Miyu Katō (tennis player)
Miyu Kato 
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| Miyu Katō at the 2016 French Open | |||||||||||||
| Nation: |
 Japan
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| Birthday: | 21st November 1994 (age 25) | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 156 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 51 kg | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
| Trainer: | Ryugi Ohara | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 737,559 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 181: 164 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 0 WTA , 3 ITF | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 122 (January 15, 2018) | ||||||||||||
| Current placement: | 776 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 200: 161 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 2 WTA, 12 ITF, 1 WTA Challenger |
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| Highest ranking: | 30 (January 30, 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Current placement: | 73 | ||||||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: March 16, 2020 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Miyu Katō ( Japanese 加藤 未 唯 , Katō Miyu ; born November 21, 1994 in Kyōto ) is a Japanese tennis player .
Career
Katō began playing tennis at the age of eight and, according to the ITF player profile, prefers hard courts. She initially played mainly tournaments on the ITF Women's Circuit , where she has won three singles and 12 doubles titles so far.
In 2015 she competed in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time , but already lost her first round match in the US Open qualification against Kateryna Bondarenko with 0: 6 and 2: 6. In qualifying for the Australian Open in 2016, she also failed in the first round when she lost to her compatriot Naomi Osaka with 6-0 and 6-3.
In April 2016 she celebrated her first tournament victory on the WTA Tour with Eri Hozumi . Together, the two Japanese made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open 2017 . Then Katō reached a new personal record with number 30 in the double world rankings.
In February 2018 she played in New Delhi against Thailand for the first time for the Japanese Fed Cup team . Your Fed Cup balance shows so far six wins and one defeat.
Tournament victories
singles
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | May 24, 2015 |
Karuizawa
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ITF $ 25,000 | race |
Makoto Ninomiya
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7: 6 5 , 5: 7, 6: 1 |
| 2. | July 18, 2015 |
 Bangkok
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ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court |
 Nigina Abduraimova
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7: 5, 6: 2 |
| 3. | March 27, 2016 |
 Canberra
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ITF $ 25,000 | sand |
 Anna Bondár
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6: 4, 7: 6 3 |
Double
| No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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| 1. | 17th September 2011 |
Kyoto
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ITF $ 10,000 | Carpet (hall) |
Riko Sawayanagi
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Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira
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6: 4, 7: 6 5 |
| 2. | October 21, 2012 |
Makinohara
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ITF $ 25,000 | race |
Eri Hozumi
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Monique Adamczak Caroline Garcia
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7: 6 6 , 6: 3 |
| 3. | September 14, 2013 |
Kyoto
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ITF $ 10,000 | Carpet (hall) |
Hiroko Kuwata
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Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 4th | 4th July 2014 |
Bangkok
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ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court |
Akiko Omae
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Kamonwan Buayam Nungnadda Wannasuk
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6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. | 3rd April 2015 |
Bangkok
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ITF $ 15,000 | Hard court |
Nao Hibino
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Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 6th | May 23, 2015 |
Karuizawa
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ITF $ 25,000 | race |
Rika Fujiwara
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Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya
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6: 2, 6: 0 |
| 7th | June 13, 2015 |
Kashiwa
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ITF $ 15,000 | sand |
Akiko Omae
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Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya
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6: 2, 5: 7, [10: 8] |
| 8th. | 20th June 2015 |
 Incheon
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ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court |
Kotomi Takahata
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Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri
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4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 7] |
| 9. | April 10, 2016 |
 Katowice
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WTA International | Hard court (hall) |
Eri Hozumi
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 Valentina Iwachnenko Marina Melnikowa
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3: 6, 7: 5, [10: 8] |
| 10. | May 7, 2016 |
Gifu
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ITF $ 75,000 + H | Hard court |
Eri Hozumi
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Hiroko Kuwata Ayaka Okuno
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6: 1, 6: 2 |
| 11. | November 25, 2016 |
 Honolulu
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WTA Challenger | Hard court |
Eri Hozumi
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Nicole Gibbs Asia Muhammad
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6: 7 3 , 6: 3, [10: 8] |
| 12. | May 6, 2017 |
Gifu
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ITF $ 80,000 | Hard court |
Eri Hozumi
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 Katy Dunne Julia Glushko
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 13. | May 12, 2017 |
 Rome
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ITF $ 25,000 | sand |
Eri Hozumi
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 Ekaterine Gorgodse Melanie Stokke
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6: 1, 6: 4 |
| 14th | 23rd September 2018 |
Tokyo
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WTA Premier | Hard court (hall) |
Makoto Ninomiya
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 Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
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6: 4, 6: 4 |
| 15th | 17th August 2019 |
 Vancouver
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ITF $ 100,000 | Hard court |
Nao Hibino
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Naomi Broady Erin Routliffe
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6: 2, 6: 2 |
Performing in Grand Slam tournaments
Double
| competition | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Career |
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| Australian Open | - | HF | 2 | 1 | 1 | HF |
| French Open | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| US Open | AF | 2 | 1 | 1 | AF |
Web links
- WTA Profile of Miyu Kato (English)
- ITF Profile of Miyu Kato (English)
- ITF junior profile Miyu Kato (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Miyu Kato (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kato, Miyu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 加藤 未 唯 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kyoto , Japan |