Saori Kondo is a former badminton player who won Japanese national titles and excelled internationally in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Known for her quickness and determination, Kondo was runner-up in women's singles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1978 and 1979.[1] She performed exceptionally well for Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams which won consecutive world championships in 1978 and 1981.[2]