Saena Kawakami

Saena Kawakami (川上 紗惠奈, Kawakami Saena, born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.^[1][2]

Saena Kawakami 川上紗恵奈
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 25) Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	132 wins, 66 losses
Highest ranking	15 (19 April 2018)
Current ranking	22 (20 June 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Uber Cup 2022 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's team Asian Junior Championships 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[4]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Swiss Open	Super 300	Chen Yufei	9–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Kirsty Gilmour	21–8, 18–21, 21–16	Winner
2022	Taipei Open	Super 300	Tai Tzu-ying	17–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

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
2015	New Zealand Open	He Bingjiao	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2015	Vietnam Open	Fitriani	26–24, 18–21, 21–10	Winner
2016	U.S. Open	Ayumi Mine	21–16, 11–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2016	Chinese Taipei Masters	Ayumi Mine	10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 10–12	Runner-up
2017	China Masters	Aya Ohori	9–21, 21–9, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Chinese Taipei Open	Goh Jin Wei	21–17, 21–17	Winner
2017	Canada Open	Kirsty Gilmour	19–21, 21–19, 21–18	Winner
2017	New Zealand Open	Ratchanok Intanon	14–21, 21–16, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Vietnam International	Vũ Thị Trang	21–19, 19–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Osaka International	Lee Se-yeon	21–14, 21–10	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Saena Kawakami". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
2. "川上紗恵奈" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
3. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Saena Kawakami at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com