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Naho Sato
Country (sports) Japan
Born23 January 2001
Tokyo, Japan
PlaysRight-Handed
Prize moneyUS$49,428
Singles
Career record116–73 (61.4%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 447 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 479 (25 December 2023)
Doubles
Career record77–43 (64.2%)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 296 (21 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 383 (25 December 2023)
Last updated on: 25 December 2023.
Naho Sato
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's Tennis
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Doubles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Team

Naho Sato (born 23 January 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]

Sato has been ranked as high as world No. 447 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

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner up)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Moldova Alexandra Perper 1–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Romania Oana Georgeta Simion 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Win 2–1 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai,
Thailand
15,000 Hard Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–1 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard China Wu Meixu 0–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–1 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard United States Paris Corley 2–6, 6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 16 (10 titles, 6 runner ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (4–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain 15,000 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Moldova Alexandra Perper
Germany Lisa Ponomar
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 2–0 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Germany Lisa Ponomar Romania Ioana Gașpar
Romania Oana Georgeta Simion
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Mar 2020 Keio Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Robu Kajitani Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Kanako Morisaki
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 4–0 Aug 2021 ITF Frederiksberg, Denmark 15,000 Clay Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho Ukraine Viktoriia Dema
Bulgaria Ani Vangelova
6–0, 6–1
Loss 4–1 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Japan Funa Kozaki Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Czech Republic Jesika Malecková
6–7(2), 6–7(4)
Win 5–1 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Japan Funa Kozaki Belgium Marie Benoit
Romania Nicoleta Dascălu
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–2 May 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda Japan Momoko Kobori
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
3–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand 15,000 Hard Japan Anri Nagata China Liu Fangzhou
China Xun Fangying
6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Yasmine Mansouri Japan Saki Imamura
Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho
1–6, 3–6
Win 7–3 Nov 2022 ITF Yokohama, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Saki Imamura South Korea Han Na-lae
Japan Mai Hontama
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 8–3 Feb 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Switzerland Leonie Küng Greece Eleni Christofi
United States Paris Corley
6–2, 6–1
Win 9–3 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard China Liu Fangzhou Greece Eleni Christofi
United States Paris Corley
6–4, 6–1
Loss 9–4 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Japan Saki Imamura Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Australia Priscilla Hon
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 9–5 Sep 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda Thailand Punnin Kovapitukted
China Tang Qianhui
6–7(2), 6–1, [3–10]
Loss 9–6 Sep 2023 ITF Perth, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Maddison Inglis
1–6, 4–6
Win 10–6 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Yuki Naito Australia Lizette Cabrera
Australia Maddison Inglis
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Japan Yuki Naito United States Caty McNally
Poland Iga Świątek
2–6, 5–7

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Naho Sato". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. ^ "Roland Garros Junior French Championships 2018 - Draw". www.itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Youth Olympic Games: Kaja Juvan wins two gold medals to write history". www.tennisworldusa.org.
  4. ^ "Japan and Chinese Taipei win women's and men's singles titles". www.fisu.net.
Sporting positions Preceded by Olga Danilović / Anastasia Potapova Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion 2017 With: Joanna Garland Succeeded by Adrienn Nagy / Park So-hyun