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: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner ups) Legend W25/35 tournaments (1–1) W15 tournaments (6–1)Finals by surfaceHard (6–1)Clay (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 2018ITF Manacor, SpainW15 Clay Alexandra Perper 1–6, 5–7Win 1–1 Nov 2018ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(3)Win 2–1 Jun 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW15 Hard Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6–4, 6–2Win 3–1 Mar 2023ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Wu Meixu 0–6, 6–4, 6–1Win 4–1 Mar 2023ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Paris Corley 2–6, 6–4, 6–0Loss 4–2 Feb 2024ITF Traralgon International, AustraliaW35 Hard Amarni Banks 3–6, 3–6Win 5–2 Mar 2024ITF Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaW15 Hard Yuan Chengyiyi 6–4, 6–3Win 6–2 Aug 2026ITF Yeongwol, South KoreaW15 Hard Kamonwan Yodpetch 6–3, 6–2Win 7–2 Sep 2026ITF Wagga Wagga, AustraliaW35 Hard Mio Mushika 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 27 (19 titles, 8 runner ups) Legend W100 tournaments W40/50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (14–7)Clay (4–1)Carpet (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Feb 2018ITF Manacor, SpainW15 Clay Yukina Saigo Alexandra Perper Lisa Ponomar 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] Win 2–0 Nov 2018ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Lisa Ponomar Ioana Gașpar Oana Georgeta Simion 6–4, 6–2Win 3–0 Mar 2020Keio Challenger, JapanW25 Hard Robu Kajitani Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]Win 4–0 Aug 2021ITF Frederiksberg, DenmarkW15 Clay Priska Madelyn Nugroho Viktoriia Dema Ani Vangelova 6–0, 6–1Loss 4–1 Feb 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25 Clay Funa Kozaki Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková 6–7(2), 6–7(4)Win 5–1 Feb 2022ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25 Clay Funa Kozaki Marie Benoit Nicoleta Dascălu 6–2, 6–4Loss 5–2 May 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW25 Hard Misaki Matsuda Momoko Kobori Luksika Kumkhum 3–6, 3–6Win 6–2 Jun 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW15 Hard Anri Nagata Liu Fangzhou Xun Fangying 6–2, 6–4Loss 6–3 Aug 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Yasmine Mansouri Saki Imamura Priska Madelyn Nugroho 1–6, 3–6Win 7–3 Nov 2022Keio Challenger, JapanW25 Hard Saki Imamura Han Na-lae Mai Hontama 6–4, 4–6, [10–5]Win 8–3 Feb 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Leonie Küng Eleni Christofi Paris Corley 6–2, 6–1Win 9–3 Mar 2023ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Liu Fangzhou Eleni Christofi Paris Corley 6–4, 6–1Loss 9–4 Apr 2023ITF Kashiwa, JapanW15 Hard Saki Imamura Arianne Hartono Priscilla Hon 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]Loss 9–5 Sep 2023ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW25 Hard Misaki Matsuda Punnin Kovapitukted Tang Qianhui 6–7(2), 6–1, [3–10]Loss 9–6 Sep 2023Perth Tennis International, AustraliaW25 Hard Misaki Matsuda Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis 1–6, 4–6Win 10–6 Oct 2023ITF Cairns AustraliaW25 Hard Yuki Naito Lizette Cabrera Maddison Inglis 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]Win 11–6 Feb 2024ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW35 Hard Peangtarn Plipuech Feng Shuo Zheng Wushuang 6–1, 4–6, [10–7]Win 12–6 Feb 2024Traralgon International, AustraliaW35 Hard Yuki Naito Destanee Aiava Tenika McGiffin 6–1, 6–3Win 13–6 Jul 2024ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW100 Hard Sayaka Ishii Madeleine Brooks Sarah Beth Grey 7–6(1), 7–5Win 14–6 Sep 2024ITF Nanao, JapanW50 Carpet Aoi Ito Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu 6–1, 6–3Win 15–6 Dec 2024ITF Navi Mumbai, IndiaW50 Hard Kanako Morisaki Riya Bhatia Zeel Desai 4–6, 6–3, [10–7]Win 16–6 Mar 2025ITF Kashiwa, JapanW15 Hard Ku Yeon-woo Eri Shimizu Kisa Yoshioka 6–2, 6–4Loss 16–7 Oct 2025Brisbane QTC Tennis International, AustraliaW35 Hard Tenika McGiffin Lee Ya-hsin Lin Fang-an 7–6(6), 4–6, [8–10]Loss 16–8 Oct 2025Brisbane QTC Tennis International, AustraliaW35 Hard Tenika McGiffin Monique Barry Natsumi Kawaguchi 5–7, 3–6Win 17–8 Mar 2026Launceston Tennis International, AustraliaW35 Hard Kyōka Okamura Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Tenika McGiffin 5–7, 7–5, [14–12]Win 18–8 Apr 2026ITF Miyazaki, JapanW35 Hard Anri Nagata Misaki Matsuda Eri Shimizu 6–4, 7–6(7–2)Win 19–8 Apr 2026ITF Miyazaki, JapanW35 Hard Anri Nagata Ayumi Miyamoto Kisa Yoshioka 2–6, 6–3, [10–8]

Junior Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2018 French Open Clay Yuki Naito Caty McNally Iga Świątek 2–6, 5–7

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