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Saori Obata Biography
Official Web site: www.saori-obata.com
Stats
| YTD | Career | |
| WTA Singles Titles | - | 0 |
| WTA Doubles Titles | - | 1 |
| ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles | - | - |
| ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles | - | - |
| Prize Money | $0 | $652,031 |
| W/L - Singles | - - - | 281 - 222 |
| W/L - Doubles | - - - | 118 - 102 |
Results
INDIAN WELLS
WTA // USA // 08-Mar-2006 // $2,100,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 103 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R128 | Loss | [Q] Camille Pin (FRA) | 118 | 6-2 6-2 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$2,325Rankings
| Singles | Race to Istanbul | Doubles |
| - | - | - |
| Career-high Singles | Career-high Doubles |
| 09-Feb-2004 (39) | 09-Feb-2004 (98) |
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MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to qualifier Pin).
1993 - Played first Tour qualifying at Tokyo [Japan Open] and Sapporo.
1994 - Reached qualifying 2r of Tokyo [Nichirei].
1995 - Reached two ITF Circuit QF.
1996 - Qualified for first Tour events at Beijing and Pattaya City; won first singles title at ITF/Jakarta-INA.
1997 - Qualified for Surabaya; finalist at ITF/Mont-de-Marsan-FRA.
1998 - WC at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. 1r).
1999 - At Tokyo [Japan Open], reached third Tour doubles QF (w/Asagoe).
2000 - Reached first Tour QF at Shanghai as qualifier.
2001 - QF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Tanasugarn); won two straight ITF Circuit titles in Australia to end season; broke into Top 100 on December 3 at No.96.
2002 - Debuted at all four Grand Slams and won first Grand Slam match at Wimbledon (d. No.29 Stevenson in 1r; l. 2r to Daniilidou); reached first QF of 2002 and third of career at Bali (l. to Sßnchez-Vicario in 3s).
2003 - Best season to date, reaching first Tour singles final at Tashkent (l. to Ruano Pascual) and earlier, first Tour SF at Bali (l. to Rubin); best Grand Slam finish at US Open, reaching 3r (l. to eventual champion Henin-Hardenne); QF at Memphis (won career-first Tour doubles title there w/Morigami); on October 28, broke into Top 50 at No.50; won ITF/Fukuoka-JPN.
2004 - Notched career-first Top 10 victory at Australian Open (d. No.9 Sugiyama in 2r, then l. in 3r to Dechy to equal best Grand Slam performance); QF at Birmingham (l. to Schnyder); l. in 2r at Wimbledon to No.12 seed Zvonareva 61 64 (led 4-2 second set); at Olympics, l. 1r in singles and 2r in doubles (w/Morigami); after 2r appearance at Tokyo [Pan Pacific], reached career-high No.39 in singles (February 9).
2005 - Season highlighted by five 2r finishes, incl. Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to No.1 Davenport 64 63), Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Golovin) and Bangkok (l. to Petrova); 1r at Australian Open, Wimbledon (as qualifier), and fell in qualifying at Roland Garros and US Open; captured fifth and sixth career ITF Circuit singles titles at $25K ITF/Augusta, GA-USA and $50K ITF/Gifu-JPN, also collecting 11th and 12th career ITF Circuit doubles titles; in Fed Cup play, was 0-1 in JapanÆs 3-2 loss to Czech Republic in 1r action.
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Augusta, GA-USA, ITF/Gifu-JPN; 2003 - ITF/Fukuoka-JPN; 2001- ITF/Port Pirie-AUS; 1996 - ITF/Jakarta-INA.
Finalist (1): 2003 - Tashkent.
Semifinalist (1): 2003 - Bali.
Quarterfinalist (6): 2004 - Birmingham; 2003 - Memphis, Pattaya City; 2002 - Bali; 2001 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2000 - Shanghai.
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2005 - ITF/Gifu-JPN, ITF/Surbiton-GBR (both w/Fujiwara); 2003 - Memphis (w/Morigami).
Semifinalist (2): 2004 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Fujiwara); 2003 - Pattaya City (w/Tanasugarn).
