Nicole Vaidisova vs Saori Obata — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2006
hard
JPN
Saori Obata
48 yrs · 165 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Vaidisova N.
6-4 6-4
Obata S.
Vaidisova N.
662
Obata S.
44–

Nicole Vaidisova defeated Saori Obata 6-4 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saori Obata came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicole Vaidisova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vaidisova N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Obata S.

Obata S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

Serve advantage — Vaidisova N.

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
Vaidisova N.Obata S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
45%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
10°CMainly clear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Hingis M.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Myskina A.
6-43-66-4
Hingis M.
Sharapova M.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Myskina A.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-3
Dementieva E.
Vaidisova N.
3-66-16-2
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Hingis M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-1
R16
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
7-656-2
Sharapova M.
Raymond L.
6-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Obata S.
6-46-4
Myskina A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
4-67-56-2
Kirilenko M.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
2-66-17-5
Likhovtseva E.
Bartoli M.
6-27-5
R32
Vaidisova N.
Fujiwara R.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Zheng J.
7-57-62
Bartoli M.
Golovin T.
6-36-0
Likhovtseva E.
Asagoe S.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Santangelo M.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Cho Y.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-4
Stosur S.
Nakamura A.
6-16-3
Raymond L.
Tu M.
6-16-3
Obata S.
Peschke K.
6-26-1
Srebotnik K.
Craybas J.
7-686-3