Introduction
Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka, born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player. She and her partner Yuki Fukushima won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award. Hirota and Fukushima were ranked world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking in 21 June 2018.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Asian Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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BWF World Tour (10 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuki Fukushima | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
21–13, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | Yuki Fukushima | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yuki Fukushima | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Yuki Fukushima | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
21–10, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Yuki Fukushima | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
18–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Yuki Fukushima | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Yuki Fukushima | Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Yuki Fukushima | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
11–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Yuki Fukushima | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
21–15, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yuki Fukushima | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
21–14, 16–21, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuki Fukushima | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Yuki Fukushima | Huang Dongping Zheng Yu |
18–21, 21–14, 21–6 | Winner
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BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Yuki Fukushima | Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Malaysia Open | Yuki Fukushima | Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua |
21–17, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Japan Open | Takuro Hoki | Wang Yilv Huang Dongping |
13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | German Open | Yuki Fukushima | Huang Dongping Li Yinhui |
15–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Yuki Fukushima | Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto |
11–10, 11–5, 11–7 | Winner
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| 2016 | New Zealand Open | Yuki Fukushima | Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee |
21–13, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2015 | Scottish Open | Yuki Fukushima | Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling |
21–14, 14–11 Retired | Winner
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| 2015 | New Zealand Open | Yuki Fukushima | Xia Huan Zhong Qianxin |
21–17, 22–24, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Spanish International | Nao Ono | Yuki Fukushima Chiharu Shida |
21–14, 13–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2015 | Osaka International | Yuki Fukushima | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Sydney International | Yuki Fukushima | Sylvina Kurniawan Susan Wang |
11–5, 11–5, 11–2 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team
- Senior level
| Team events | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Individual competitions
- Senior level
| Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWF World Tour | ||||
| Malaysia Masters | SF | W | R2 | W (2019) |
| Indonesian Masters | A | R1 | R2 | R2 (2020) |
| German Open | W | SF | A | W (2017, 2018) |
| All England Open | F | SF | W | W (2020) |
| Malaysia Open | R2 | QF | Q | W (2017) |
| Singapore Open | A | SF | SF (2019) | |
| New Zealand Open | A | SF | W (2016) | |
| Australian Open | A | W | W (2019) | |
| Indonesia Open | W | W | W (2018, 2019) | |
| Japan Open | W | QF | W (2018) | |
| Thailand Open | QF | R2 | QF (2018) | |
| China Open | QF | SF | SF (2019) | |
| Korea Open | F | R2 | F (2018) | |
| Denmark Open | W | SF | W (2018) | |
| French Open | R2 | SF | SF (2019) | |
| Fuzhou China Open | R2 | W | W (2019) | |
| Hong Kong Open | W | R2 | W (2018) | |
| BWF World Tour Finals | A | SF | F (2017) | |
| Year-end Ranking | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWF Super Series | |||||
| All England Open | A | QF | QF (2017) | ||
| India Open | A | R1 | SF | SF (2017) | |
| Malaysia Open | A | W | W (2017) | ||
| Singapore Open | A | R2 | R1 | R2 (2016) | |
| Australian Open | A | SF (WD) R1 (XD) |
SF (2017) | ||
| Indonesia Open | A | QF | QF (2017) | ||
| Korea Open | A | R2 (WD) QF (XD) |
QF (2017) | ||
| Japan Open | R1 | R1 | R2 | SF (WD) F (XD) |
F (2017) |
| Denmark Open | A | R2 (WD) R2 (XD) |
R2 (2017) | ||
| French Open | A | R2 | R2 (2017) | ||
| China Open | A | QF (WD) R2 (XD) |
QF (2017) | ||
| Hong Kong Open | R2 | A | QF (WD) SF (XD) |
SF (2017) | |
| BWF Super Series Finals | NQ | F | F (2017) | ||
| Year-end Ranking | 61 (WD) | 337 (WS) 23 (WD) 734 (XD) |
20 (WD) | 4 (WD) 38 (XD) |
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| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best |
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| BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold | ||||||
| Malaysia Masters | A | R1 | R1 | QF | A | QF (2016) |
| German Open | A | R2 | W | W (2017) | ||
| New Zealand Open | A | SF | F | W | A | W (2016) |
| China Masters | A | QF | A | QF (2016) | ||
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | R2 | A | R2 (2015) | ||
| Vietnam Open | A | R2 | A | R2 (2016) | ||
| Chinese Taipei Masters | N/A | SF (WD) R1 (XD) |
W | N/A | W (2016) | |
| Scottish Open | A | R1 (WS) W (WD) |
A | W (2015) | ||
| Korea Masters | R1 (WS) QF (WD) |
QF | SF | R1 | A | SF (2015) |
| Macau Open | A | SF | A | SF (2015) | ||
| Year-end Ranking | 351 (WS) 142 (WD) |
61 (WD) | 337 (WS) 23 (WD) 734 (XD) |
20 (WD) | 4 (WD) 38 (XD) |
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| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best |