Hina Hayata

Hina Hayata (早田 ひな, Hayata Hina, born 7 July 2000) is a Japanese international table tennis player.[3] She is the most successful player on the ITTF Challenge Series since its inception in 2017.[4] Owing to her stature, she is able to generate powerful spins on both wings more so than most female players.

Hina Hayata
Hayata at ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000
Fukuoka
Playing styleDual Winged Left Hand Attacker
Highest ranking6 (1 February 2022)[1]
Current ranking6 (5 April 2022)[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's table tennis
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 4 1
World Cup 0 0 0
Total 0 4 1
World Championships
2018 HalmstadTeam
2019 BudapestDoubles
2021 HoustonMixed doubles
2021 HoustonDoubles
2017 DüsseldorfDoubles

She won the bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships with Mima Ito.

In the ITTF Portugal Open 2019, she caused a major upset by beating 4-time Women's World Cup Champion Liu Shiwen 4–3. She went on to beat another Chinese player Hu Limei before winning the tournament by defeating her compatriot Honoka Hashimoto in the finals.[5]

In January 2020, she won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships for the first time, shocking reigning champion Mima Ito in the semi-finals and then defeating Kasumi Ishikawa in the finals.[6]

2021

Hayata lost to Mima Ito 4–3 in the 2021 All Japan Table Tennis Championships. Hayata played in WTT Doha in March 2021. In the WTT Contender event, she upset Kasumi Ishikawa[7] and advanced to the finals to once again face Mima Ito.[8] Hayata lost to Ito 4–2 in the finals.[9][10]

Career records
Singles

ITTF Challenge series wins: Spain Open 2017, Portugal Open 2019, Oman Open 2019, Serbia Open 2019, Paraguay Open 2019, Belarus Open 2019

Doubles
Mixed doubles
Team

References
  1. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ITTF. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. "Hina HAYATA". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. "Review 2019: Hina Hayata responding to challenges - International Table Tennis Federation".
  5. "Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus, Portugal Open - Results". results.ittf.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  6. "All-Japan National Championships: A Complete Review - International Table Tennis Federation".
  7. "WTT Doha Day 2 Recap and Day 3 Preview – Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. "Mima Ito vs Hina Hayata Finals Preview: A Statistical Approach". edgesandnets.com. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. https://edgesandnets.com/2021/03/06/mima-ito-wins-wtt-doha-event-with-4-2-finals-victory-over-hina-hayata/
  10. "How Mima Ito Defeated Hina Hayata at WTT Doha: A Statistical Analysis Revisited". edgesandnets.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.


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