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Aaron Saitō
USA
Class of 2026 · Born Casa Grande, AZ · Aug 22 ·
★★★3-Star
STR
44.0
current (projection)
StrikePrediction · favourite to commit:
Idaho State
21%
5 offers
Rankings
| Recruiting board (consensus) | #215 |
| Arizona | #3 |
| Ranking points (425 pts · 22 events) | #460 |
| STR | 44.0 |
| Junior STR (singles) | 43.4 |
| Doubles STR (results-based) | 43.4 |
Junior Badges
NATTop 300
STATETop 5
STATETop 10
STATETop 25
Junior Results
DATETOURNAMENT
LEVELRESULT
Wk 1
Bhopal Open
Premier
R32
Wk 3
Brescia Championships
National
R16
Wk 5
St. Louis Classic
National
R16
Wk 6
Ahmedabad Classic
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 8
Jujuy Open
National
R32
Wk 10
Borgerhout Classic
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 11
Lethbridge Championships
National
Semifinalist
Wk 13
Dalian Classic
National
R16
Wk 14
Posadas Championships
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 16
Mandurah Classic
National
R16
Wk 18
Nanjing Open
National
Champion
Wk 19
Cairns Open
Premier
R32
Wk 21
Chicago Open
National
Quarterfinalist
Wk 23
Nagpur Classic
Premier
Quarterfinalist
Wk 24
Naha Championships
National
R16
Wk 26
Shenzhen Championships
National
R16
Wk 28
Niš Classic
National
R16
Wk 29
Bengaluru Open
National
R16
Wk 31
Apeldoorn Championships
National
R16
Wk 32
Slavonski Brod Classic
National
Semifinalist
Wk 34
Cannes Classic
National
Semifinalist
Wk 36
Čačak Classic
National
R16
Junior Doubles
DATETOURNAMENT
LEVELPARTNERRESULT
Wk 5
St. Louis Classic
National
Callum Johnstone
Quarterfinalist
Wk 6
Ahmedabad Classic
National
Earl Nickens
Champion
Wk 16
Mandurah Classic
National
Nikita Moberly
Quarterfinalist
Wk 23
Nagpur Classic
Premier
Pavel Čech
Quarterfinalist
Wk 28
Niš Classic
National
Donovan Romero
Semifinalist
Wk 34
Cannes Classic
National
Zae Jnopierre
Semifinalist
Junior Match Record
DATETOURNAMENT
W/LOPPONENTSCORE
Wk 1
Bhopal Open Round of 32
L
Ernesto Brymer
4-6 6-4 5-10
Wk 3
Brescia Championships Round of 32
W
Nikita Moberly
7-6 6-3
Wk 3
Brescia Championships Round of 16
L
Maodo Kehrer
7-5 3-6 11-13
Wk 5
St. Louis Classic Round of 32
W
Matías Dadamo
6-0 6-0
Wk 5
St. Louis Classic Round of 16
L
Ethan Chaen
3-6 4-6
Wk 6
Ahmedabad Classic Round of 32
W
Shaq Nunez
6-0 6-1
Wk 6
Ahmedabad Classic Round of 16
W
Elijah Cahill
6-2 6-3
Wk 6
Ahmedabad Classic Quarterfinals
L
José Torres
2-6 1-6
Wk 8
Jujuy Open Round of 32
L
Miles Hoover
6-4 3-6 8-10
Wk 10
Borgerhout Classic Round of 32
W
Justin Nyhus
6-0 6-3
Wk 10
Borgerhout Classic Round of 16
W
Allen Aragone
6-4 6-1
Wk 10
Borgerhout Classic Quarterfinals
L
Francis Arkansas
1-6 3-6
Wk 11
Lethbridge Championships Round of 32
W
Sukanta Majumdar
6-3 6-3
Wk 11
Lethbridge Championships Round of 16
W
Kolin Gail
6-7 6-2 10-7
Wk 11
Lethbridge Championships Quarterfinals
W
Patrick Noa
6-2 6-2
Wk 11
Lethbridge Championships Semifinals
L
Auston Girard
6-7 3-6
Wk 13
Dalian Classic Round of 32
W
Ernesto Brymer
5-7 7-5 14-12
Wk 13
Dalian Classic Round of 16
L
Junie Braine
6-7 6-3 13-15
Wk 14
Posadas Championships Round of 32
W
Huntley Garland
6-1 6-1
Wk 14
Posadas Championships Round of 16
W
Jun-ho Kwon
7-5 6-3
Wk 14
Posadas Championships Quarterfinals
L
Forest Werdel
3-6 6-4 3-10
Wk 16
Mandurah Classic Round of 32
W
Teriq Burnette
2-6 7-5 10-7
Wk 16
Mandurah Classic Round of 16
L
Wallace Terrell
4-6 7-6 10-12
Wk 18
Nanjing Open Round of 32
W
Brunno McCauliff
4-6 6-2 12-10
Wk 18
Nanjing Open Round of 16
W
Anderson Tontz
5-7 6-2 10-6
Wk 18
Nanjing Open Quarterfinals
W
Henryk Zieliński
6-3 3-6 10-4
Wk 18
Nanjing Open Semifinals
W
Tres Pinto
4-6 6-2 10-4
Wk 18
Nanjing Open Final
W
Randy Aldridge
6-4 6-4
Wk 19
Cairns Open Round of 32
L
Izaac Lammons
6-7 0-6
Wk 21
Chicago Open Round of 32
W
Darien Mmoh
6-2 7-6
Wk 21
Chicago Open Round of 16
W
Tyrell Mitoma
6-3 3-6 10-7
Wk 21
Chicago Open Quarterfinals
L
Ivan Vega
2-6 3-6
Wk 23
Nagpur Classic Round of 32
W
Ivan Atanasov
6-0 6-1
Wk 23
Nagpur Classic Round of 16
W
Zach Reda
6-3 6-4
Wk 23
Nagpur Classic Quarterfinals
L
Goran Peralta
4-6 4-6
Wk 24
Naha Championships Round of 32
W
Zira Toletti
6-2 6-3
Wk 24
Naha Championships Round of 16
L
Omillio Cure
4-6 6-7
Wk 26
Shenzhen Championships Round of 32
W
Jan Bonga
6-3 7-6
Wk 26
Shenzhen Championships Round of 16
L
Pepe Nieto
3-6 7-5 8-10
Wk 28
Niš Classic Round of 32
W
Henryk Zieliński
6-3 0-6 10-4
Wk 28
Niš Classic Round of 16
L
Víctor Raya
2-6 7-6 5-10
Wk 29
Bengaluru Open Round of 32
W
Pramod Etta
6-1 6-4
Wk 29
Bengaluru Open Round of 16
L
Bryan Juarez
6-3 6-7 6-10
Wk 31
Apeldoorn Championships Round of 32
W
Keith Detisch
7-5 7-5
Wk 31
Apeldoorn Championships Round of 16
L
Ben Grizzlies
3-6 3-6
Wk 32
Slavonski Brod Classic Round of 32
W
Russell Notaro
6-3 7-6
Wk 32
Slavonski Brod Classic Round of 16
W
Grzegorz Świderski
4-6 6-3 10-3
Wk 32
Slavonski Brod Classic Quarterfinals
W
Shaq Dunham
4-6 6-2 10-7
Wk 32
Slavonski Brod Classic Semifinals
L
Fouad Brahimi
6-4 4-6 7-10
Wk 34
Cannes Classic Round of 32
W
Jake Zinke
6-1 6-2
Wk 34
Cannes Classic Round of 16
W
Carr McCleney
6-4 7-5
Wk 34
Cannes Classic Quarterfinals
W
Akila Dissanayake
6-4 6-4
Wk 34
Cannes Classic Semifinals
L
Victor Salinas
6-7 3-6
Wk 36
Čačak Classic Round of 32
W
Cameron Smethurst
3-6 6-3 10-4
Wk 36
Čačak Classic Round of 16
L
Pasi Karppinen
6-2 6-7 9-11
College List
SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST
SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS
Idaho State
✓
Hot
¼
21%
Finalist
Grand Canyon
✓
Hot
¼
19%
Finalist
Air Force
✓
Hot
¼
22%
Finalist
Southern Utah
✓
Hot
¼
20%
Top School
Idaho
✓
Hot
¼
18%
Top School
Dreamsheet
Stanford
Virginia
North Carolina
Scouting
| Shared service (consensus) | 56.6 |
| Your department | 57.0 |
| 4-year projection | 46.2 |
Ranking History
| DATE | NATIONAL | STATE | STR |
| Early 2026 | #281 | #4 | 43.9 |
| Mid 2026 | #290 | #4 | 43.5 |
| Late 2026 | #291 | #4 | 43.5 |
| Final 2026 | #309 | #4 | 43.3 |
Attributes
| Serve Power | 54 | |
| Serve Accuracy | 54 | |
| Return | 52 | |
| Forehand | 51 | |
| Backhand | 50 | |
| Consistency | 50 | |
| Net Play | 45 | |
| Speed | 54 | |
| Stamina | 51 | |
| Composure | 47 | |
| Clutch | 51 |
Recruiting
| Intended major | Information Technology |
| Junior tier | Regional / State Elite |
| Origin | Domestic |
| Commitment | Uncommitted |
Recruiting Timeline
| Received interest from Air Force | early_contact Wk 2 |
| Received interest from Idaho State | early_contact Wk 3 |
| Received interest from Grand Canyon | early_contact Wk 5 |
| Offered by Grand Canyon | offers Wk 9 |
| Offered by Air Force | offers Wk 9 |
| Offered by Southern Utah | offers Wk 11 |
| Offered by Idaho State | offers Wk 14 |
| Official visit to Idaho State | visits Wk 17 |
| Official visit to Grand Canyon | visits Wk 18 |
| Narrowed list to 3 schools | narrowing Wk 21 |