Sara Saito
Japanese tennis player (born 2006)
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Sara Saito (斎藤咲良, Saitō Sara; born 3 October 2006) is a Japanese tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 159, achieved on 16 December 2024. She reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 484 on 18 March 2024.[1]
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Saito at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
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| Born | 3 October 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $271,372 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 98–66 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 150 (16 December 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 276 (16 March 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2025) |
| French Open | Q3 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–21 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 484 (18 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 566 (27 October 2025) |
| 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: 27 October 2025. | |
Career
2023: Juniors
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]
2024: First quarterfinal on WTA Tour debut
Saito made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2024 Japan Women's Open,[6] defeating Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro[7] and fifth seed Elina Avanesyan[8][9] to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, where her run was ended in straight sets by Kimberly Birrell.[10] She entered the WTA 500 2024 Toray Pan Pacific Open as a lucky loser, making her debut at this WTA level but lost to qualifier and compatriot Sayaka Ishii.[11]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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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 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2025 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W50 | Hard (i) | Himeno Sakatsume |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2025 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W35 | Carpet |  Back Da-yeon |
6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 3 (2 title, 1 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2025 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W35 | Carpet | Ayano Shimizu |
 Chen Mengyi  Tiana Tian Deng |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2026 | Queensland International, Australia | W75 | Hard | Natsumi Kawaguchi |
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Tenika McGiffin |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2026 | Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships, Japan | W75 | Hard | Hayu Kinoshita |
 Sofia Costoulas  Sofya Lansere |
2–6, 4–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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