Miyuu Kihara
Japanese table tennis player
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Miyuu Kihara (木原 美悠, Kihara Miyū; born 3 August 2004) is a Japanese table tennis player.[2]
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| Born | 3 August 2004 Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (T.League)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (26 July 2022)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 16 (25 November 2025)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career highlights
In 2019, Kihara upset world No. 9 Miu Hirano and became the youngest finalist in singles at the All Japan National Championships.[5][6] In May, at the age of 14 years and 278 days, Kihara won both the women's singles and doubles (with Miyu Nagasaki) at the Croatia Open. She was the youngest ever to win an international open tournament since the ITTF World Tour began in 1996.[7] Kihara and Nagasaki continued to capture doubles titles, including the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[8]
Kihara advanced to the semifinals at WTT inaugural event, the WTT Contender Doha 2021, before losing to Hina Hayata.[9] In 2022, Kihara won the singles title at WTT Star Contender Doha by defeating Han Ying in the final.[10] She became a member of the Japanese women's team, winning silver at the 2022 World Team Championships. She also claimed the U-19 singles title at the ITTF World Youth Championships.[11]
Finals
Women's singles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Ref |
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| Winner | 2019 | ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open |  Miyu Kato |
4–3 | [7] |
| Winner | 2022 | WTT Star Contender Doha |  Han Ying |
4–3 | [10] |
| Runner-up | 2025 | WTT Star Contender Doha |  Kuai Man |
0–4 | [12] |
| Runner-up | 2025 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | Miyu Nagasaki |
1–4 | [13] |
| Winner | 2025 | WTT Star Contender Muscat |  Joo Cheon-hui |
4–1 | [14] |
Women's doubles
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score | Ref |
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| Runner-up | 2018 | ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open | Miyu Nagasaki |  Ng Wing Nam / Minnie Soo |
1–3 | [15] |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open | Satsuki Odo / Saki Shibata |
3–0 | [16] | |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open | Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato |
3–2 | [17] | |
| Runner-up | 2019 | ITTF World Tour, German Open | Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun |
1–3 | [18] | |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour, Austrian Open |  Chen Szu-yu / Cheng Hsien-tzu |
3–2 | [19] | |
| Winner | 2019 | ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun |
3–0 | [8] | |
| Winner | 2022 | WTT Contender Doha | Chen Szu-yu / Huang Yi-hua |
3–0 | [20] | |
| Winner | 2022 | WTT Star Contender Doha | Li Yu-jhun / Cheng I-ching |
3–0 | [21] | |
| Runner-up | 2023 | WTT Contender Tunis | Miwa Harimoto |  Sutirtha Mukherjee / Ayhika Mukherjee |
1–3 | [22] |
| Runner-up | 2023 | WTT Finals | Miyu Nagasaki | Wang Manyu / Sun Yingsha |
1–3 | [23] |
| Winner | 2024 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | Jeon Ji-hee / Joo Cheon-hui |
3–1 | [24] | |
| Runner-up | 2024 | Asian Championships | Miwa Harimoto | Satsuki Odo / Sakura Yokoi |
2–3 | [25] |
| Winner | 2025 | WTT Star Contender Chennai | Shin Yu-bin / Ryu Han-na |
3–2 | [26] | |
| Winner | 2025 | WTT Contender Tunis | Satsuki Odo / Sakura Yokoi |
3–1 | [27] |