Hitomi Sato (table tennis) explained

Hitomi Sato
Birth Date:23 December 1997
Birth Place:Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height:163 cm[2]
Playingstyle:Right-handed shakehand grip
Hrank:9 (April 2017)[3]
Show-Medals:yes

is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal with Honoka Hashimoto at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

ITTF results

Singles

YearTournamentLevelFinal opponentScoreRank
2016Croatia OpenChallengeMiu Hirano4–1[5]
2017Belarus OpenHonoka Hashimoto4–1[6]
Thailand Open4–1
Slovenian OpenGeorgina Póta4–0[7]
2018Spanish OpenSaki Shibata2–4[8]
2019Thailand Open4–3[9]

Doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerFinal opponentsScoreRank
2016Australian OpenChallengeHonoka HashimotoJian Fang Lay
Miao Miao
3–1[10]
Belarus OpenJung Yu-mi
Park Se-ri
3–1[11]
Austrian OpenWorld TourMiyu Kato
Hina Hayata
3–2[12]
2017Thailand OpenChallengeDoo Hoi Kem
Mak Tze Wing
3–0[13]
Croatia OpenNadezhda Bogdanova
Daria Trigolos
3–0[14]
Austrian OpenWorld TourChen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
2–3[15]
Belgium OpenChallengeLee Zi-on
Song Ma-eum
3–2[16]
2018Spanish OpenSarah De Nutte
Ni Xialian
3–0[17]
Croatia OpenMatilda Ekholm
Georgina Póta
3–1[18]
Australian OpenWorld TourHina Hayata
Mima Ito
0–3[19]
2019Oman OpenChallengeSaki Shibata
Satsuki Odo
1–3[20]
Croatia OpenMiyuu Kihara
Miyu Nagasaki
2–3[21]
Canada OpenChe Xiaoxi
Li Jiayi
3–0[22]

Career records

Doubles

3rd (2019).

3rd (2017, 2019).

3rd (2015)

Team

2nd (2019)

2nd (2017, 2019).

2nd (2014, 2015)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 佐藤 瞳. www.nittaku.com. ja. 18 May 2022.
  2. Web site: 佐藤 瞳 Hitomi Sato. tleague.jp. ja. 18 May 2022.
  3. Web site: https://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=list&listid=45&Itemid=276&resetfilters=1&vw_rank_seniors___PID[value[]=122261&abc=122261 Ranking History]. results.ittf.link. 10 September 2023.
  4. http://results.ittf.bornan.net/ittf-web-results/pdfs/TTE5000/C75F.TTEWDOUBLES-----------BRC-MAIN----_7_0.pdf 2019 World Table Tennis Championships Women's doubles results
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160803030448/http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=44510&Competition_ID=2654&. Landmark Win, Hitomi Sato Clinches Croatian Women's Singles Title. 3 August 2016. 28 May 2016. 11 February 2020. Marshall. Ian. ITTF.
  6. Web site: Living up to expectations, top seed Hitomi Sato lifts Women's Singles trophy. 19 March 2017. Daish. Simon. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  7. Web site: Belarus, Thailand; now Hitomi Sato adds Slovenia to list. 30 April 2017. 11 February 2020. Marshall. Ian. ITTF.
  8. Web site: Review Day Three: Titles decides, Japan and Korea share spoils. 1 April 2018. 11 February 2020. Marshall. Ian. ITTF.
  9. Web site: Update day three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open. 26 May 2019. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  10. Web site: Fifteen-year-old claims women's singles title on golden day for Japan at ITTF Australian Open. 12 June 2016. Inside the Games. Etchells. Daniel. 11 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Sato and Hashimoto partner up for success. 12 September 2016. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  12. Web site: All-Japanese Women's Doubles final comes down to dramatic finish. 13 November 2016. Daish. Simon. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  13. Web site: Final Day Review: Japan completes clean sweep. 2 April 2017. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  14. Web site: Review: titles decided, Zagreb Open draws to close. 7 May 2017. Daish. Simon. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  15. Web site: Reigning champions defeated, Chen Xingtong and Sun Yingsha triumph in Linz. 25 September 2017. Daish. Simon. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  16. Web site: Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato clinch title but tested by spirited Korean duo. 4 November 2017. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  17. Web site: Status justified, Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato add to collection. 1 April 2018. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  18. Web site: Milestone win for Hungarians, yet another for Japanese duo. 15 April 2018. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  19. Web site: Silver for Melbourne champions, top seeds prevail. 29 July 2018. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  20. Web site: Oman Highlights Final Day: talent shines through. 24 March 2019. Marshall. Ian. 11 February 2020. ITTF.
  21. Web site: Final Day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open. ITTF. 18 May 2019. 11 February 2020.
  22. Web site: Markham review: China and Japan share spoils. 9 December 2019. 11 February 2020. Marshall. Ian. ITTF.