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
CountryJapan
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
Highest ranking15 (19 April 2018)
Current ranking43 (17 March 2020)
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 Swiss Open Super 300 Chen Yufei 9–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Kirsty Gilmour 21–8, 18–21, 21–16 Winner

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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 New Zealand Open He Bingjiao 21–16, 21–18 Winner
2015 Vietnam Open Fitriani 26–24, 18–21, 21–10 Winner
2016 U.S. Open Ayumi Mine 21–16, 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Ayumi Mine 10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 10–12 Runner-up
2017 China Masters Aya Ohori 9–21, 21–9, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Goh Jin Wei 21–17, 21–17 Winner
2017 Canada Open Kirsty Gilmour 19–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2017 New Zealand Open Ratchanok Intanon 14–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
  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
2016 Vietnam International Vu Thi Trang 21–19, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 Osaka International Lee Se-yeon 21–14, 21–10 Winner
  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. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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