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Hisashi Sato
Coach/Tournament Director
- With IMG Academy Since: 2011
- Hometown: Osaka, Japan
- Languages Spoken: Japanese, English
About Me
Translated Nick Bollettieri's autobiography 'Changing the Game' into Japanese and did a book tour with Bollettieri all over Japan in 2016.
Traveled with the future ATP ranked players such as Michael Mmoh when he won his first ITF Junior Grade A event.
Charity Clinic:
Did charity tennis clinics in Japan in support of 2018 Japan Floods relief and 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami relief.
Helped launch WTA Hewlett-Packard Japan Women's Open Tennis in 2009 as an official interpreter.
Education/Accreditations
- TPT of ITPA since 2018
- USPTA Professional since 2016
- Graduated from Eckerd College, St.Petersburg, FL in 2011 with B.A. in Int'l Business.
Experience
- Played for Eckerd College (NCAA D2) as mainly No.2 singles and No.1 doubles from 2007-2011. Reached career-high ranking No.20 in doubles in the nation.
- Received James R. Harley Award, the highest honor a student-athlete can receive at Eckerd College, in the senior year 2011.
- Was a recipient of Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Honorable mention in 2009.
