Yuna Kato
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 Kato at the 2022 Taipei Open | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 18 (WD with Rui Hirokami) (23 May 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Yuna Kato (加藤 佑奈, Katō Yūna; born 26 June 2002) is a Japanese badminton player.[2]
2022: First World Tour title and world No. 25 ranking
In 2022, Yuna Kato partnered with Rui Hirokami in women's doubles. On the BWF World Tour, they were runners-up at two tournaments: the Taipei Open (Super 300), where they lost to Ng Tsz Yau and Tsang Hiu Yan of Hong Kong, and the Canada Open (Super 100), where they were defeated by fellow Japanese pair Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto.[3][4][5] Kato and Hirokami won their first BWF World Tour title at the Indonesia Masters Super 100, defeating Miyaura and Sakuramoto in the final.[6] The pair also won two International Challenge titles: the Mexican International and the Belgian International.[7] Kato was part of the Japanese team that won a bronze medal at the Asia Team Championships in Selangor. Starting the year unranked, their performances led to a significant rise in their world ranking, reaching World No. 25 by 26 December 2022.
