Sayaka Hirota

is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic team. She and her partner Yuki Fukushima won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award. Hirota and Fukushima were ranked world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking on 21 June 2018.

Career 2026 Hirota began competing with Ayako Sakuramoto, and the pair reached the quarterfinals of the All England Open in March. Later in the year, the duo advanced to the final of the Super 500 Malaysia Masters, where they finished as runners-up to Chen Fanshutian and Luo Xumin.

Awards and nominations

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Yuki Fukushima Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan 18–21, 21–17, 15–21 Silver Silver 2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 21–19, 19–21, 20–22 Silver Silver 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 11–21, 22–20, 21–23 Silver Silver

Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Yuki Fukushima Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan 17–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Yuki Fukushima Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 14–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Yuki Fukushima Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–18, 18–21, 21–15 Gold Gold 2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 16–21, 24–26 Bronze Bronze 2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, Philippines Yuki Fukushima Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 21–16, 15–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,Dubai, United Arab Emirates Yuki Fukushima Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee 21–7, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 9 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

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was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Malaysia Open Yuki Fukushima Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua 21–17, 18–21, 21–12 Winner 2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Yuki Fukushima Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Japan Open Takuro Hoki Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping 13–21, 8–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 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 doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 New Zealand Open Yuki Fukushima Xia Huan Zhong Qianxin 21–17, 22–24, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Scottish Open Yuki Fukushima Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling 21–14, 14–11 Retired Winner 2016 New Zealand Open Yuki Fukushima Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Yuki Fukushima Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto 11–10, 11–5, 11–7 Winner 2017 German Open Yuki Fukushima Huang Dongping Li Yinhui 15–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2014 Sydney International Yuki Fukushima Sylvina Kurniawan Susan Wang 11–5, 11–5, 11–2 Winner 2015 Osaka International Yuki Fukushima Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Spanish International Nao Ono Yuki Fukushima Chiharu Shida 21–14, 13–21, 21–19 Winner 2025 Thailand International Maiko Kawazoe Mio Konegawa An Uesugi 24–22, 21–17 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament

Performance timeline

National team Senior level Team events 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Asia Team Championships G NH G NH A NH A Asian Games G NH B NH Uber Cup G NH A NH B NH A Sudirman Cup NH S NH A NH B NH

Individual competitions Senior level Women's singles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles