Bumpei Sato (佐藤 文平, Satō Bumpei, born 16 December 1985) is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. He competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 661 on October 20, 2014, and his highest ATP doubles ranking of World No. 304 on June 9, 2014.
| Country (sports) |  Japan |
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| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Born | 16 December 1985 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $50,503 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 661 (20 October 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (9 June 2014) |
| Last updated on: 13 April 2021. | |
Career
editDuring his tenure playing professional tennis, Sato only played in 2 ATP Tour - level matches. Both of these matches came in doubles at the 2012 World Team Cup tournament where he represented Japan. Partnering with Tatsuma Ito, the pair first lost during their matchup against Argentina to Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Pablo Brzezicki 7–6(7–3), 1–6, [7–10] and then lost during their matchup against USA to James Blake and Ryan Harrison 6–4, 0–6, [3–10].[1]
Sato reached 27 career doubles finals, winning 12 and falling in 15. Of those finals, he appeared just once at the ATP Challenger Tour level, at the 2014 Toyota Challenger in Toyota Japan, where he and partner Yang Tsung-hua of Taiwan lost to Japanese duo Toshihide Matsui / Yasutaka Uchiyama in straight sets 6–7(6-8), 2-6.[2]
His last tournament was the Korea F8 ITF Futures, Anseong in September 2016 where he lost in the third round of qualifying in singles, and lost in the first round of doubles to end his professional tennis career.[3]
He is married to retired Japanese WTA tennis player Maiko Inoue.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editDoubles: 27 (12–15)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2009 | Japan F2, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2009 | Japan F9, Yokohama | Futures | Clay | 0–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2010 | Japan F1, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2010 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2010 | Japan F8, Sapporo | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–4. [15–13] | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2010 | Japan F9, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 1–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2010 | Japan F10, Tama | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 2011 | Thailand F2, Khon Kaen | Futures | Hard | 6–7(9–11), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–7 | Apr 2011 | India F3, Chandigarh | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–8 | May 2011 | China F5, Nanjing | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–9 | Jun 2011 | Guam F1, Tumon | Futures | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 3–9 | Jun 2011 | Japan F5, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 5–7. [12–10] | ||
| Loss | 3–10 | Jul 2011 | Japan F8, Sapporo | Futures | CLay | 4–6, 6–3, [7-10] | ||
| Loss | 3–11 | Oct 2011 | Laos F1, Vientiane | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 4–11 | Apr 2012 | Japan F3, Kofu | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 5–7. [10–6] | ||
| Win | 5–11 | Mar 2013 | Japan F2, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–4], 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–12 | Jun 2013 | India F6, Chennai | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–12 | Jun 2013 | Guam F1, Tumon | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–2], 6–4 | ||
| Win | 7–12 | Jun 2013 | Japan F5, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 7–13 | Jul 2013 | Japan F8, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 8–13 | Mar 2014 | Japan F2, Tokyo | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 9–13 | Apr 2014 | Japan F4, Tsukuba | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–13 | May 2014 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 11–13 | Jun 2014 | Guam F1, Tumon | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12–13 | Jun 2014 | Japan F5, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 12–14 | Nov 2014 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–15 | Aug 2015 | China F13, Putian | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 6-7(4–7) |
References
edit- ^ "Japan ousted at World Team Cup". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Stats". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Results". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.