Saena Kawakami

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Saena Kawakami
川上紗恵奈
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26)
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Retired15 February 2024[1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record136 wins, 76 losses
Highest ranking15 (19 April 2018)
Current ranking35 (13 February 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Saena Kawakami (川上 紗惠奈, Kawakami Saena, born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3]

Achievements[edit]

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Swiss Open Super 300 China Chen Yufei 9–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Scotland Kirsty Gilmour 21–8, 18–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Taipei Open Super 300 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 4 runners-up)[edit]

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 China He Bingjiao 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Vietnam Open Indonesia Fitriani 26–24, 18–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 U.S. Open Japan Ayumi Mine 21–16, 11–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Japan Ayumi Mine 10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 China Masters Japan Aya Ohori 9–21, 21–9, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Malaysia Goh Jin Wei 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Canada Open Scotland Kirsty Gilmour 19–21, 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 New Zealand Open Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 14–21, 21–16, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Vietnam International Vietnam Vũ Thị Trang 21–19, 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Osaka International South Korea Lee Se-yeon 21–14, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ "北都バドミントン川上が現役引退　「感謝のひと言に尽きる」" (in Japanese). sakigake.jp. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Players: Saena Kawakami". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ "川上紗恵奈" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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