Naho Sato

Naho Sato
Country (sports) Japan
Born23 January 2001
Tokyo, Japan
PlaysRight-Handed
Prize moneyUS$74,450
Singles
Career record155–95
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 322 (24 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 344 (29 July 2024)
Doubles
Career record102–55
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 211 (29 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 211 (29 July 2024)
Last updated on: 29 July 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

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

Sato has been ranked as high as world No. 322 in singles and 211 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: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner ups)

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 Moldova Alexandra Perper 1–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Oana Georgeta Simion 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Win 2–1 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai,
Thailand
W15 Hard Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–1 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard China Wu Meixu 0–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–1 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United States Paris Corley 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Feb 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard United Kingdom Amarni Banks 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 Mar 2024 ITF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia W15 Hard China Yuan Chengyiyi 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 20 (14 titles, 6 runner ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (9–5)
Clay (4–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2018 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Clay Japan Yukina Saigo Moldova Alexandra Perper
Germany Lisa Ponomar
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 2–0 Nov 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Germany Lisa Ponomar Romania Ioana Gașpar
Romania Oana Georgeta Simion
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Mar 2020 Keio Challenger, Japan W25 Hard Japan Robu Kajitani Japan Erina Hayashi
Japan Kanako Morisaki
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 4–0 Aug 2021 ITF Frederiksberg, Denmark W15 Clay Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho Ukraine Viktoriia Dema
Bulgaria Ani Vangelova
6–0, 6–1
Loss 4–1 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 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 W25 Clay Japan Funa Kozaki Belgium Marie Benoit
Romania Nicoleta Dascălu
6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–2 May 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda Japan Momoko Kobori
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum
3–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Jun 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W15 Hard Japan Anri Nagata China Liu Fangzhou
China Xun Fangying
6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Aug 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard France Yasmine Mansouri Japan Saki Imamura
Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho
1–6, 3–6
Win 7–3 Nov 2022 ITF Yokohama, Japan W25 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 W15 Hard Switzerland Leonie Küng Greece Eleni Christofi
United States Paris Corley
6–2, 6–1
Win 9–3 Mar 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard China Liu Fangzhou Greece Eleni Christofi
United States Paris Corley
6–4, 6–1
Loss 9–4 Apr 2023 ITF Kashiwa, Japan W15 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 W25 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 W25 Hard Japan Misaki Matsuda Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Maddison Inglis
1–6, 4–6
Win 10–6 Oct 2023 ITF Cairns Australia W25 Hard Japan Yuki Naito Australia Lizette Cabrera
Australia Maddison Inglis
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 11–6 Feb 2024 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W35 Hard Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech China Feng Shuo
China Zheng Wushuang
6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 12–6 Feb 2024 ITF Traralgon, Australia W35 Hard Japan Yuki Naito Australia Destanee Aiava
Australia Tenika McGiffin
6–1, 6–3
Win 13–6 Jul 2024 Figueira da Foz International Ladies Open, Portugal W100 Hard Japan Sayaka Ishii United Kingdom Madeleine Brooks
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
7–6(1), 7–5
Win 14–6 Sep 2024 ITF Nanao, Japan W50 Carpet Japan Aoi Ito Japan Momoko Kobori
Japan Ayano Shimizu
6–1, 6–3

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 Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion
2017
With: Chinese Taipei Joanna Garland
Succeeded by