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

Naho Sato
Country (sports) Japan
Born23 January 2001
Tokyo, Japan
PlaysRight-Handed
Prize moneyUS$58,423
Singles
Career record131–79 (62.4%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 362 (4 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 362 (4 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record85–45 (65.4%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 296 (21 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 323 (4 March 2024)
Last updated on: 4 March 2024.
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

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

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

Notes edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion
2017
With:   Joanna Garland
Succeeded by