ADDITIONAL
Japan Fed Cup Team 1999, 2001-05. Japan Olympic Team 2004.
Overall Stats
| YTD | Career | |
| WTA Singles Titles | - | 0 |
| WTA Doubles Titles | - | 1 |
| ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles | - | - |
| ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles | - | - |
| Prize Money | $0 | $652,031 |
| W/L - Singles | - - - | 281 - 222 |
| W/L - Doubles | - - - | 118 - 102 |
Grand Slam History
Singles
| W/L | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | |
| 2 / 4 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1r | 1r | 3r | - | 1r | - | - | - |
| 0 / 3 | FRENCH OPEN | - | - | 1r | 1r | 1r | - | - | - |
| 2 / 4 | WIMBLEDON | - | 1r | 2r | 1r | 2r | - | - | - |
| 2 / 3 | US OPEN | - | - | 1r | 3r | 1r | - | - | - |
Doubles
| W/L | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |
| 1 / 1 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | - | 2r | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 / 2 | WIMBLEDON | 1r | - | 1r | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 / 1 | US OPEN | - | - | 1r | - | - | - | - | - |
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Saori Obata Results
INDIAN WELLS
WTA // USA // 08-Mar-2006 // $2,100,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 103 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R128 | Loss | [Q] Camille Pin (FRA) | 118 | 6-2 6-2 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$2,325LAS VEGAS
ITF // USA // 28-Feb-2006 // $75,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 6/MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R32 | Win | Varvara Lepchenko (USA) | 131 | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| R16 | Win | Hanna Nooni (SWE) | 181 | 6-3 6-2 |
| Q | Loss | Angela Haynes (USA) | 177 | 7-6 (9) 6-3 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+14.5Prize Money
$1,900PATTAYA CITY
WTA // THAILAND // 06-Feb-2006 // $170,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 101 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| Q-R32 | Loss | Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) | 129 | 6-4 6-2 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$185TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC)
WTA // JAPAN // 31-Jan-2006 // $1,340,000 // Carpet (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 107 // Seed/Entry: /Q
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| Q-R32 | Win | [W] Angelique Widjaja (INA) | 0 | 6-2 6-2 |
| Q-R16 | Win | [W] Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) | 0 | 6-3 7-5 |
| Q-Q | Win | Shiho Hisamatsu (JPN) | 170 | 6-2 6-2 |
| R32 | Win | Kveta Peschke (CZE) | 37 | 6-2 6-1 |
| R16 | Loss | [5] Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) | 14 | 6-4 6-4 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+60.5Prize Money
$16,370AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 16-Jan-2006 // $6,137,580 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 101 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| R128 | Loss | [17] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) | 17 | 3-6 6-3 6-0 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+2Prize Money
$12,713CANBERRA
WTA // AUSTRALIA // 08-Jan-2006 // $145,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 103 // Seed/Entry: /MD
| Round | Result | Opponent | Rank | Score |
| Q-R32 | Loss | Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) | 157 | 6-4 6-4 |
WTA Rankings PTS
+1Prize Money
$175Current WTA Rankings
| Singles | Race to Istanbul | Doubles |
| - | - | - |
Rankings Breakdown
Grand Slams
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 16/01/2006 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 29/08/2005 | US OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 20/06/2005 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 47 |
| 23/05/2005 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 17/01/2005 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 30/08/2004 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 21/06/2004 | WIMBLEDON | 2R | 40 |
| 24/05/2004 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 19/01/2004 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 3R | 150 |
