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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 2005: Obata 13 matches, Yoshida 4 matches.
Obata has the better first serve in %: 71.9 to Yoshida’s 50.8.
Obata has the better first-serve points won %: 62.7 to Yoshida’s 45.5.
Yoshida has the better break points saved %: 66.7 to Obata’s 50.
Longevity: Obata has 13 matches, Yoshida 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Yoshida (4 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
71.9First serve in %50.8
62.7First-serve points won %45.5
50.0Break points saved %66.7
40.6Return points won %37.5
0.11 total · best 1Acesper game0.31 total · best 1
9.5123 total · best 16Games wonper game6.325 total · best 17
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 in 2005.
Obata––––––––––
Yoshida––––
28.6Break points converted %–
35.7Sets won %22.2
48.6Games won %33.8
0.810 total · best 2Sets wonper game0.52 total · best 2
1.418 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better1.87 total · best 2
10130 total · best 17Games lostper game · lower is better12.349 total · best 13
0.23 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game00 total · best 0
0.45 total · best 3Double faultsper game · lower is better0.83 total · best 3
11.8153 total · best 94Serve pointsper game16.365 total · best 65
8.5110 total · best 64First serves inper game8.333 total · best 33