Obata v Zanetti

WTA Tour 2004

Saori ObataJapan28 games · 2004Most return points won %Most sets won %Adriana Serra ZanettiItaly9 games · 2004Fewest double faultsMost first-serve points won %

Lineball analyst8–3

Saori Obata takes it, 8–3 on categories

Obata wins on return points won %. Serra Zanetti’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2004: Obata 28 matches, Serra Zanetti 9 matches.

Obata has the better return points won %: 50.3 to Serra Zanetti’s 37.3.
Obata has the better sets won %: 33.3 to Serra Zanetti’s 20.
Obata averages 0.8 sets won a match to Serra Zanetti’s 0.4 (70% more).
Obata ranks 10th of 86 in WTA Tour 2004 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Obata’s team won 29%, Serra Zanetti’s team won 11% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Obata has 28 matches, Serra Zanetti 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Serra Zanetti (9 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.

68.5#10 of 86First serve in %72.2
52.6#82 of 86First-serve points won %59.7
40.0#84 of 86Break points saved %–
50.3★ #3 of 86Return points won %37.3
0.12 total · best 2#80 of 84Acesper game00 total · best 0
9.8275 total · best 17#76 of 89Games wonper game7.467 total · best 12

Head to head

13 matches
since 20022

Hard · 3 matchesObata 1Zanetti 2

Last meetings

3 Feb 2003 · Hyderabad · Round of 32 · HardObata won 7-5 6-3
6 Jan 2003 · Canberra · Round of 16 · HardZanetti won 6-4 6-1
4 Nov 2002 · Pattaya · Round of 32 · HardZanetti won 7-6(4) 7-5

Last 10 games

First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2004.

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