| 25/08/2003 | US OPEN | 3R | 90 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 23/06/2003 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 26/05/2003 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 13/01/2003 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 3R | 29 |
| 26/08/2002 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 24/06/2002 | WIMBLEDON | 2R | 62 |
| 27/05/2002 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 14/01/2002 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 27/08/2001 | US OPEN | Q - 2R | 14 |
| 25/06/2001 | WIMBLEDON | Q - 3R | 20 |
| 28/05/2001 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 2R | 12 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 15/01/2001 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 3R | 26 |
| 28/08/2000 | US OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 31/08/1998 | US OPEN | Q - 2R | 8 |
Rankings History
| Year | Season-ending Singles | Season-ending Doubles |
| 2006 | 282 | - |
| 2005 | 108 | 201 |
| 2004 | 107 | 174 |
| 2003 | 49 | 119 |
| 2002 | 108 | 301 |
| 2001 | 116 | 690 |
| 2000 | 169 | 206 |
| 1999 | 511 | 206 |
| 1998 | 210 | 176 |
| 1997 | 221 | 152 |
| 1996 | 300 | 279 |
| 1995 | 608 | 317 |
| 1994 | 624 | 755 |
| Career-high Singles | Career-high Doubles |
| 09-Feb-2004 (39) | 09-Feb-2004 (98) |
Current WTA Rankings
| Ranking | Points |
| - | 0 |
Rankings Breakdown
Grand Slams
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 16/01/2006 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 29/08/2005 | US OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 20/06/2005 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 47 |
| 23/05/2005 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 17/01/2005 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 30/08/2004 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 21/06/2004 | WIMBLEDON | 2R | 40 |
| 24/05/2004 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 19/01/2004 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 3R | 150 |
| 25/08/2003 | US OPEN | 3R | 90 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 23/06/2003 | WIMBLEDON | 1R | 2 |
| 26/05/2003 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 13/01/2003 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 3R | 29 |
| 26/08/2002 | US OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 24/06/2002 | WIMBLEDON | 2R | 62 |
| 27/05/2002 | FRENCH OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 14/01/2002 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | 1R | 2 |
| 27/08/2001 | US OPEN | Q - 2R | 14 |
| 25/06/2001 | WIMBLEDON | Q - 3R | 20 |
| 28/05/2001 | FRENCH OPEN | Q - 2R | 12 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 15/01/2001 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | Q - 3R | 26 |
| 28/08/2000 | US OPEN | Q - 1R | 2 |
| 31/08/1998 | US OPEN | Q - 2R | 8 |
Fed Cup
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
Tier 1-5
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 08/03/2006 | INDIAN WELLS | 1R | 1 |
| 06/02/2006 | PATTAYA CITY | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 31/01/2006 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | 2R | 61 |
| 08/01/2006 | CANBERRA | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 10/10/2005 | BANGKOK | 2R | 35 |
| 03/10/2005 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 2R | 20 |
| 26/09/2005 | SEOUL | 2R | 27 |
| 19/09/2005 | BEIJING | Q - 2R | 6 |
| 15/08/2005 | TORONTO | Q - 2R | 10 |
| 08/08/2005 | LOS ANGELES | 2R | 5 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 01/08/2005 | SAN DIEGO | 1R | 13 |
| 06/06/2005 | BIRMINGHAM | 1R | 7 |
| 09/03/2005 | INDIAN WELLS | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 01/02/2005 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | 2R | 43 |
| 09/01/2005 | CANBERRA | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 04/10/2004 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 1R | 1 |
| 27/09/2004 | SEOUL | 1R | 1 |
| 20/09/2004 | BEIJING | 1R | 1 |
| 13/09/2004 | BALI | 1R | 1 |
| 02/08/2004 | MONTREAL | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 25/07/2004 | SAN DIEGO | 1R | 1 |
| 19/07/2004 | LOS ANGELES | 1R | 1 |
| 14/06/2004 | EASTBOURNE | Q - 3R | 19 |
| 07/06/2004 | BIRMINGHAM | 4R | 44 |
