How old is Naoko Sato?

Naoko Sato is 71 years old, born on January 2, 1955.

How many Grand Slams has Naoko Sato won?

Naoko Sato has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Sato won?

Naoko Sato has not won a WTA 1000 title.

What is Naoko Sato's career win-loss record?

Naoko Sato has a career WTA singles record of 58 wins and 91 losses (38.9%).

How much career prize money has Naoko Sato earned?

Naoko Sato has earned at least $55,987 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Naoko Sato play professional tennis?

Naoko Sato turned professional in 1972 and was active through 1987.

What is Naoko Sato's best surface?

Naoko Sato's best surface is grass court with a 40.3% win rate (27W-40L).

Who is Naoko Sato's biggest rival?

Naoko Sato's most frequent opponent is Betsy Nagelsen, with a head-to-head record of 0–4 across 4 meetings.

Naoko Sato

Age 71 Pro 1972–1987

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1637 (45.8%ile)

Career record

58–91 (38.9%)

Career titles

Prize money

$55,987

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Dec 31, 1986*	Brisbane	WTA 500	R64	Grass	Elna Reinach #56	0-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Nov 14, 1984*	Brisbane	WTA 500	R64	Grass	Betsy Nagelsen #71	6-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Nov 23, 1983*	Sydney	WTA 500	R64	Grass	Etsuko Inoue	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 20, 1983*	Tokyo Japan Open	WTA 250	R32	—	Ronni Reis	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 13, 1983*	Tokyo Borden	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Akiko Kijimuta	6-1 5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Betsy Nagelsen	0	4	4	Nov 14, 1984	H2H
Pam Whytcross	1	2	3	Jul 12, 1980	H2H
Belinda Thompson	3	0	3	Jun 7, 1978	H2H
Julie Anthony	0	3	3	Jun 22, 1977	H2H
Linky Boshoff	0	3	3	Aug 11, 1976	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	17	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1973	18	4	6	10	40.0%	—	—
1974	19	7	16	23	30.4%	—	—
1975	20	7	7	14	50.0%	—	—
1976	21	4	8	12	33.3%	—	—
1977	22	8	12	20	40.0%	—	—
1978	23	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—
1979	24	8	9	17	47.1%	—	—
1980	25	11	10	21	52.4%	—	—
1981	26	1	6	7	14.3%	—	—
1982	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1983	28	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—
1984	29	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1987	32	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career		58	91	149	38.9%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1972	17	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%
1973	18	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%
1974	19	2	2	4	50.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	16	23	30.4%
1975	20	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	7	14	50.0%
1976	21	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	8	12	33.3%
1977	22	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	9	16	43.8%	—	—	—	—	8	12	20	40.0%
1978	23	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	5	4	9	55.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	7	13	46.2%
1979	24	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%	—	—	—	—	8	9	17	47.1%
1980	25	1	1	2	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	11	10	21	52.4%
1981	26	0	3	3	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%
1982	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1983	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1984	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	3	11	14	21.4%	13	27	40	32.5%	27	40	67	40.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	58	91	149	38.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/149 (1.3%) of Naoko Sato's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1972	17	1505	71	62	—	—	36.4%	-2.33	58	33	—	1	0	—
1973	18	1499	61	—	28	59	40.9%	-1.52	40	17	—	0	0	—
1974	19	1456	17	47	2	34	34.0%	-1.29	36	6	43	1	3	25
1975	20	1519	64	—	12	—	45.5%	-1.15	41	38	80	2	2	50
1976	21	1549	64	—	3	51	28.0%	-1.89	80	13	67	0	0	—
1977	22	1577	69	—	4	65	43.8%	-0.74	72	17	38	3	1	75
1978	23	1603	79	—	6	70	48.3%	-0.14	75	25	33	1	1	—
1979	24	1598	72	—	—	62	47.4%	-0.01	57	33	50	1	1	—
1980	25	1594	84	—	11	67	53.2%	+0.33	62	20	40	1	1	—
1981	26	1533	70	1	8	—	23.5%	-2.24	72	0	33	1	1	—
1982	27	1522	58	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	73	0	—	0	0	—
1983	28	1469	8	—	—	—	11.1%	-2.17	14	25	—	0	0	—
1984	29	1461	7	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.50	33	0	—	0	1	—
1987	32	1453	7	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	55	0	—	0	0	—
Career		1537	57	28	11	55	40.2%	-1.06	56	18	48	11	11	50

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1975	20	—	—	R128	—
1976	21	—	—	R64	—
1977	22	QF	R64	R128	—
1978	23	R32	—	—	—
1979	24	R16	—	—	—
1980	25	R32	—	—	—
1981	26	—	R64	—	R128

WTA 500

Season	Age	ADE	BRI	TKY	BER	SYD
1972	17	—	—	F	—	—
1977	22	—	SF	—	—	R32
1978	23	R32	—	—	—	R64
1979	24	R32	—	—	—	R16
1980	25	R32	—	—	—	R32
1981	26	—	—	—	R64	—
1983	28	—	—	—	—	R64
1984	29	—	R64	—	—	—
1987	32	—	R64	—	—	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	BAD	DAL	EAS	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MEL	NAP	NWP	TKY	AUS	BEC	BOU	CHI	CHR	COL	COS	DUB	FOR	HAV	HOY	JAC	JOH	KYO	MAN	NAG	NEW	OCA	PEN	PER	PHO	POR	PRO	SEB	ST.	SUR	TAL	WIL	WIN
1972	17	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	18	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—
1974	19	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R64	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	R64
1975	20	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—
1976	21	—	—	—	R64	R16	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—
1977	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	23	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—
1982	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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Career-high date

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First top 100

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First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Margaret Court	AUS	—	2,487	11	95	680	616	64	90.6%	1968-1977	Match log
Kerry Reid	AUS	—	2,215	1	22	831	586	245	70.5%	1968-1985	Match log
Betty Stove	NED	—	2,165	0	7	717	413	304	57.6%	1969-1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Naoko Sato?: Naoko Sato is 71 years old, born on January 2, 1955.
How many Grand Slams has Naoko Sato won?: Naoko Sato has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Naoko Sato won?: Naoko Sato has not won a WTA 1000 title.
What is Naoko Sato's career win-loss record?: Naoko Sato has a career WTA singles record of 58 wins and 91 losses (38.9%).
How much career prize money has Naoko Sato earned?: Naoko Sato has earned at least $55,987 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Naoko Sato play professional tennis?: Naoko Sato turned professional in 1972 and was active through 1987.
What is Naoko Sato's best surface?: Naoko Sato's best surface is grass court with a 40.3% win rate (27W-40L).
Who is Naoko Sato's biggest rival?: Naoko Sato's most frequent opponent is Betsy Nagelsen, with a head-to-head record of 0–4 across 4 meetings.