Miyu Kato (tennis)

Miyu Kato
加藤 未唯
Kato at the 2018 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceKyoto, Japan
Born (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994
Kyoto, Japan
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachAdam Lownsbrough
Prize money$1,794,620
Singles
Career record216–177
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 122 (15 January 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2016)
French Open1R (2017)
WimbledonQ2 (2017)
US OpenQ1 (2015)
Doubles
Career record323–283
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 26 (1 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 40 (9 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2017)
French OpenQF (2024)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US Open3R (2016, 2023)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French OpenW (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2019, 2023, 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–1
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's tennis
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Doubles
Last updated on: 12 June 2025.

Miyu Kato (加藤 未唯, Katō Miyu; born 21 November 1994) is a Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.[1] On 1 January 2024, she peaked at world No. 26 in the WTA doubles rankings. She also achieved her career-high singles ranking of No. 122 in January 2018.

Kato has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger doubles titles. In addition, she has won four singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[2]

Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Kato has a win–loss record of 6–1 (5–1 in doubles), as of June 2024.[3]

Career

2023 : Mixed doubles champion, back to top 30, new career high and Elite Trophy

Kato won her major title in the mixed doubles at the 2023 French Open, together with her German partner Tim Pütz.

She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 27 on 23 October 2023, the week she was selected to participate in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Aldila Sutjiadi.

French Open controversy

At the 2023 French Open, she and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were defaulted in the women's doubles, after she accidentally hit a ball girl with a ball. She had to forfeit her points and prize money, although she made clear she would appeal the supervisor's decision.[4][5] Kato received ample support from fellow players, including from the Professional Tennis Players Association, who deemed the disqualification unfair.[6] Kato and Sutjiadi's opponents, Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzková, were criticized for pushing the supervisor to disqualify Kato and laughing after the pair were disqualified, but did not apologize to Kato.[7]

2024-2025: Thailand title, Miami final

Kato and Sutjiadi won the doubles title at the 2024 Thailand Open, defeating Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu in the final.[8]

In March 2025, partnering with new partner Cristina Bucșa, Kato reached the doubles final of the WTA 1000 Miami Open with an upset over the top seeds and world No. 1 and No. 2 players Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend.[9] They lost the championship match to Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.[10]

Personal life and background

Kato has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at the age of eight. She has stated that her tennis idols growing up were Justine Henin and Roger Federer. Her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt, but her favorite tournament is Wimbledon.[11]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.

Doubles

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A SF 2R 1R 1R A 1R 3R 0 / 6 7–6 54%
French Open 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R[A] 0 / 8 5–8 38%
Wimbledon 2R 1R 1R 1R NH 1R 1R 3R 0 / 7 3–7 30%
US Open 3R 2R 1R 1R A 2R 2R 3R 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Win–loss 3–3 6–4 1–4 0–4 1–2 1–3 2–4 8–4 0 / 28 22–28 44%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy DNQ RR DNQ NH 0 / 1 0–2 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open A A QF A A A A 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Indian Wells Open A A A 1R NH A A SF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Miami Open A A A 1R NH A A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Open A A 1R A NH A A 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A 2R 1R 1R A A A QF 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Canadian Open A 1R 2R 2R NH A A 2R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Cincinnati Open 2R A A A A A A QF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Guadalajara Open NH A QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wuhan Open A A 1R A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A 1R A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Titles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Total: 3
Finals 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 Total: 8
Year-end ranking 58 40 45 79 74 80 49 27 $1,641,046
  1. ^ Kato was disqualified from the 2023 French Open, after accidentally hitting a ball girl when returning a ball to her.

Mixed doubles

Tournaments 2019 ... 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A W QF 1 / 2 7–1 88%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A A A
Win–loss 0–1 5–1 2–3 1 / 6 7-5 58%

Grand Slam tournament finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2023 French Open Clay Tim Pütz Bianca Andreescu
Michael Venus 		4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

Other significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Beatriz Haddad Maia
Veronika Kudermetova 		3–6, 3–6

