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Miyu Kato (加藤未唯, Katō Miyu, born 21 November 1994) is a professional Japanese tennis player.

On 15 January 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 122. On 30 January 2017, she peaked at No. 30 in the doubles rankings. As of 16 March 2020, Kato won 2 WTA doubles titles, as well one WTA 125K doubles title. On ITF Tour, she won 3 singles titles and 12 doubles titles.

Playing for Japan at the Fed Cup, Kato has 6–1 record, as of 16 March 2020.

Her Mmther's name is Kyoko, while father is Daiki. She also has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at age 8. Her favorite surface is hard. She Speaks Japanese and English. She stated that her tennis idol growing up were Justine Henin and Roger Federer. In free times, she also enjoys watching movies and reading. Her favorite tournament is Wimbledon.

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L
Grand Slam performances
Australian Open	A	SF	2R	1R	1R	0 / 4	5–4
French Open	1R	2R	1R	1R		0 / 4	1–4
Wimbledon	2R	1R	1R	1R	NH	0 / 4	1–4
US Open	3R	2R	1R	1R		0 / 4	3–4
Win–Loss	3–3	6–4	1–4	0–4	0–1	0 / 16	10–16
Year-end Championships
WTA Elite Trophy	DNQ		RR	DNQ		0 / 1	0–2
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Miami Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Madrid Open	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
China Open	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	QF	A	A	0 / 1	2–1
Italian Open	A	2R	1R	1R		0 / 3	1–3
Canadian Open	A	1R	2R	2R		0 / 3	2–3
Cincinnati Open	2R	A	A	A		0 / 1	1–1
Wuhan Open	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
Titles	1	0	1	0	0	Career total: 2
Finals	2	0	3	1	1	Career total: 7
Year-end Ranking	58	40	45	79		$737,559

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Finals by surface
Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss		Sep 2017	Japan Women's Open, Japan	International	Hard	Zarina Diyas	2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (1–5)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Feb 2016	Taiwan Open, Taiwan	International	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	4–6, 3–6
Win	Apr 2016	Katowice Open, Poland	International	Hard (i)	Eri Hozumi	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss	Jan 2018	Auckland Open, New Zealand	International	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Sara Errani Bibiane Schoofs	5–7, 1–6
Loss	Sep 2018	Japan Women's Open, Japan	International	Hard	Makoto Ninomiya	Eri Hozumi Zhang Shuai	2–6, 4–6
Win	Sep 2018	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Premier	Hard (i)	Makoto Ninomiya	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 6–4
Loss	Oct 2019	Tianjin Open, China	International	Hard	Nao Hibino	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	3–6, 5–7
Loss	Mar 2020	Monterrey Open, Mexico	International	Hard	Wang Yafan	Kateryna Bondarenko Sharon Fichman	6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win		Nov 2016	Hawaii Open, United States	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Nicole Gibbs Asia Muhammad	6–7, 6–3, [10–8]

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Finals by surface
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	Aug 2013	ITF Fort Worth, United States	10,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret.
Win	May 2015	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Makoto Ninomiya	7–6, 5–7, 6–1
Loss	May 2015	ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Lu Jiajing	4–6, 4–6
Win	Jul 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Nigina Abduraimova	7–5, 6–2
Loss	Oct 2015	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	25,000	Grass	Shuko Aoyama	2–6, 1–6
Win	Mar 2016	ACT Clay International, Australia	25,000	Clay	Anna Bondár	6–4, 7–6

Doubles: 22 (12–10)

Finals by surface
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/80,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–1)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/80,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Hard (6–6)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–1)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Sep 2011	ITF Kyoto, Japan	10,000	Carpet (i)	Riko Sawayanagi	Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira	6–4, 7–6
Loss	Sep 2012	ITF Kyoto, Japan	10,000	Carpet (i)	Misaki Mori	Nao Hibino Emi Mutaguchi	4–6, 3–6
Win	Oct 2012	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Grass	Eri Hozumi	Monique Adamczak Caroline Garcia	7–6, 6–3
Loss	Jan 2013	ITF Hong Kong	10,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Tian Ran Tang Haochen	2–6, 1–6
Loss	Jan 2013	ITF Hong Kong	10,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Xin Wen Li Yihong	6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Win	Sep 2013	ITF Kyoto, Japan	10,000	Carpet (i)	Hiroko Kuwata	Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi	6–4, 6–2
Loss	Sep 2013	ITF Cairns, Australia	15,000	Hard	Yurina Koshino	Isabella Holland Sally Peers	6–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss	Feb 2014	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Yuuki Tanaka	Nungnadda Wannasuk Varunya Wongteanchai	2–6, 2–6
Loss	Apr 2014	ITF Melbourne, Australia	15,000	Clay	Yuuki Tanaka	Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova	5–7, 7–6, [7–10]
Win	Jul 2014	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Kamonwan Buayam Nungnadda Wannasuk	6–0, 6–0
Loss	Aug 2014	Wuhan World Tour, China	50,000	Hard	Makoto Ninomiya	Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin	4–6, 2–6
Win	Apr 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	15,000	Clay	Nao Hibino	Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae	6–4, 6–2
Win	May 2015	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Rika Fujiwara	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 6–0
Win	Jun 2015	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	25,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	Jun 2015	ITF Incheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Kotomi Takahata	Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss	Mar 2016	ACT Clay International, Australia	25,000	Clay	Eri Hozumi	Ashleigh Barty Arina Rodionova	7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win	May 2016	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	75,000+H	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Hiroko Kuwata Ayaka Okuno	6–1, 6–2
Win	May 2017	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	80,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Katy Dunne Julia Glushko	6–4, 6–2
Win	May 2017	ITF Rome, Italy	25,000	Clay	Eri Hozumi	Ekaterine Gorgodze Melanie Stokke	6–1, 6–4
Loss	Oct 2017	Suzhou Ladies Open, China	60,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Jacqueline Cako Nina Stojanović	6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss	Mar 2018	ACT Clay International, Australia	60,000	Clay	Makoto Ninomiya	Priscilla Hon Dalila Jakupović	4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	Aug 2019	Vancouver Open, Canada	100,000	Hard	Nao Hibino	Naomi Broady Erin Routliffe	6–2, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2011	Australian Open	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Demi Schuurs An-Sophie Mestach	2–6, 3–6

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