Naho Sato
Naho Sato (born 23 January 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Singles | |
Career record | 52–35 (59.8%) |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 530 (20 May 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 654 (28 February 2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–17 (62.2%) |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 586 (28 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 586 (28 February 2022) |
Last updated on: 2 March 2022. |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
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 world No. 530 in singles and 586 in doubles by the WTA. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking is world No. 7.
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 bronze medal in women's doubles, along with Kanako Morisaki.[4]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
References
- "Naho Sato". www.tennisabstract.com.
- "Roland Garros Junior French Championships 2018 - Draw". www.itftennis.com.
- "Youth Olympic Games: Kaja Juvan wins two gold medals to write history". www.tennisworldusa.org.
- "Japan and Chinese Taipei win women's and men's singles titles". www.fisu.net.