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

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Naho Sato

Country (sports)	Japan
Born	23 January 2001 Tokyo, Japan
Plays	Right-Handed
Prize money	US$23,715
Singles
Career record	52–35 (59.8%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 530 (20 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 554 (29 August 2022)
Doubles
Career record	28–17 (62.2%)
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 430 (18 July 2022)
Current ranking	No. 434 (29 August 2022)
Last updated on: 2 March 2022.

Naho Sato

Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's Tennis
Youth Olympic Games
	2018 Buenos Aires	Doubles
Summer Universiade
	2019 Naples	Singles
	2019 Naples	Doubles
	2019 Naples	Team

Sato has been ranked as high as 530 in singles and world No. 430 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 the American Caty McNally and the Polish Iga Świątek.[2]

At the 2018 Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 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: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2018	ITF Manacor, Spain	15,000	Clay	Alexandra Perper	1–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Nov 2018	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Oana Georgeta Simion	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)
Win	2–1	Jun 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2018	ITF Manacor, Spain	15,000	Clay	Yukina Saigo	Alexandra Perper Lisa Ponomar	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win	2–0	Nov 2018	ITF Antalya, Turkey	15,000	Clay	Lisa Ponomar	Ioana Gașpar Oana Georgeta Simion	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–0	Mar 2020	ITF Yokohama, Japan	25,000	Hard	Robu Kajitani	Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki	1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win	4–0	Aug 2021	ITF Frederiksberg, Denmark	15,000	Clay	Priska Madelyn Nugroho	Viktoriia Dema Ani Vangelova	6–0, 6–1
Loss	4–1	Feb 2022	ITF Antalya, Turkey	25,000	Clay	Funa Kozaki	Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malecková	6–7(2), 6–7(4)
Win	5–1	Feb 2022	ITF Antalya, Turkey	25,000	Clay	Funa Kozaki	Marie Benoit Nicoleta Dascălu	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–2	May 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Misaki Matsuda	Momoko Kobori Luksika Kumkhum	3–6, 3–6
Win	6–2	Jun 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Anri Nagata	Fangzhou Liu Fang Ying Xun	6–2, 6–4
Loss	6–3	Aug 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	15,000	Hard	Yasmine Mansouri	Saki Imamura Priska Madelyn Nugroho	1–6, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

Notes

References

External links

• Naho Sato at the Women's Tennis Association
• Naho Sato at the International Tennis Federation

Sporting positions
Preceded by Olga Danilović / Anastasia Potapova	Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion 2017 With: Joanna Garland	Succeeded by Adrienn Nagy / Park So-hyun

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