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]
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.jpg) Sato at the 2017 Asian Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 December 1997 Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 9 (April 2017)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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ITTF results
editSingles
edit| Year | Tournament | Level | Final opponent | Score | Rank |
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| 2016 | Croatia Open | Challenge | Miu Hirano | 4–1[5] | 
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| 2017 | Belarus Open | Honoka Hashimoto | 4–1[6] |
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| Thailand Open | 4–1[7] |
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| Slovenian Open | Georgina Póta | 4–0[8] |
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| 2018 | Spanish Open | Saki Shibata | 2–4[9] | 
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| 2019 | Thailand Open | 4–3[10] |
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Doubles
edit| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Final opponents | Score | Rank |
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| 2016 | Australian Open | Challenge | Honoka Hashimoto | Jian Fang Lay Miao Miao |
3–1[11] |
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| Belarus Open | Jung Yu-mi Park Se-ri |
3–1[12] |
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| Austrian Open | World Tour | Miyu Kato Hina Hayata |
3–2[13] |
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| 2017 | Thailand Open | Challenge | Doo Hoi Kem Mak Tze Wing |
3–0[7] |
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| Croatia Open | Nadezhda Bogdanova Daria Trigolos |
3–0[14] |
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| Austrian Open | World Tour | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha |
2–3[15] |
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| Belgium Open | Challenge | Lee Zi-on Song Ma-eum |
3–2[16] |
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| 2018 | Spanish Open | Sarah De Nutte Ni Xialian |
3–0[17] |
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| Croatia Open | Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta |
3–1[18] |
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| Australian Open | World Tour | Hina Hayata Mima Ito |
0–3[19] |
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| 2019 | Oman Open | Challenge | Saki Shibata Satsuki Odo |
1–3[20] |
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| Croatia Open | Miyuu Kihara Miyu Nagasaki |
2–3[21] |
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| Canada Open | Che Xiaoxi Li Jiayi |
3–0[22] |
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Career records
edit- Doubles
- World Championships: 3rd (2019).
- Asian Championships: 3rd (2017, 2019).
- Asian Junior and Cadet Championships: 3rd (2015)
- Team
- World Team Cup: 2nd (2019)
- Asian Championships: 2nd (2017, 2019).
- Asian Junior and Cadet Championships: 2nd (2014, 2015)
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.