Japanese tennis player
Naho Sato Country (sports) Japan Born 23 January 2001 Tokyo, Japan Plays Right-Handed Prize money US$58,423 Career record 131–79 (62.4%) Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 362 (4 March 2024) Current ranking No. 362 (4 March 2024) Career record 85–45 (65.4%) Career titles 11 ITF Highest ranking No. 296 (21 November 2022) Current ranking No. 323 (4 March 2024) Last updated on: 4 March 2024.
Naho Sato (born 23 January 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]
Sato has been ranked as high as world No. 362 in singles and 296 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On the ITF Junior Circuit , Naito's career-high ranking is world No. 7 (March 2018).
In 2018, she was runner-up in the junior women's doubles at Roland Garros, along with her compatriot Yuki Naito, after losing the final against Caty McNally and Iga Świątek .[2]
At the 2018 Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires , she won the silver medal in women's doubles, along with Naito. In the women's doubles final, Naito and Sato were defeated by the Slovenian Kaja Juvan and the Polish Iga Świątek, who competed in the mixed team modality owned by the Youth Olympians.[3]
At the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples , Italy, she won the gold medal in women's singles and a bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Kanako Morisaki.[4]
ITF Circuit finals [ edit ] Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner ups) [ edit ] Legend W25/35 tournaments (0–1) W15 tournaments (5–1)
Finals by surface Hard (4–1) Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay Alexandra Perper 1–6, 5–7 Win 1–1 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(3) Win 2–1 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W15 Hard Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6–4, 6–2 Win 3–1 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Wu Meixu 0–6, 6–4, 6–1 Win 4–1 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Paris Corley 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 Loss 4–2 Feb 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard Amarni Banks 3–6, 3–6 Win 5–2 Mar 2024 ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia W15 Hard Yuan Chengyiyi 6–4, 6–3
Doubles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runner ups) [ edit ] Legend W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments
Finals by surface Hard (7–5) Clay (4–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay Yukina Saigo Alexandra Perper Lisa Ponomar 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] Win 2–0 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Lisa Ponomar Ioana Gașpar Oana Georgeta Simion 6–4, 6–2 Win 3–0 Mar 2020 Keio Challenger , Japan W25 Hard Robu Kajitani Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] Win 4–0 Aug 2021 ITF Frederiksberg, Denmark W15 Clay Priska Madelyn Nugroho Viktoriia Dema Ani Vangelova 6–0, 6–1 Loss 4–1 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay Funa Kozaki Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malecková 6–7(2) , 6–7(4) Win 5–1 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay Funa Kozaki Marie Benoit Nicoleta Dascălu 6–2, 6–4 Loss 5–2 May 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Misaki Matsuda Momoko Kobori Luksika Kumkhum 3–6, 3–6 Win 6–2 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W15 Hard Anri Nagata Liu Fangzhou Xun Fangying 6–2, 6–4 Loss 6–3 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Yasmine Mansouri Saki Imamura Priska Madelyn Nugroho 1–6, 3–6 Win 7–3 Nov 2022 ITF Yokohama, Japan W25 Hard Saki Imamura Han Na-lae Mai Hontama 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] Win 8–3 Feb 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Leonie Küng Eleni Christofi Paris Corley 6–2, 6–1 Win 9–3 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Liu Fangzhou Eleni Christofi Paris Corley 6–4, 6–1 Loss 9–4 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 Hard Saki Imamura Arianne Hartono Priscilla Hon 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] Loss 9–5 Sep 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard Misaki Matsuda Punnin Kovapitukted Tang Qianhui 6–7(2) , 6–1, [3–10] Loss 9–6 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard Misaki Matsuda Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis 1–6, 4–6 Win 10–6 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns Australia W25 Hard Yuki Naito Lizette Cabrera Maddison Inglis 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] Win 11–6 Feb 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard Yuki Naito Destanee Aiava Tenika McGiffin 6–1, 6–3
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Doubles: 1 (runner-up) [ edit ]
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