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Saori Obata v Yuka Yoshida: stats compared | Lineball
Obata wins on first serve in %. Yoshida’s case rests on break points saved %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Obata 140 matches, Yoshida 111 matches.
Obata has the better first serve in %: 70.3 to Yoshida’s 50.8.
Yoshida has the better break points saved %: 66.7 to Obata’s 46.4.
Obata has the better first-serve points won %: 56.1 to Yoshida’s 45.5.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (aces, finals, double faults…): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
70.3First serve in %50.8
56.1First-serve points won %45.5
46.4Break points saved %66.7
45.5Return points won %37.5
0.216 total · best 4Acesper game0.31 total · best 1
10.11,415 total · best 18Games wonper game9.61,061 total · best 19
Head to head
13 matches since 20002
Hard · 3 matchesObata 1Yoshida 2
Last meetings
27 Sept 2004 · Seoul · Round of 32 · HardYoshida won 5-7 6-3 2-0 ret.
16 Feb 2004 · Hyderabad · Round of 32 · HardYoshida won 6-4 6-2
14 Oct 2000 · Shanghai · Round of 16 · HardObata won 7-6(7) 5-7 6-2
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest.
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39.3Break points converted %–
43.1Sets won %38.9
48.8Games won %45.4
0.01 total · best 1Finalsper game0.01 total · best 1
1.0135 total · best 2Sets wonper game0.998 total · best 2
1.3178 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.4154 total · best 2
10.61,485 total · best 18Games lostper game · lower is better11.51,277 total · best 21
0.224 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.220 total · best 2
0.651 total · best 7Double faultsper game · lower is better0.83 total · best 3
13.21,081 total · best 115Serve pointsper game16.365 total · best 65