Auckland Chps 1 1977WTA · Grass · Third round
6-2 6-472–11538.5% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 551October 29, 1990
Best rankingNo. 332December 7, 1987
Record72–11538.5% wins
Titles00 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height163 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
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The year in motion
Season 2026
WTAno matches recorded in 2026
Naoko Sato has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- October 26, 1987
- Career peak
- No. 332 December 7, 1987
- Archived observations
- 55 55 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 500documented weeks
- Top 1000documented weeks
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
0 career titles0best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
0comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Betsy NagelsenUSA4 matches0–4Paulina PeisachovISR4 matches2–2Belinda ThompsonGBR3 matches3–0Ingrid BentzerSWE3 matches0–3Julie AnthonyUSA3 matches0–3Linky BoshoffRSA3 matches0–3Pam WhytcrossAUS3 matches1–2Regina MarsikovaCZE3 matches0–3Sharon Walsh PeteUSA3 matches1–2Wendy TurnbullAUS3 matches0–3Ann Kiyomura HayashiUSA2 matches0–2Candy ReynoldsUSA2 matches2–0
Matches
89 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Auckland Chps 1 1977WTA · Grass · Second round
6-2 6-2Wimbledon 1977WTA · Grass · First round
6-1 6-3Fed Cup G1 RRA: COL vs MEX 1977WTA · Grass · Round robin
6-2 6-3Fed Cup G1 RR: BUL vs POL 1977WTA · Grass · Round robin
6-2 7-5Fed Cup G1 RR: ISR vs RSA 1977WTA · Grass · Round robin
6-1 9-7Fed Cup WG QF: ESP vs BEL 1977WTA · Grass · Round robin
6-4 8-10 6-4Fed Cup WG QF: ITA vs FRA 1977WTA · Grass · Round robin
6-3 6-0Fed Cup WG QF: AUT vs USA 1977WTA · Grass · Round robin
6-4 6-4Stuttgart 1977WTA · Grass · Third round
6-4 6-2Auckland 1977WTA · Grass · Round of 16
6-0 9-7Auckland 1977WTA · Grass · Third round
3-6 6-4 6-3Auckland 1977WTA · Grass · Second round
6-3 6-2Australian Open 1977WTA · Grass · Quarterfinal
6-3 4-6 6-0Australian Open 1977WTA · Grass · Round of 16
7-5 6-3Australian Open 1977WTA · Grass · Third round
6-4 6-4New South Wales 1976WTA · Grass · Third round
6-1 6-4Shenzhen 1976WTA · Grass · Third round
6-3 6-4Wimbledon 1976WTA · Grass · Second round
6-2 6-4Johannesburg 1976WTA · Grass · Second round
6-3 6-4Leningrad 1976WTA · Grass · Semifinal
6-0 6-2Leningrad 1976WTA · Grass · Quarterfinal
2-1 RETLeningrad 1976WTA · Grass · Round of 16
6-3 2-6 9-7Leningrad 1976WTA · Grass · Third round
3-6 6-2 8-6Leningrad 1976WTA · Grass · Second round
6-2 6-1Palermo 1975WTA · Grass · Third round
6-0 1-6 6-0Prague 1975WTA · Grass · Third round
8-9 6-0 6-0Wimbledon 1975WTA · Grass · First round
6-1 6-1Rome 1974WTA · Grass · Second round
7-6 6-3Natanya 1 1974WTA · Grass · Third round
6-0 6-1Chingford 1974WTA · Grass · Round of 16
6-3 6-3Chingford 1974WTA · Grass · Third round
7-5 9-7San Luis Potosi 1974WTA · Grass · Round of 16
6-3 6-2San Luis Potosi 1974WTA · Grass · Third round
4-6 6-1 6-4Bastad 1974WTA · Grass · Third round
6-0 6-2Palermo 1973WTA · Grass · Second round
8-9 6-3 6-4Tel Aviv Spring 1973WTA · Grass · Round of 16
6-2 6-0Tel Aviv Spring 1973WTA · Grass · Third round
6-4 6-2Tel Aviv Spring 1973WTA · Grass · Second round
6-2 7-5