Miyu Katō (tennis player)
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Miyu Katō at the 2016 French Open | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | race |
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7: 6 5 , 5: 7, 6: 1 |
2. | July 18, 2015 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court |
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7: 5, 6: 2 |
3. | March 27, 2016 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | sand |
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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 |
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ITF $ 10,000 | Carpet (hall) |
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6: 4, 7: 6 5 |
2. | October 21, 2012 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | race |
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7: 6 6 , 6: 3 |
3. | September 14, 2013 |
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ITF $ 10,000 | Carpet (hall) |
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
4th | 4th July 2014 |
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ITF $ 10,000 | Hard court |
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6-0, 6-0 |
5. | 3rd April 2015 |
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ITF $ 15,000 | Hard court |
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
6th | May 23, 2015 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | race |
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6: 2, 6: 0 |
7th | June 13, 2015 |
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ITF $ 15,000 | sand |
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6: 2, 5: 7, [10: 8] |
8th. | 20th June 2015 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court |
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4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 7] |
9. | April 10, 2016 |
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WTA International | Hard court (hall) |
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3: 6, 7: 5, [10: 8] |
10. | May 7, 2016 |
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ITF $ 75,000 + H | Hard court |
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6: 1, 6: 2 |
11. | November 25, 2016 |
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WTA Challenger | Hard court |
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6: 7 3 , 6: 3, [10: 8] |
12. | May 6, 2017 |
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ITF $ 80,000 | Hard court |
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
13. | May 12, 2017 |
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ITF $ 25,000 | sand |
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6: 1, 6: 4 |
14th | 23rd September 2018 |
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WTA Premier | Hard court (hall) |
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6: 4, 6: 4 |
15th | 17th August 2019 |
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ITF $ 100,000 | Hard court |
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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 |