Elina Avanesyan2 meetings
1-1All square
Last: Mar 28, 2026, Copa Colsanitas Colsubsidio Qualifying 1st Round, lost
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Sara Saito
JapanAge and resultsSara Saito is a tennis player on the WTA Tour who reached a career-high ranking of No. 150 on December 16, 2024.
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About Sara Saito
Born in Japan on October 3, 2006, Sara Saito plays right-handed and played her first season as a professional in 2022. On December 16, 2024, Saito reached a career-high WTA Tour ranking of No. 150.
Saito lost to Chenting Zhu 6-2, 6-3 in Round 1 of the Jingshan Tennis Open on Sep 27, 2026. That came after a 7-5, 6-2 loss to Alevtina Ibragimova in the Qualifying Final of the Korea Open on Sep 20, 2026, a day after Saito beat En-Shuo Liang 7-6, 6-1 in Qualifying 1st Round.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 17, 2026Match history5
Every WTA Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2026: 3-6
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | Jingshan Tennis Open | Round 1 | Chenting Zhu | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Sep 20 | Korea Open | Qualifying Final | Alevtina Ibragimova | L | 5-7, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 19 | Korea Open | Qualifying 1st Round | En-Shuo Liang | W | 7-6(4), 6-1 | Hard |
| Apr 27 | Huzhou Open | Round 1 | Yao Xinxin | L | 2-6, 7-6(7), 4-6 | Clay |
| Apr 7 | Grand Prix Open Villa de Madrid by Silverway | Round 1 | Lina Gjorcheska | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Apr 6 | Grand Prix Open Villa de Madrid by Silverway | Qualifying Final | Cristina Diaz Adrover | W | 6-1, 6-1 | Clay |
| Apr 5 | Grand Prix Open Villa de Madrid by Silverway | Qualifying 1st Round | Carmen Lopez Martinez | W | 6-1, 6-2 | Clay |
| Mar 28 | Copa Colsanitas Colsubsidio | Qualifying 1st Round | Elina Avanesyan | L | 5-7, 2-6 | Clay |
| Jan 27 | Philippine Women's Open | Round 1 | Mariia Tkacheva | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
2025: 3-12
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Japan Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Greet Minnen | L | 5-7, 1-6 | Hard |
| Sep 8 | Huzhou Open | Round 1 | Chloe Paquet | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| Sep 3 | Changsha Open | Round 2 | Joanna Garland | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Sep 1 | Changsha Open | Round 1 | Raluka Serban | W | 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-0 | Clay |
| Jul 7 | Grand Est Open 88 | Round 1 | Petra Marcinko | L | 2-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| Jun 24 | Wimbledon | Qualifying 1st Round | Marina Bassols Ribera | L | 2-6, 6-7(6) | Grass |
| Jun 10 | Lexus Ilkley Open | Round 1 | Valentina Ryser | L | 0-6, 4-6 | Grass |
| May 31 | Lexus Birmingham Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Ranah Stoiber | L | 3-6, 6-7(5) | Grass |
| May 20 | Roland Garros | Qualifying 1st Round | Taylor Townsend | L | 6-7(1), 6-7(6) | Clay |
| Apr 17 | Oeiras Jamor Ladies Open | Round 2 | Dalma Galfi | L | 1-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| Apr 16 | Oeiras Jamor Ladies Open | Round 1 | Jesika Maleckova | W | 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 | Clay |
| Apr 2 | Open Solgirones | Round 2 | Caroline Werner | L | 6-2, 4-6, 3-6 | Clay |
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| Apr 1 | Open Solgirones | Round 1 | Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | W | 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) | Clay |
| Jan 25 | Singapore Tennis Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Alexandra Eala | L | 1-6, 7-6(1), 5-7 | Hard |
| Jan 6 | Australian Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Kimberly Birrell | L | 6-7(4), 2-6 | Hard |
2024: 9-9
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 | Workday Canberra International | Round 2 | Nuria Parrizas Diaz | L | 2-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Dec 30 | Workday Canberra International | Round 1 | Danka Kovinic | W | 7-6(3), 6-1 | Hard |
| Dec 29 | Workday Canberra International | Qualifying Final | Lea Boskovic | W | 7-5, 6-2 | Hard |
