Minatsu Mitani
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 Minatsu Mitani at the 2013 French Super Series. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Minatsu Mitani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
September 4, 1991 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (24 October 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 18 (15 June 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津 Mitani Minatsu, born 4 September 1991) is a female Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club.[1] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Li Xuerui |
8–21, 14–21 |  Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | French Open |  Saina Nehwal |
21–19, 21–11 |  Winner |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Macau Open | Pusarla Venkata Sindhu |
22–24, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2010 | Australian Open |  Seo Yoon-hee |
20–22, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Osaka International | Megumi Taruno |
21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2011 | Croatian International |  Perrine Le Buhanic |
21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2011 | Banuinvest International | Yui Hashimoto |
21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
Women's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Austrian International | Naoko Fukuman |
Rie Eto Yu Wakita |
14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, World Championships semifinalists, and Superseries finalists.[3]
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Petya Nedelcheva 1–0 - Jiang Yanjiao 1–0
- Li Xuerui 0–5
- Wang Lin 2–0
- Wang Shixian 1–5
- Wang Xin 1–0
- Wang Yihan 0–3
- Yao Xue 0–1
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Cheng Shao-chieh 0–1 - Tai Tzu-ying 2–1
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Tine Baun 2–0 - Pi Hongyan 0–1
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Juliane Schenk 2–0 -
Yip Pui Yin 2–1 -
Lindaweni Fanetri 1–2 - Saina Nehwal 2–4
- Eriko Hirose 2–1
- Sayaka Sato 0–1
- Shizuka Uchida 0–2
- Akane Yamaguchi 0–1
- Sung Ji-hyun 0–4
- Bae Youn-joo 2–3
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Carolina Marín 0–1 -
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2–2 - Ratchanok Inthanon 1–2
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minatsu Mitani. |
- ↑ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 三谷 美菜津". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ↑ "MITANI Minatsu". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Head to Head Minatsu Mitani". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of August 10, 2017 | |
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