Sayaka Takahashi

Sayaka Takahashi (高橋 沙也加, Takahashi Sayaka, born 29 July 1992) is a Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist.[1] She was the bronze medalist at the 2013 and 2014 Asian Championships. Takahashi reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World Ranking in February 2019.

Sayaka Takahashi
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992
Kashihara, Nara, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
HandednessLeft
Women's singles
Career record242 wins, 110 losses
Highest ranking10 (12 February 2019)
Current ranking13 (8 March 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2014 New Delhi Women's team
2020 Aarhus Women's team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's team
Asian Championships
2013 Taipei Women's singles
2014 Gimcheon Women's singles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

Takahashi is the younger sister of Ayaka Takahashi, who is a badminton doubles player.

Achievements
Sayaka Takahashi (left) and Shiho Tanaka (right) at Australia Open Super Series 2017

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan Li Xuerui 18–21, 21–18, 12–21 Bronze
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 21–23, 13–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[3]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Natsuki Nidaira 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2018 New Zealand Open Super 300 Zhang Yiman 21–13, 21–14 Winner
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Li Xuerui 20–22, 21–15, 17–21 Runner-up
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Gao Fangjie 25–23, 21–14 Winner
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Mako Urushizaki 21–11, 13–21, 21–18 Winner
2021 French Open Super 750 Akane Yamaguchi 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Busanan Ongbamrungphan 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2012 Canada Open Nozomi Okuhara 8–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Australian Open Nitchaon Jindapol 24–22, 21–10 Winner
2014 German Open Sung Ji-hyun 21–17, 8–21, 21–12 Winner
2015 Malaysia Masters Nozomi Okuhara 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2017 Vietnam Open Vũ Thị Trang 21–9, 21–14 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Austrian International Chan Tsz Ka 21–17, 21–9 Winner
2012 Osaka International Yui Hashimoto 22–20, 21–19 Winner
2012 Maldives International Yu Wakita 21–17, 21–16 Winner
2012 Scottish International Kim Hyo-min 21–6, 21–8 Winner
2015 Portugal International Aya Ohori 21–13, 21–14 Winner
2015 Osaka International Sayaka Sato 21–11, 15–21, 29–27 Winner
2016 Malaysia International Ho Yen Mei 21–17, 21–11 Winner
2017 Portugal International Chisato Hoshi 21–10, 21–15 Winner
2017 Osaka International Lee Jang-mi 21–16, 21–18 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 15 March 2022.[4]

References
  1. "選手・スタッフ紹介: 高橋 沙也加 Sayaka Takahashi". Nihon Unisys (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. "Sayaka Takahashi Head To Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 19 March 2020.


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