Yu Hirayama
Japanese badminton player (born 1985)
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Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship (Uber Cup) and other worldwide tournaments.[2]
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| Born | 25 July 1985 Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2012[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (19 August 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
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 | Ref |
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| 2007 | Vietnam Open |  Zhu Jingjing |
10–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up |
[3] |
| 2009 | Bitburger Open |  Juliane Schenk |
18–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
[4] |
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Swedish International |  Anita Raj Kaur |
21–15, 21–14 |  Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament