Hitomi Sato (table tennis)
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Born | Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan[1] | 23 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 9 (April 2017)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 36 (24 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hitomi Sato (佐藤 瞳, Satō Hitomi; born 23 December 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal with Honoka Hashimoto at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]
Finals
Women's singles
Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Ref |
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Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Croatia Open | Miu Hirano | 4–1 | [5] |
Winner | 2017 | ITTF Challenge, Belarus Open | Honoka Hashimoto | 4–1 | [6] |
Winner | 2017 | ITTF Challenge, Thailand Open | Honoka Hashimoto | 4–1 | [7] |
Winner | 2017 | ITTF Challenge, Slovenian Open | Georgina Póta | 4–0 | [8] |
Runner-up | 2018 | ITTF Challenge, Spanish Open | Saki Shibata | 2–4 | [9] |
Winner | 2019 | ITTF Challenge, Thailand Open | Saki Shibata | 4–3 | [10] |
Winner | 2020 | ITTF Challenge Plus, Oman Open | Miyu Kato | 4–2 | [11] |
Runner-up | 2024 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia | Satsuki Odo | 0–3 | [12] |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Feeder Doha | Yashaswini Ghorpade | 3–1 | [13] |
Winner | 2025 | WTT Feeder Otocec II | Choi Hyo-joo | 3–2 | [14] |
Winner | 2025 | WTT Feeder Havirov | Saki Shibata | 3–2 | [15] |
Winner | 2025 | WTT Feeder Prishtina | Camille Lutz | 3–0 | [16] |
Women's doubles
Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Ref |
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Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Australian Open | Honoka Hashimoto | Jian Fang Lay / Miao Miao | 3–1 | [17] |
Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Belarus Open | Jung Yu-mi / Park Se-ri | 3–1 | [18] | |
Winner | 2016 | ITTF World Tour, Austrian Open | Miyu Kato / Hina Hayata | 3–2 | [19] | |
Winner | 2017 | ITTF Challenge, Thailand Open | Doo Hoi Kem / Mak Tze Wing | 3–0 | [7] | |
Winner | 2017 | ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open | Nadezhda Bogdanova / Daria Trigolos | 3–0 | [20] | |
Runner-up | 2017 | ITTF World Tour, Austrian Open | Chen Xingtong / Sun Yingsha | 2–3 | [21] | |
Winner | 2017 | ITTF Challenge, Belgium Open | Lee Zi-on / Song Ma-eum | 3–2 | [22] | |
Winner | 2018 | ITTF Challenge, Spanish Open | Sarah De Nutte / Ni Xialian | 3–0 | [23] | |
Winner | 2018 | ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open | Matilda Ekholm / Georgina Póta | 3–1 | [24] | |
Runner-up | 2018 | ITTF World Tour, Australian Open | Hina Hayata / Mima Ito | 0–3 | [25] | |
Runner-up | 2019 | ITTF Challenge Plus, Oman Open | Saki Shibata / Satsuki Odo | 1–3 | [26] | |
Runner-up | 2019 | ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open | Miyuu Kihara / Miyu Nagasaki | 1–3 | [27] | |
Winner | 2019 | ITTF Challenge Plus, Canada Open | Che Xiaoxi / Li Jiayi | 3–0 | [28] | |
Winner | 2020 | ITTF Challenge Plus, Oman Open | Lin Ye / Zeng Jian | 3–0 | [11] | |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia | Poymantee Baisya / Krittwika Roy | 3–0 | [29] | |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro | Cheng Hsien-tzu / Chien Tung-chuan | 3–0 | [30] | |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Star Contender Bangkok | Shin Yu-bin / Jeon Ji-hee | 3–1 | [31] | |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Feeder Olomouc | Yang Yiyun / Zhu Sibing | 3–0 | [32] | |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Feeder Panagyurishte | Satsuki Odo / Sakura Yokoi | 3–0 | [33] | |
Runner-up | 2024 | WTT Feeder Doha | Yuna Ojio / Anne Uesawa | 1–3 | [34] | |
Winner | 2024 | WTT Finals | Satsuki Odo / Sakura Yokoi | 3–0 | [35] | |
Winner | 2025 | WTT Feeder Otocec | Saki Shibata | Tee Ai Xin / Lyne Karen | 3–2 | [36] |
Winner | 2025 | WTT Feeder Havirov | Choi Hyo-joo / Lee Da-eun | 3–1 | [37] | |
Winner | 2025 | WTT Feeder Prishtina | Sakura Yokoi | Kaho Akae / Misuzu Takeya | 3–2 | [38] |
Runner-up | 2025 | WTT Contender Zagreb | Miwa Harimoto / Satsuki Odo | 2–3 | [39] |
References
- ^ "佐藤 瞳". www.nittaku.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "佐藤 瞳 Hitomi Sato". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ 2019 World Table Tennis Championships Women's doubles results
- ^ Marshall, Ian (28 May 2016). "Landmark Win, Hitomi Sato Clinches Croatian Women's Singles Title". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Daish, Simon (19 March 2017). "Living up to expectations, top seed Hitomi Sato lifts Women's Singles trophy". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b Marshall, Ian (2 April 2017). "Final Day Review: Japan completes clean sweep". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (30 April 2017). "Belarus, Thailand; now Hitomi Sato adds Slovenia to list". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (1 April 2018). "Review Day Three: Titles decides, Japan and Korea share spoils". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Update day three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open". ITTF. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 Oman Open: Five things learnt from final day". ittf.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Doha 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Otocec II 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Havirov 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Prishtina 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 June 2016). "Fifteen-year-old claims women's singles title on golden day for Japan at ITTF Australian Open". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (12 September 2016). "Sato and Hashimoto partner up for success". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Daish, Simon (13 November 2016). "All-Japanese Women's Doubles final comes down to dramatic finish". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Daish, Simon (7 May 2017). "Review: titles decided, Zagreb Open draws to close". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Daish, Simon (25 September 2017). "Reigning champions defeated, Chen Xingtong and Sun Yingsha triumph in Linz". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (4 November 2017). "Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato clinch title but tested by spirited Korean duo". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (1 April 2018). "Status justified, Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato add to collection". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (15 April 2018). "Milestone win for Hungarians, yet another for Japanese duo". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (29 July 2018). "Silver for Melbourne champions, top seeds prevail". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (24 March 2019). "Oman Highlights Final Day: talent shines through". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Final Day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open". ITTF. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (9 December 2019). "Markham review: China and Japan share spoils". ITTF. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Star Contender Bangkok 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Olomouc 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Panagyurishte 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Doha 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Otocec 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Havirov 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "WTT Feeder Prishtina 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "WTT Contender Zagreb 2025". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.