| 17/05/2004 | STRASBOURG | 1R | 1 |
| 24/03/2004 | MIAMI | 2R | 20 |
| 10/03/2004 | INDIAN WELLS | 2R | 1 |
| 23/02/2004 | DUBAI | Q - 2R | 6 |
| 16/02/2004 | HYDERABAD | 1R | 1 |
| 03/02/2004 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | 2R | 46 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 11/01/2004 | CANBERRA | 1R | 1 |
| 03/11/2003 | PATTAYA CITY | 3R | 30 |
| 06/10/2003 | TASHKENT | QF | 91 |
| 29/09/2003 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 1R | 1 |
| 08/09/2003 | BALI | 4R | 88 |
| 17/08/2003 | NEW HAVEN | 3R | 17 |
| 11/08/2003 | TORONTO | 2R | 46 |
| 04/08/2003 | LOS ANGELES | 2R | 22 |
| 28/07/2003 | SAN DIEGO | 2R | 9 |
| 16/06/2003 | EASTBOURNE | 2R | 95 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 09/06/2003 | BIRMINGHAM | 1R | 1 |
| 07/04/2003 | CHARLESTON | Q - 2R | 7 |
| 31/03/2003 | SARASOTA | Q - 2R | 4 |
| 19/03/2003 | MIAMI | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 05/03/2003 | INDIAN WELLS | Q - 2R | 8 |
| 16/02/2003 | MEMPHIS | 3R | 57 |
| 03/02/2003 | HYDERABAD | 2R | 16 |
| 28/01/2003 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | 1R | 1 |
| 05/01/2003 | CANBERRA | 2R | 33 |
| 04/11/2002 | PATTAYA CITY | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 30/09/2002 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 1R | 1 |
| 23/09/2002 | BALI | 3R | 49 |
| 16/09/2002 | TOKYO (TOYOTA) | 1R | 1 |
| 09/09/2002 | SHANGHAI | 1R | 1 |
| 18/08/2002 | NEW HAVEN | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 12/08/2002 | MONTREAL | 1R | 26 |
| 17/06/2002 | EASTBOURNE | Q - 2R | 8 |
| 10/06/2002 | BIRMINGHAM | 1R | 1 |
| 20/03/2002 | MIAMI | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 17/02/2002 | MEMPHIS | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 29/01/2002 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | 1R | 37 |
| 06/01/2002 | CANBERRA | 1R | 11 |
| 05/11/2001 | PATTAYA CITY | 2R | 14 |
| 08/10/2001 | SHANGHAI | 2R | 19 |
| 01/10/2001 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 3R | 51 |
| 17/09/2001 | TOKYO (TOYOTA) | 2R | 27 |
| 10/09/2001 | WAIKOLOA | 1R | 1 |
| 05/08/2001 | LOS ANGELES | Q - 2R | 6 |
| 30/07/2001 | SAN DIEGO | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 11/06/2001 | BIRMINGHAM | 1R | 5 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 21/03/2001 | MIAMI | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 07/03/2001 | INDIAN WELLS | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 26/02/2001 | ACAPULCO | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 29/01/2001 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | 2R | 64 |
| 07/01/2001 | HOBART | 1R | 6 |
| 06/11/2000 | KUALA LUMPUR | Q - 2R | 4 |
| 09/10/2000 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 1R | 1 |
| 02/10/2000 | TOKYO (TOYOTA) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 01/02/2000 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 12/04/1999 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 1R | 1 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 01/02/1999 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 21/09/1998 | TOKYO (TOYOTA) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 06/07/1998 | MARIA LANKOWITZ | 3R | 5 |
| 13/04/1998 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | 1R | 1 |
| 02/02/1998 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 17/11/1997 | PATTAYA CITY | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 22/09/1997 | SURABAYA | 1R | 7 |
| 15/09/1997 | TOKYO (TOYOTA) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 14/07/1997 | PALERMO | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 14/04/1997 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | Q - 2R | 2 |
| Date | Tournament | Round | Points |
| 27/01/1997 | TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) | Q - 1R | 1 |
| 18/11/1996 | PATTAYA CITY | 1R | 8 |
| 14/10/1996 | BEIJING | 1R | 6 |
| 07/10/1996 | SURABAYA | Q - 2R | 1 |
| 18/09/1995 | TOKYO (NICHIREI) | Q - 2R | 0 |
| 10/04/1995 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | Q - 1R | 0 |
| 19/09/1994 | TOKYO (NICHIREI) | Q - 2R | 0 |
| 27/09/1993 | SAPPORO | Q - 1R | 0 |
| 05/04/1993 | TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN | Q - 1R | 0 |
