Miyu Kato (tennis)

Miyu Kato (加藤 未唯, Katō Miyu, born 21 November 1994) is a professional Japanese tennis player.[1]

Miyu Kato
加藤 未唯

Kato at the 2018 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Kyoto, Japan
Born	21 November 1994 Kyoto
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Adam Lownsbrough
Prize money	$744,054
Singles
Career record	181–164 (52.5%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 122 (15 January 2018)
Current ranking	No. 783 (28 September 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2016)
French Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2017)
US Open	Q1 (2015)
Doubles
Career record	201–164 (55.1%)
Career titles	2 WTA, 1 WTA 125K
Highest ranking	No. 30 (30 January 2017)
Current ranking	No. 72 (28 September 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2017)
French Open	2R (2016, 2017, 2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2016)
US Open	3R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–1 (85.7%)
Medal record Representing  Japan Women's Tennis Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Doubles
Last updated on: 30 September 2020.

On 15 January 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 122. On 30 January 2017, she peaked at No. 30 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In her career, Kato has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well one WTA 125K doubles title. On the ITF Circuit, she has won three singles and 12 doubles titles.[2]

Playing for Japan in the Fed Cup, Kato has win/loss record of 6–1, as of 30 September 2020.[3]

Personal life and background

Kato has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at the age of eight. She has stated that her tennis idols growing up were Justine Henin and Roger Federer. Her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt, but her favorite tournament is Wimbledon.[4]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	SF	2R	1R	1R	0 / 4	5–4
French Open	1R	2R	1R	1R		0 / 4	1–4
Wimbledon	2R	1R	1R	1R	NH	0 / 4	1–4
US Open	3R	2R	1R	1R		0 / 4	3–4
Win–Loss	3–3	6–4	1–4	0–4	0–1	0 / 16	10–16
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy	DNQ		RR	DNQ		0 / 1	0–2
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Miami Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1
Madrid Open	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
China Open	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	QF	A	A	0 / 1	2–1
Italian Open	A	2R	1R	1R		0 / 3	1–3
Canadian Open	A	1R	2R	2R		0 / 3	2–3
Cincinnati Open	2R	A	A	A		0 / 1	1–1
Wuhan Open	A	A	1R	A		0 / 1	0–1
Career statistics
Titles	1	0	1	0	0	Career total: 2
Finals	2	0	3	1	1	Career total: 7
Year-end ranking	58	40	45	79		$737,559

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Winner - Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2017	Japan Open	International	Hard	Zarina Diyas	2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Winner - Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (1–0) International (1–5)

Finals by surface Hard (2–5) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2016	Taipei Open, Taiwan	International	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Apr 2016	Katowice Open, Poland	International	Hard (i)	Eri Hozumi	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss	1–2	Jan 2018	Auckland Open, New Zealand	International	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Sara Errani Bibiane Schoofs	5–7, 1–6
Loss	1–3	Sep 2018	Japan Open	International	Hard	Makoto Ninomiya	Eri Hozumi Zhang Shuai	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–3	Sep 2018	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Premier	Hard (i)	Makoto Ninomiya	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–4	Oct 2019	Tianjin Open, China	International	Hard	Nao Hibino	Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara	3–6, 5–7
Loss	2–5	Mar 2020	Monterrey Open, Mexico	International	Hard	Wang Yafan	Kateryna Bondarenko Sharon Fichman	6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2016	Hawaii Open, United States	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Nicole Gibbs Asia Muhammad	6–7^(3), 6–3, [10–8]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (1–0) Grass (1–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2013	ITF Fort Worth, United States	10,000	Hard	Lauren Embree	6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret.
Win	1–1	May 2015	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Makoto Ninomiya	7–6^(5), 5–7, 6–1
Loss	1–2	May 2015	ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Lu Jiajing	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Jul 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Nigina Abduraimova	7–5, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Oct 2015	ITF Hamamatsu, Japan	25,000	Grass	Shuko Aoyama	2–6, 1–6
Win	3–3	Mar 2016	ACT Clay International, Australia	25,000	Clay	Anna Bondár	6–4, 7–6^(3)

Doubles: 22 (12 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000/80,000 tournaments $50,000/60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–6) Clay (2–3) Grass (2–0) Carpet (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2011	ITF Kyoto, Japan	10,000	Carpet (i)	Riko Sawayanagi	Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira	6–4, 7–6^(5)
Loss	1–1	Sep 2012	ITF Kyoto	10,000	Carpet (i)	Misaki Mori	Nao Hibino Emi Mutaguchi	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	Oct 2012	ITF Makinohara, Japan	25,000	Grass	Eri Hozumi	Monique Adamczak Caroline Garcia	7–6^(6), 6–3
Loss	2–2	Jan 2013	ITF Hong Kong, China S.A.R.	10,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Tian Ran Tang Haochen	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2–3	Jan 2013	ITF Hong Kong	10,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Xin Wen Li Yihong	6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Win	3–3	Sep 2013	ITF Kyoto	10,000	Carpet (i)	Hiroko Kuwata	Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–4	Sep 2013	ITF Cairns, Australia	15,000	Hard	Yurina Koshino	Isabella Holland Sally Peers	6–7^(2), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss	3–5	Feb 2014	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Yuuki Tanaka	Nungnadda Wannasuk Varunya Wongteanchai	2–6, 2–6
Loss	3–6	Apr 2014	ITF Melbourne, Australia	15,000	Clay	Yuuki Tanaka	Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova	5–7, 7–6^(5), [7–10]
Win	4–6	Jul 2014	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	10,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Kamonwan Buayam Nungnadda Wannasuk	6–0, 6–0
Loss	4–7	Aug 2014	Wuhan World Tour, China	50,000	Hard	Makoto Ninomiya	Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin	4–6, 2–6
Win	5–7	Apr 2015	ITF Bangkok	15,000	Clay	Nao Hibino	Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae	6–4, 6–2
Win	6–7	May 2015	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	Rika Fujiwara	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 6–0
Win	7–7	Jun 2015	ITF Kashiwa, Japan	25,000	Hard	Akiko Omae	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	8–7	Jun 2015	ITF Incheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Kotomi Takahata	Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss	8–8	Mar 2016	Clay Court International, Australia	25,000	Clay	Eri Hozumi	Ashleigh Barty Arina Rodionova	7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win	9–8	May 2016	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	75,000+H	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Hiroko Kuwata Ayaka Okuno	6–1, 6–2
Win	10–8	May 2017	Kangaroo Cup	80,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Katy Dunne Julia Glushko	6–4, 6–2
Win	11–8	May 2017	ITF Rome, Italy	25,000	Clay	Eri Hozumi	Ekaterine Gorgodze Melanie Stokke	6–1, 6–4
Loss	11–9	Oct 2017	Suzhou Ladies Open, China	60,000	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Jacqueline Cako Nina Stojanović	6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss	11–10	Mar 2018	Clay Court International, Australia	60,000	Clay	Makoto Ninomiya	Priscilla Hon Dalila Jakupović	4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	12–10	Aug 2019	Vancouver Open, Canada	100,000	Hard	Nao Hibino	Naomi Broady Erin Routliffe	6–2, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2011	Australian Open	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Demi Schuurs An-Sophie Mestach	2–6, 3–6

References

1. "WTA Profile".
2. "ITF Profile".
3. "Miyu Kato at the Fed Cup".
4. "Bio".

External links

• Miyu Kato at the Women's Tennis Association
• Miyu Kato at the International Tennis Federation
• Miyu Kato at the Billie Jean King Cup