Background
Obata, Saori was born on April 23, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan. Daughter of Noriyuki and Masako.
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Obata, Saori was born on April 23, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan. Daughter of Noriyuki and Masako.
In the same year she reached the semi-final of the Women's Tennis Association event in Bali, Indonesia before losing to Chanda Rubin. Her final Grand Slam appearance was at the 2006 Australian Open where she lost in the opening round, having qualified, to Daniela Hantuchová in three sets. She retired from professional tennis in June 2006 because of injury.