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Saori Obata 小畑沙織
Country (sports)
Japan
Residence
Tokyo
Born
(1978-04-23) 23 April 1978 (age 46)[1][2] Tokyo[1][2]
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro
April 1996
Retired
June 2006
Plays
Left (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
$652,031
Singles
Career record
281–222 (55.9%)
Career titles
0 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking
No. 39 (9 February 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
3R (2004)
French Open
1R (2002, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon
2R (2002, 2004)
US Open
3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record
118–102 (53.6%)
Career titles
1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking
No. 98 (9 February 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
2R (2004)
Wimbledon
1R (2003, 2005)
US Open
1R (2003)
Saori Obata (Japanese: 小畑沙織, Obata Saori, born 23 April 1978) is a former tennis player from Japan.[3] She turned professional in April 1996, and in February 2004, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day, she reached her best doubles ranking of 98.
^ abSaori Obata at the Women's Tennis Association
^ abSaori Obata at the Billie Jean King Cup
^"Saori Obata Web - Unofficial Site". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
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