| Dec 28 | Workday Canberra International | Qualifying 1st Round | Jaimee Fourlis | W | 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 | Hard |
| Dec 12 | Open BLS de Limoges | Round 2 | Celine Naef | L | 0-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Dec 10 | Open BLS de Limoges | Round 1 | Petra Martic | W | 6-4, 6-3 | Hard |
| Dec 4 | Open Angers Loire Trelaze | Round 1 | Barbora Palicova | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 28 | Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open | Round 1 | Bernarda Pera | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 21 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis | Round 1 | Sayaka Ishii | L | 1-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Oct 20 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis | Qualifying Final | Zeynep Sonmez | L | 2-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 19 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis | Qualifying 1st Round | Eri Hozumi | W | 6-3, 6-3 | Hard |
| Oct 18 | Japan Open | Quarterfinal | Kimberly Birrell | L | 5-7, 4-6 | Hard |
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| Oct 17 | Japan Open | Round 2 | Elina Avanesyan | W | 7-6(2), 6-4 | Hard |
| Oct 15 | Japan Open | Round 1 | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
| Aug 20 | US Open | Qualifying 1st Round | Iryna Shymanovich | L | 4-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| May 23 | Roland Garros | Qualifying Final | Lucija Ciric Bagaric | L | 6-7(5), 1-6 | Clay |
| May 22 | Roland Garros | Qualifying 2nd Round | Alycia Parks | W | 6-2, 6-2 | Clay |
| May 20 | Roland Garros | Qualifying 1st Round | Francisca Jorge | W | 6-4, 6-1 | Clay |
2023: 1-1
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis | Qualifying Final | Mai Hontama | L | 2-6, 2-6 | Hard |
| Sep 23 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis | Qualifying 1st Round | Nicole Melichar-Martinez | W | 6-3, 6-2 | Hard |
How she is doing now
2026 record0-0
Last 103-7LLWLLWWLLLNewest first. Two losses in a row.
Career
- 2024First WTA matchBeat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Japan Open
- 2024Career high No. 150Dec 16, 2024
- Oct 28, 2024Latest matchLost to Bernarda Pera, Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open
First WTA match
Oct 15, 2024: beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-2Japan Open, on hard
Latest match
Oct 28, 2024: lost to Bernarda Pera 4-6, 4-6Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, Round 1, on hard court
ITF finals
ITF: 7 singles finals, 4 won; 3 doubles finals, 2 won. From 2023 to 2026.
Singles
- LJul 2026Runner-up at Championnats de Granby, Canada (W75, hard), losing to Kayla Cross 5-7, 1-6.
- WOct 2025Won the title at ITF Makinohara, Japan (W35, carpet), beating Back Da-yeon 6-1, 6-2.
- WMar 2025Won the title at All Japan Indoor Championships (W50, indoor hard), beating Himeno Sakatsume 6-4, 7-6(2).
- WJun 2024Won the title at Open de Biarritz, France (W100, clay), beating Margaux Rouvroy 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
- LJan 2024Runner-up at Burnie International, Australia (W75, hard), losing to Priscilla Hon 3-6, 0-6.
- LJan 2024Runner-up at ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand (W50, hard), losing to Antonia Ruzic 1-6, 3-6.
- WOct 2023Won the title at ITF Makinohara, Japan (W25, carpet), beating Thasaporn Naklo 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
- LMar 2026Runner-up at All Japan Indoor Championships (W75, indoor hard) with Hayu Kinoshita, losing to Sofia Costoulas and Sofya Lansere 2-6, 4-6.
- WFeb 2026Won the title at Queensland International, Australia (W75, hard) with Natsumi Kawaguchi, beating Gabriella Da Silva-Fick and Tenika McGiffin 6-2, 6-4.
- WOct 2025Won the title at ITF Makinohara, Japan (W35, carpet) with Ayano Shimizu, beating Chen Mengyi and Tiana Tian Deng 6-2, 6-4.
Most often against
The players she has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Kimberly Birrell2 meetings
0-2Saito trails
Last: Jan 6, 2025, Australian Open Qualifying 1st Round, lost
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the WTA Tour.
Updated Nov 9, 2026, 7:18 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.