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
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 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 India Saina Nehwal 9–21, 18–21 Silver 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 India Saina Nehwal 19–21, 21–13, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Indonesia Open South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 21–13, 17–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 Indonesia Maria Febe Kusumastuti 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 U.S. Open Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 16–21, 21–19, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Korea Grand Prix Japan Nozomi Okuhara 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Scottish Open Spain Beatriz Corrales 21–18, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 U.S. Open Japan Nozomi Okuhara 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [5]
2015 Korea Masters China Sun Yu 22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Mexico City Grand Prix South Korea Bae Yeon-ju 21–15, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Syed Modi International South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 21–12, 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Waikato International Japan Ayaka Takahashi 11–21, 21–17, 26–28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 North Shore City International Japan Misaki Matsutomo 21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 New Zealand International Singapore Gu Juan 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 USA International Japan Kaori Imabeppu 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Osaka International Japan Sayaka Takahashi 11–21, 21–15, 27–29 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
  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.
  6. ^ Komiya, Miyuki (5 April 2015). "OSAKA INT'L 2015 – Japan shares titles with China, Korea". Badzine. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
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