovin T.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Vaidisova N.
Bartoli M.
6-46-1
Castano C.
Granville L.
2-66-16-1
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
5-76-36-3
R16
Bartoli M.
Obata S.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Shaughnessy M.
7-626-2
Dushevina V.
Nakamura A.
6-37-65
Sugiyama A.
Muller M.
6-46-3
Granville L.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Castano C.
Dulko G.
6-36-0
Vaidisova N.
Morigami A.
6-26-1
Golovin T.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-16-2
R32
Jankovic J.
Beltrame S.
6-36-1
Nakamura A.
Chang K.
6-36-1
Shaughnessy M.
Panova T.
6-17-64
Dushevina V.
Spears A.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-25-76-1
Diaz Oliva M.
Washington M.
0-67-56-3
Pratt N.
Kim S.
6-22-66-4
Castano C.
Castellvi V.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Hrdinova E.
6-46-3
Bartoli M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-1
Obata S.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-666-1
Morigami A.
Pin C.
6-43-66-2
Vaidisova N.
Laine E.
6-46-0
Muller M.
Arvidsson S.
4-66-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
5-76-36-1
Granville L.
Peer S.
3-67-56-4