Saena Kawakami
| Saena Kawakami 川上紗恵奈 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kaori Imabeppu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 136 wins, 79 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 15 (19 April 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saena Kawakami (川上 紗惠奈, Kawakami Saena, born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| BWF Awards | 2015 | Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year | Nominated | [4] |
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
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)
[edit]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)
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (8 December 2015). "Chen, Marin Crowned BWF Players of the Year". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Saena Kawakami at BWFBadminton.com
- Saena Kawakami at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Shimane Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
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