Roland Garros 1981WTA · Clay · Second round
6-7 7-5 6-172–11538.5% 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
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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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12 most recentRecent finals
0 career titles0best-of-five matches
0reached a fifth set
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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
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Roland Garros 1981WTA · Clay · First round
6-7 7-5 7-5Nagoya 1980WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-1 6-2Nagoya 1980WTA · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-4Indianapolis 1980WTA · Clay · Second round
6-1 6-2Lyon 1980WTA · Clay · Semifinal
7-5 3-6 6-3Lyon 1980WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-1 3-6 6-1Lyon 1980WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-3 6-2Lyon 1980WTA · Clay · Third round
6-0 6-0Fed Cup WG QF: ARG vs RUS 1980WTA · Clay · Round robin
6-1 6-3Fed Cup WG QF: AUT vs USA 1980WTA · Clay · Round robin
6-3 3-6 6-4Perugia 1980WTA · Clay · Second round
6-3 4-6 7-5Fed Cup WG SF: RUS vs AUT 1979WTA · Clay · Round robin
6-3 6-1Mallorca 1978WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-0Mallorca 1978WTA · Clay · Round of 16
7-6 6-0Queen's Indoors 1978WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-1 7-5Leningrad 1977WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-1 4-6 7-5Leningrad 1977WTA · Clay · Third round
4-6 6-0 6-4Roland Garros 1977WTA · Clay · Second round
6-7 6-4 6-3Istanbul 1977WTA · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-2Beijing 1976WTA · Clay · Second round
6-3 6-3Lyon 1976WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-4 4-6 6-4Cincinnati 1976WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 6-2Fort Lauderdale 1976WTA · Clay · Third round
7-5 6-2Auckland 1976WTA · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-0Washington 1976WTA · Clay · Third round
6-1 6-1Queen's Indoors 1976WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-2 4-6 6-0Queen's Indoors 1976WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 6-2San Francisco 1975WTA · Clay · Semifinal
6-0 6-4San Francisco 1975WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal
1-6 6-4 7-5San Francisco 1975WTA · Clay · Round of 16
7-5 3-6 6-2San Francisco 1975WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 9-7Cincinnati 1975WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 6-1Boston 1974WTA · Clay · Third round
6-1 4-6 6-2Auckland North Shore 1974WTA · Clay · Third round
7-6 6-7 6-4Auckland Chps 1 1974WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 2-6 6-2Auckland Chps 1 1974WTA · Clay · Second round
6-2 6-0Fort Lauderdale 1974WTA · Clay · Second round
6-2 1-6 6-4Stuttgart 1974WTA · Clay · Second round
7-5 6-0Washington 1973WTA · Clay · Third round
6-3 6-1Moscow Indoors 1973WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-1 6-2Moscow Indoors 1973WTA · Clay · Third round
7-5 7-5New York Pros 1973WTA · Clay · Third round
6-0 6-0New York Pros 1973WTA · Clay · Second round
6-3 3-6 7-5Wembley Pros 1973WTA · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-4 6-2Brussels 1972WTA · Clay · Round of 16
6-0 6-0