Saori Obata

Saori Obata
Nation:	Japan
Birthday:	April 23, 1978
Size:	165 cm
Resignation:	2006
Playing hand:	Left, two-handed backhand
Prize money:	$ 652,031
singles
Career record:	281: 222
Career title:	0 WTA , 6 ITF
Highest ranking:	39 (February 9, 2004)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	118: 102
Career title:	1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking:	98 (February 9, 2004)
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Saori Obata ( Japanese 小 畑 沙織 , Obata Saori ; born April 23, 1978 in Hokkaidō ) is a former Japanese tennis player .

Career

Obata attended Fujimigaoka High School in Shibuya , which has won the girls' national school tennis championships several times.

Your best performance in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the third round; this she succeeded in singles in 2003 at the US Open and in 2004 at the Australian Open .

Between 1999 and 2005 she played 17 games (12 wins) for the Japanese Fed Cup team . She also represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in singles and doubles .

On June 1, 2006, Saori Obata announced her retirement from professional sports due to a knee injury.

Tournament victories

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	February 22, 2003	Memphis	WTA Tier III	Hard court (hall)	Akiko Morigami	Alina Schidkowa Bryanne Stewart	6: 1, 6: 1

Web links

• WTA profile Saori Obata (English)
• ITF profile Saori Obata (English)
• Fed Cup stats by Saori Obata (English)
• Personal Blog (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Saori Obata: 小 畑 沙織 オ フ ィ シ ャ ル ブ ロ グ . Retrieved December 19, 2013 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ 女子 テ ニ ス の 小 畑 が 引退 ４ 大 大会 な ど で 活躍 . In: tennis365.net. June 1, 2006, accessed December 19, 2013 .