Naho Sato
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Japan
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| Women's Tennis | ||
| Youth Olympic Games | ||
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2018 Buenos Aires | Doubles |
| Summer Universiade | ||
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2019 Naples | Singles |
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2019 Naples | Doubles |
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2019 Naples | Team |
Naho Sato (born 23 January 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.[1]
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 .[4]
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[]
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | Yuki Naito
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 Caty McNally  Iga Świątek
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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.
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Japanese female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Universiade medalists in tennis
- Universiade gold medalists for Japan
- Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade