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Hikaru Sato
佐藤光
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	5 April 1999 (age 26); Tokyo, Japan
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$44,845
Singles
Career record	106–59
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 337 (7 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 352 (14 April 2025)
Doubles
Career record	58–39
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 239 (14 April 2025)
Current ranking	No. 239 (14 April 2025)
	Last updated on: 14 April 2025.

Hikaru Sato (佐藤光, Satō Hikaru; born 5 April 1999) is a Japanese tennis player.^[1]

College career

Sato was accepted to Washington State University in Washington State on a full scholarship.^[2] She played for the Washington State Cougars women's tennis team from 2018 to 2020.^[3] She transferred to the University of Washington in 2021.^[4] She played for the Washington Huskies women's tennis team until 2023.^[5]

Professional career

In December 2023, she became the champion in doubles with her partner Mio Mushika at the ITF W25 tournament in Papamoa, New Zealand. They defeated Czech Michaela Bayerlová and Australian Alana Parnaby in the final.^[6]

In July 2024 she won the first singles titles her career at the tournament in Thailand.^[7]

In September 2024, she won her second singles title at the ITF W35 tournament in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. In doubles, his partner Kanako Morisaki became champions in two consecutive weeks.^[8]

In November 2024, she won her first major ITF title with partner Eri Shimizu in the W75 Gold Coast Tennis International doubles draw. They defeated compatriots Erina Hayashi and Kanako Morisaki in the finals.^[9]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2024	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W15	Hard	Ayumi Koshiishi	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Sep 2024	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W35	Hard	Mariia Tkacheva	4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2022	ITF Cancún, Mexico	W15	Hard	Vanessa Wong	Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj	6–2, 6–4
Win	2–0	Dec 2023	ITF Papamoa, New Zealand	W25	Hard	Mio Mushika	Michaela Bayerlová Alana Parnaby	6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	2–1	Apr 2024	ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom	W35	Hard	Akiko Omae	Tamira Paszek Valentina Ryser	2–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win	3–1	Aug 2024	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W35	Hard	Kanako Morisaki	Natsumi Kawaguchi Momoko Kobori	6–2, 6–3
Win	4–1	Sep 2024	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W35	Hard	Kanako Morisaki	Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Vaidehi Chaudhari	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Win	5–1	Nov 2024	Gold Coast Tennis International, Australia	W75	Hard	Eri Shimizu	Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki	6–7⁽⁰⁾, 6–3, [10–6]
Win	6–1	Mar 2025	ITF Solarino, Italy	W35	Carpet	Hiromi Abe	Celia Cerviño Ruiz Lucía Cortez Llorca	6–2, 6–3
Win	7–1	Mar 2025	ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	W35	Clay	Ikumi Yamazaki	Jessica Pieri Tatiana Pieri	7–5, 2–6, [10–4]
Win	8–1	Apr 2025	ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	W35	Clay	Ikumi Yamazaki	Katharina Hobgarski Antonia Schmidt	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 1–6, [12–10]
Loss	8–2	Apr 2025	ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	W35	Clay	Astrid Brune Olsen	Jasmijn Gimbrère Stéphanie Visscher	4–6, 2–6