Sayaka Sato
Japanese badminton player
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Sayaka Sato (佐藤 冴香, Satō Sayaka; born 29 March 1991) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Born | 29 March 1991 Sendai, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 12 (10 November 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India |  Saina Nehwal |
9–21, 18–21 |  Silver |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Indonesia Open | Saina Nehwal |
19–21, 21–13, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2017 | Indonesia Open |  Sung Ji-hyun |
21–13, 17–21, 21–14 |  Winner |
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2009 | New Zealand Open |  Maria Febe Kusumastuti |
21–10, 21–16 | Winner | |
| 2011 | U.S. Open |  Tai Tzu-ying |
16–21, 21–19, 6–21 | Runner-up |
[5] |
| 2014 | Korea Grand Prix |  Nozomi Okuhara |
17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Scottish Open |  Beatriz Corrales |
21–18, 21–9 | Winner | |
| 2015 | U.S. Open | Nozomi Okuhara |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
[6] |
| 2015 | Korea Masters |  Sun Yu |
22–20, 21–19 | Winner | |
| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Bae Yeon-ju |
21–15, 21–9 | Winner | |
| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Sung Ji-hyun |
21–12, 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2008 | Waikato International | Ayaka Takahashi |
11–21, 21–17, 26–28 | Runner-up |
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| 2008 | North Shore City International | Misaki Matsutomo |
21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
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| 2011 | New Zealand International |  Gu Juan |
21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
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| 2014 | USA International | Kaori Imabeppu |
19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
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| 2015 | Osaka International | Sayaka Takahashi |
11–21, 21–15, 27–29 | Runner-up |
[11] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
