Naoko Sato was born in Tokyo in 1955. Lineball holds stats from 185 of her games across 1972–1987.
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
| Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Wta tourJapan | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| 1985 Wta tourJapan | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | – | – |
| 1984 Wta tourJapan | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | – | – |
| 1983 Wta tourJapan | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | 38 | 63 | 0 | – | – |
| 1982 Wta tourJapan | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 0 | – | – |
| 1981 Wta tourJapan | 9 | 2 | – | 6 | 15 | 87 | 116 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 1980 Wta tourJapan | 26 | 14 | – | 33 | 26 | 283 | 256 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1979 Wta tourJapan | 19 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 197 | 192 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 Wta tourJapan | 16 | 7 | – | 16 | 19 | 158 | 167 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1977 Wta tourJapan | 29 | 12 | – | 29 | 38 | 301 | 337 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 1976 Wta tourJapan | 23 | 6 | – | 13 | 36 | 176 | 263 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1975 Wta tourJapan | 15 | 7 | – | 15 | 20 | 145 | 189 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 1974 Wta tourJapan | 23 | 7 | – | 18 | 35 | 208 | 267 | 4 | – | – |
| 1973 Wta tourJapan | 10 | 4 | – | 8 | 13 | 86 | 117 | 0 | – | – |
| 1972 Wta tourJapan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 59 | 1 | – | – |
| Career15 seasons | 185 | 70 | 3 | 163 | 251 | 1,756 | 2,090 | 27 | 17 | 14 |
| Game | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane: Round of 64 v Elna ReinachL 0-2 29 Dec | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| Split | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LossesResult | 115 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| WinsResult | 70 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Regular seasonStage · won 57 of 155 | 155 | 0.4 | – | 0.9 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| FinalsStage · won 13 of 30 | 30 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | – |
| Betsy NagelsenOpponent · won 0 of 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Paulina PeisachovOpponent · won 2 of 4 | 4 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | – | 0.8 |
| Belinda ThompsonOpponent · won 3 of 3 | 3 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 10.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ingrid BentzerOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Julie AnthonyOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | – |
| Linky BoshoffOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Pam WhytcrossOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | – |
| Regina MarsikovaOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Sharon Walsh PeteOpponent · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 0.3 | – | 0.7 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Wendy TurnbullOpponent · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ann Kiyomura HayashiOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Candy ReynoldsOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Cynthia DoernerOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Dianne FromholtzOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Elizabeth VlotmanOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Heidi EisterlehnerOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | – |
| Jane StrattonOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Janice MetcalfOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kazuko SawamatsuOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kimiyo HatanakaOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kym RuddellOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – |
| Lea AntonoplisOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lesley CharlesOpponent · won 2 of 2 | 2 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Liliana GiussaniOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 18.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – |
| Marise KrugerOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mary SawyerOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – |
| Mimi WikstedtOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 14.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Patti HoganOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.5 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 14.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Peggy MichelOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rosie CasalsOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Sue MappinOpponent · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Susan VintonOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Adriana Villagran ReamiOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Akiko KijimutaOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Anne Grete QvistOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Anne HobbsOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Anne Mette SorensenOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Anne MinterOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – |
| Annette CoeOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Barbara BrankovskaOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Barbara HallquistOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Barbara RossiOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Belinda BorneoOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Bente KjolstadOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 |
| Beth NortonOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Betty Ann GrubbOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Beverly BuckleyOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brigette CuypersOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 |
| Cathy DruryOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Cherry PantonOpponent · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Christina SoderstromOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Conceicao RioOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 |
| Connie PearsonOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| D HowettOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Deborah JevansOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Di RisteOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 1.0 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
Wins-losses for Sato. Tap a rival for the full head to head.
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Tennis history by Jeff Sackmann / Tennis Abstract (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).
