Sayaka Sato

Sayaka Sato
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991
Sendai, Japan
ResidenceKanagawa, Japan
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessLeft
Women's singles
Highest ranking12 (10 November 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2012 Wuhan Women's team
2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor Setar Women's team
2016 Hyderabad Women's team
World Junior Championships
2008 Pune Girls' singles
BWF profile

Sayaka Sato (佐藤 冴香, Satō Sayaka; born 29 March 1991) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India Saina Nehwal 9–21, 18–21 Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Indonesia Open Saina Nehwal 19–21, 21–13, 11–21 Runner-up
2017 Indonesia Open Sung Ji-hyun 21–13, 17–21, 21–14 Winner
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 New Zealand Open Maria Febe Kusumastuti 21–10, 21–16 Winner
2011 U.S. Open Tai Tzu-ying 16–21, 21–19, 6–21 Runner-up
2014 Korea Grand Prix Nozomi Okuhara 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2014 Scottish Open Beatriz Corrales 21–18, 21–9 Winner
2015 U.S. Open Nozomi Okuhara 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up [5]
2015 Korea Masters Sun Yu 22–20, 21–19 Winner
2015 Mexico City Grand Prix Bae Yeon-ju 21–15, 21–9 Winner
2016 Syed Modi International Sung Ji-hyun 21–12, 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Waikato International Ayaka Takahashi 11–21, 21–17, 26–28 Runner-up
2008 North Shore City International Misaki Matsutomo 21–18, 22–20 Winner
2011 New Zealand International Gu Juan 21–14, 21–13 Winner
2014 USA International Kaori Imabeppu 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2015 Osaka International Sayaka Takahashi 11–21, 21–15, 27–29 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Yonex Badminton Team". www.yonex.co.jp (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Players: Sayaka Sato". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Chong Wei's triumphant return – 2015 Yonex Suffolk County Community College US Open – Finals". Badminton World Federation. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.