Naho Sato

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

Naho Sato
Naho Sato
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's Tennis
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos AiresDoubles
Summer Universiade
2019 NaplesSingles
2019 NaplesDoubles
2019 NaplesTeam

Sato has been ranked as high as world No. 530 in singles and No. 623 in doubles by the WTA. On the 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
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Yuki Naito Caty McNally
Iga Świątek		 2–6, 5–7

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.
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