{{short description|Japanese tennis player (born 1955)}} {{for|the Japanese professional wrestler born Naoko Satō|Jackie Sato}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Naoko Sato | country = Japan | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|1|2}} | birth_place = Tokyo, Japan | height = | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = | careerprizemoney = $55,987 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 214 (4 July 1983) | AustralianOpenresult = QF (1977) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1981) | Wimbledonresult = 2R (1976) | USOpenresult = 1R (1981) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = 1 | highestdoublesranking = No. 120 (1 February 1988) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F (1978) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1981, 1984) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1981) | USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1976, 1978) | Mixed = | mixedrecord = | mixedtitles = | AustralianOpenMixedresult = | FrenchOpenMixedresult = | WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1981, 1985) | USOpenMixedresult = }} {{Nihongo|'''Naoko Sato'''|佐藤 直子|Satō Naoko|born 2 January 1955<ref>[http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player.cgi?p=NaokoSato Tennis abstract]</ref>}} is a retired Japanese professional tennis player.

==Career== Naoko Sato best results came in the doubles. She reached final of 1978 Australian Open with Pam Whytcross which they lost to Betsy Nagelsen and Renáta Tomanová in straight sets.

==Grand Slam finals== ===Doubles: 1 (0–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !Year !style="width:130px"|Championship !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:80px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || 1978 || style="background:#ffc;"|Australian Open || Hard || {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Whytcross || {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen<br />{{flagicon|TCH}} Renáta Tomanová || 5–7, 2–6 |}

==WTA Tour finals== ===Doubles (1–3)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !Result !W/L !Date !style="width:180px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#f3e6d7;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Whytcross | {{flagicon|USA}} Betsy Nagelsen<br />{{flagicon|TCH}} Renáta Tomanová | 5–7, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98FB98;" |Win | 1–1 | Oct 1982 | Borden Classic, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brenda Remilton | {{flagicon|USA}} Laura duPont<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Jordan | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |- | style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1982 | Japan Open, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brenda Remilton | {{flagicon|USA}} Laura duPont<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Jordan | 2–6, 7–6, 1–6 |- | style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1983 | Borden Classic, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brenda Remilton | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Pam Whytcross |7–5, 6–7, 3–6 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{Fed Cup player}}

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