Sara Saito
Sara Saito 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.
Career
2023: Juniors
She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of 2, achieved on 29 May 2023. She had a disappointing performance in the singles draw of the 2023 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Australian wildcard Stefani Webb. She reached the final of the doubles with fellow Japanese Hayu Kinoshita, losing to Renáta Jamrichová and Federica Urgesi. She was top seeded in the girls' singles tournament at the 2023 French Open, after winning two titles in South America.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, defeating Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro and fifth seed Elina Avanesyan to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, where her run was ended in straight sets by Kimberly Birrell.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.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2023 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | W25 | Carpet |  Doubles: 1 (title)
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