# Naho Sato

Naho Sato (born 23 January 2001) is a Japanese tennis player.
Sato has been ranked as high as world No. 319 in singles and 195 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On the ITF Junior Circuit, Sato's career-high ranking is world No. 7 (March 2018).

## Career

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.
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.
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.

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

### Doubles: 21 (15 titles, 6 runner ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (10–5)
* 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 | Yukina Saigo | Alexandra Perper Lisa Ponomar | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Lisa Ponomar | Ioana Gașpar Oana Georgeta Simion | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2020 | Keio Challenger, Japan | W25 | Hard | Robu Kajitani | Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 2021 | ITF Frederiksberg, Denmark | W15 | Clay | Priska Madelyn Nugroho | Viktoriia Dema Ani Vangelova | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | Funa Kozaki | Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malecková | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W25 | Clay | Funa Kozaki | Marie Benoit Nicoleta Dascălu | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | May 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Misaki Matsuda | Momoko Kobori Luksika Kumkhum | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W15 | Hard | Anri Nagata | Liu Fangzhou Xun Fangying | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Yasmine Mansouri | Saki Imamura Priska Madelyn Nugroho | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Yokohama, Japan | W25 | Hard | Saki Imamura | Han Na-lae Mai Hontama | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 8–3 | Feb 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Leonie Küng | Eleni Christofi Paris Corley | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Liu Fangzhou | Eleni Christofi Paris Corley | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | W15 | Hard | Saki Imamura | Arianne Hartono Priscilla Hon | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 9–5 | Sep 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Misaki Matsuda | Punnin Kovapitukted Tang Qianhui | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–1, [3–10] |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2023 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Misaki Matsuda | Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Cairns Australia | W25 | Hard | Yuki Naito | Lizette Cabrera Maddison Inglis | 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Win | 11–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | W35 | Hard | Peangtarn Plipuech | Feng Shuo Zheng Wushuang | 6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 12–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | W35 | Hard | Yuki Naito | Destanee Aiava Tenika McGiffin | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–6 | Jul 2024 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Sayaka Ishii | Madeleine Brooks Sarah Beth Grey | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–6 | Sep 2024 | ITF Nanao, Japan | W50 | Carpet | Aoi Ito | Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–6 | Dec 2024 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W50 | Hard | Kanako Morisaki | Riya Bhatia Zeel Desai | 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |

## 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 |