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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1997 Shimane Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 15 February 2024[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 136 wins, 76 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 15 (19 April 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 35 (13 February 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saena Kawakami (川上 紗惠奈, Kawakami Saena, born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3]
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Saena Kawakami at Player's Lounge Djarum Superliga Badminton 2017
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Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 | Saena Kawakami (JPN) vs An Seyoung (KOR) [2] | QF
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YONEX Taipei Open 2022 | Tai Tzu Ying (TPE) [1] vs. Saena Kawakami (JPN) [7] | F
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Gregoria Mariska Tunjung vs Saena Kawakami - Badminton Australian Open 2022
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Singapore Open 2022 | Saena Kawakami (JPN) vs. Pusarla V. Sindhu (IND) [3] | SF
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Achievements
BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 |  Chen Yufei
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9–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Kirsty Gilmour
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21–8, 18–21, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Tai Tzu-ying
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17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | New Zealand Open | He Bingjiao
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2015 | Vietnam Open |  Fitriani
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26–24, 18–21, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2016 | U.S. Open |  Ayumi Mine
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21–16, 11–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Ayumi Mine
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10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 10–12 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | China Masters | Aya Ohori
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9–21, 21–9, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Goh Jin Wei
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2017 | Canada Open | Kirsty Gilmour
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19–21, 21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2017 | New Zealand Open |  Ratchanok Intanon
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14–21, 21–16, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Vietnam International |  Vũ Thị Trang
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21–19, 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Osaka International |  Lee Se-yeon
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21–14, 21–10 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "北都バドミントン川上が現役引退 「感謝のひと言に尽きる」" (in Japanese). sakigake.jp. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Players: Saena Kawakami". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "川上紗恵奈" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Saena Kawakami at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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This page was last edited on 16 February 2024, at 10:11