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2025 Miami Open Hard Cristina Bucșa Mirra Andreeva
Diana Shnaider 		3–6, 7–6(7–5), [2–10]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Sep 2017 Japan Women's Open, Japan International[a] Hard Zarina Diyas 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–1)
WTA 250 (4–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 Taipei Open, Taiwan International Hard Eri Hozumi Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan 		4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2016 Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i) Eri Hozumi Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Marina Melnikova 		3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 Jan 2018 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Eri Hozumi Sara Errani
Bibiane Schoofs 		5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2018 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard Makoto Ninomiya Eri Hozumi
Zhang Shuai 		2–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2018 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Premier[b] Hard (i) Makoto Ninomiya Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Oct 2019 Tianjin Open, China International Hard Nao Hibino Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara 		3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–5 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Wang Yafan Kateryna Bondarenko
Sharon Fichman 		6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 2–6 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Aldila Sutjiadi Sophie Chang
Angela Kulikov 		3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 2–7 Oct 2022 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Angela Kulikov Kristina Mladenovic
Kateřina Siniaková 		2–6, 0–6
Win 3–7 Jan 2023 Auckland Classic, New Zealand WTA 250 Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Leylah Fernandez
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 		1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win 4–7 Aug 2023 Tennis in Cleveland,
United States 		WTA 250 Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Ellen Perez 		6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
Loss 4–8 Oct 2023 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Beatriz Haddad Maia
Veronika Kudermetova 		3–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 Feb 2024 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand WTA 250 Hard Aldila Sutjiadi Guo Hanyu
Jiang Xinyu 		6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 5–9 Jun 2024 Birmingham Classic,
United Kingdom 		WTA 250 Grass Zhang Shuai Hsieh Su-wei
Elise Mertens 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 5–10 Sep 2024 Seoul, South Korea WTA 500 Hard Zhang Shuai Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Liudmila Samsonova 		1–6, 0–6
Loss 5–11 Mar 2025 Miami Open, United States WTA 1000 Hard Cristina Bucșa Mirra Andreeva
Diana Shnaider 		3–6, 7–6(7–5), [2–10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2016 Hawaii Open,
United States 		Hard Eri Hozumi Nicole Gibbs
Asia Muhammad 		6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 May 2022 Clarins Open Paris,
France 		Clay Oksana Kalashnikova Beatriz Haddad Maia
Kristina Mladenovic 		7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Win 2–1 Aug 2022 Vancouver Open,
Canada 		Hard Asia Muhammad Tímea Babos
Angela Kulikov 		6–3, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2013 ITF Fort Worth, United States 10,000 Hard Lauren Embree 6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret.
Win 1–1 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Makoto Ninomiya 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2015 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard Nigina Abduraimova 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Oct 2015 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Shuko Aoyama 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–3 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Anna Bondár 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–4 Nov 2022 Yokohama Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard Han Na-lae 5–7, 0–6
Win 4–4 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Lily Miyazaki 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: 26 (13 titles, 13 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–2)
$75/80,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (0–3)
$25,000 tournaments (5–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–6)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Riko Sawayanagi Kazusa Ito
Tomoko Taira 		6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Misaki Mori Nao Hibino
Emi Mutaguchi 		4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2012 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Eri Hozumi Monique Adamczak
Caroline Garcia 		7–6(8–6), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Tian Ran
Tang Haochen 		2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Xin Wen
Li Yihong 		6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Win 3–3 Sep 2013 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Hiroko Kuwata Mana Ayukawa
Emi Mutaguchi 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Sep 2013 ITF Cairns, Australia 15,000 Hard Yurina Koshino Isabella Holland
Sally Peers 		6–7(2–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 3–5 Feb 2014 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 10,000 Hard Yuuki Tanaka Nungnadda Wannasuk
Varunya Wongteanchai 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Apr 2014 ITF Melbourne, Australia 15,000 Clay Yuuki Tanaka Jessica Moore
Aleksandrina Naydenova 		5–7, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Win 4–6 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Akiko Omae Kamonwan Buayam
Nungnadda Wannasuk 		6–0, 6–0
Loss 4–7 Aug 2014 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Han Xinyun
Zhang Kailin 		4–6, 2–6
Win 5–7 Apr 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 15,000 Clay Nao Hibino Miyabi Inoue
Akiko Omae 		6–4, 6–2
Win 6–7 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Rika Fujiwara Mana Ayukawa
Makoto Ninomiya 		6–2, 6–0
Win 7–7 Jun 2015 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Akiko Omae Mana Ayukawa
Makoto Ninomiya 		6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 8–7 Jun 2015 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Kotomi Takahata Choi Ji-hee
Kim Na-ri 		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 8–8 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Eri Hozumi Ashleigh Barty
Arina Rodionova 		7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 9–8 May 2016 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 75,000+H Hard Eri Hozumi Hiroko Kuwata
Ayaka Okuno 		6–1, 6–2
Win 10–8 May 2017 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan (2) 80,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Katy Dunne
Julia Glushko 		6–4, 6–2
Win 11–8 May 2017 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Eri Hozumi Ekaterine Gorgodze
Melanie Stokke 		6–1, 6–4
Loss 11–9 Oct 2017 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 60,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Jacqueline Cako
Nina Stojanović 		6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss 11–10 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay Makoto Ninomiya Priscilla Hon
Dalila Jakupović 		4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 12–10 Aug 2019 Vancouver Open, Canada 100,000 Hard Nao Hibino Naomi Broady
Erin Routliffe 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 12–11 Jan 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Haine Ogata Victoria Bosio
Gabriela Cé 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 12–12 May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro, US 100,000 Clay Eri Hozumi Caty McNally
Storm Sanders 		5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 12–13 May 2021 Bonita Springs Championship, US 100,000 Clay Eri Hozumi Erin Routliffe
Aldila Sutjiadi 		3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 13–13 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Kisa Yoshioka Kristina Dmitruk
Inès Ibbou 		6–4, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2011 Australian Open Hard Eri Hozumi Demi Schuurs
An-Sophie Mestach 		2–6, 3–6

Notes

  1. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "WTA Profile".
  2. ^ "ITF Profile".
  3. ^ "Miyu Kato at the Fed Cup".
  4. ^ "Doubles pair of Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi disqualified at Roland Garros". Tennis.com. 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Kato lodges appeal after French Open women's doubles default". The Japan Times. 6 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Tennis: Players association calls Kato French Open default "unfair"". Kyodo News. 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ Tumayni Carayol (5 June 2023). "Sorribes Tormo defends herself against criticism following Kato default". The Guardian.
  8. ^ "Shnaider, 19, stuns Zhu in Hua Hin to win first WTA title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ^ Fialkov, Harvey (29 March 2025). "American Pegula hopes to win hometown tourney". Miami Open. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider take home Miami Open doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Bio".
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