Sayaka Sato

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]

Sayaka Sato
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 34) Sendai, Japan
Residence	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Left
Women's singles
Highest ranking	12 (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

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	Ref
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	[6]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament