Saena Kawakami

Saena Kawakami (川上 紗惠奈, Kawakami Saena, born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Saena Kawakami
川上紗惠奈
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career title(s)6
Highest ranking15 (19 April 2018)
Current ranking32 (3 September 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Kirsty Gilmour 21–8, 18–21, 21–16 Winner
2019 Swiss Open Super 300 Chen Yufei 9–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 New Zealand Open Ratchanok Intanon 14–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2017 Canada Open Kirsty Gilmour 19–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Goh Jin Wei 21–17, 21–17 Winner
2017 China Masters Aya Ohori 9–21, 21–9, 18–21 Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Ayumi Mine 10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 10–12 Runner-up
2016 U.S. Open Ayumi Mine 21–16, 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2015 Vietnam Open Fitriani 26–24, 18–21, 21–10 Winner
2015 New Zealand Open He Bingjiao 21–16, 21–18 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Osaka International Lee Se-yeon 21–14, 21–10 Winner
2016 Vietnam International Vu Thi Trang 21–19, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Saena Kawakami". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. "川上紗恵奈". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit バドミントン スピリット. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  4. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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