Hyotaro Sato (1 June 1904 – 12 April 2006) was a Japanese

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player. Born in

Yokkaichi is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-centra ...

, Sato was an elder brother of tennis player Jiro Sato and studied at

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. In 1930 and 1931 he toured with the

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, giving him the opportunity to feature in overseas tournaments. This included two appearances at the

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. He won the Swiss and Düsseldorf international championships in 1930, beating Harry Hopman in the final of the latter. In 1931 he reached the fourth round of the

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, which included wins over René de Buzelet and

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, before losing in five sets to the third seeded

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. He was victorious in six of his eight Davis Cup singles rubbers. Sato became the first Japanese player to join the professional ranks in 1937.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Hyotaro 1904 births 2006 deaths Japanese male tennis players Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture People from Yokkaichi Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Japanese centenarians

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