Country (sports) | Japan |
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Born | 3 October 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $103,964 |
Singles | |
Career record | 67–32 (67.7%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 166 (17 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 166 (17 June 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | Q3 ( 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–14 (39.1%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 484 (18 March 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 558 (17 June 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | F ( 2023) |
French Open Junior | F ( 2023) |
Wimbledon Junior | QF ( 2023) |
US Open Junior | F ( 2023) |
Last updated on: 17 June 2024. |
Sara Saito (斎藤咲良, Saitō Sara, born 3 October 2006) is a Japanese tennis player.
Saito has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 166, achieved on 17 June 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 484, reached on 18 March 2024. [1]
She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of 2, achieved on 29 May 2023. [2] She had a disappointing performance in the singles draw of the 2023 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Australian wildcard Stefani Webb. [3] She reached the final of the doubles with fellow Japanese Hayu Kinoshita, losing to Renáta Jamrichová and Federica Urgesi. [4] She was top seeded in the girls' singles tournament at the 2023 French Open, after winning two titles in South America. [5]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Hayu Kinoshita |
Renáta Jamrichová Federica Urgesi |
6–7(5), 6–1, [7–10] |
Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay | Alina Korneeva |
Tyra Caterina Grant Clervie Ngounoue |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | Nanak Sato |
Mara Gae Anastasiia Gureva |
6–1, 5–7, [8–10] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2023 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet | Thasaporn Naklo | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2024 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W50 | Hard | Antonia Ružić | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2024 |
Burnie International, Australia |
W75 | Hard | Priscilla Hon | 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2024 | Open de Biarritz, France | W100 | Clay | Margaux Rouvroy | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |