Yuna Kato
| Yuna Kato 加藤 佑奈 | |||||||||||||||
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 Yuna Kato | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 2002 Gifu, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 18 (WD with Rui Hirokami) (23 May 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 30 (WD with Rui Hirokami) (9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuna Kato (加藤 佑奈, Kato Yuna, born 26 June 2002) is a Japanese badminton player.[2]
Career[edit]
She reached the finals at the 2022 Taipei Open[3][4] and the 2022 Canada Open partnering Rui Hirokami,[5] and finally won her first World Tour title at the 2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100.[6]
Achievements[edit]
BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 runners-up)[edit]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Rui Hirokami
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 Ng Tsz Yau Tsang Hiu Yan
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15–21, 21–18, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Rui Hirokami
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Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto
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13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Rui Hirokami
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Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto
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23–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Rui Hirokami
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 Jeong Na-eun Kim Hye-jeong
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12–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Rui Hirokami
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 Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari Rachel Allessya Rose
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12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)[edit]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mexican International Challenge | Rui Hirokami
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Ayako Sakuramoto Hinata Suzuki
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15–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2022[9] | Belgian International | Rui Hirokami
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 Chang Ching-hui Yang Ching-tun
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21–7, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ a b "選手・スタッフ紹介". Saishunkan-badminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Players: Yuna Kato". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Chui, Shirley (2022-07-24). "Doubles delight for Yoyo Ng at Taipei Open, as Hong Kong badminton player takes mixed and women's titles". SCMP. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Taipei Open: Malaysian Duo stun Olympic champions". BWF. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Michelle Li wins at home in women's individual". Wire Service Canada. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "KB Financial Group Indonesia Masters 2022". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Martinez, Sara Gonzalez (2022-09-19). "YONEX Belgian International 2022: Asia wins all the titles". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.