Manami Suizu
Suizu at the 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 2003 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coached by | Riichi Takeshita Hajime Komiyama |
| Women's singles | |
| Career record | 83 wins, 33 losses (71.55%) |
| Highest ranking | 30 (8 July 2025) |
| Current ranking | 39 (17 March 2026) |
| BWF profile | |
Manami Suizu (水津 愛美, Suizu Manami; born 8 October 2003) is a Japanese badminton player from Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1] A former member of the Japanese national team, she is currently affiliated with the ACT Saikyo team. She won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Canada Open Super 300 and has also secured three International Challenge titles. She achieved a career-high women's singles world ranking of No. 30 on 8 July 2025.
Early life and career
Manami Suizu, who is from Yamaguchi Prefecture, began playing badminton at the age of seven. She attended Yanai Junior High School and later Yanai Shōkō High School. Her older sister, Yui Suizu, is also a professional badminton player.[2] During her junior international career, Suizu was the runner-up at the 2019 Korea Junior Open and won the title at the 2020 German Junior.[3][4] In recognition of her results, she was awarded the Yamaguchi Prefecture "Medal of Glory" (Sports Award) in November 2020, an honor that recognizes residents for distinction in national or international sports.[5] At the national level, she won the singles title at the 2021 National High School Invitational Championships and secured a third-place finish in singles at the Inter-High School Championships of the same year.[6][7]
Career
Suizu began her professional career on 1 April 2022, with the ACT Saikyo team.[8] During her debut season, she reached the semifinals in three consecutive tournaments: the Polish International, the Bendigo International and the North Harbour International.[9][10] Starting the year unranked, Suizu concluded 2022 with a world ranking of No. 189
Suizu won her first international senior title at the 2023 Mexican International.[11] That year, she made her BWF World Tour debut, reaching the semifinals at the Super 100 Vietnam Open and the quarterfinals at the Super 300 Korea Masters.[12][13] In 2024, she finished as the runner-up at the Super 100 Malaysia Masters and broke into the world's top 50 for the first time.[14]
Suizu's first BWF World Tour title came in July 2025 at the Super 300 Canada Open.[15] Earlier that year, she won two International Challenge titles: the Vietnam International and the Sri Lanka International, and her first senior national title at the Japan Ranking Circuit.[16][17][18] She achieve a career-high world ranking of No. 30 on 8 July 2025.
Achievements
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[19] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[20]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Malaysia Super 100 | Super 100 | Kaoru Sugiyama | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | [14] |
| 2025 | Canada Open | Super 300 | Nguyễn Thùy Linh | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner | [15] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mexican International | Wenyu Zhang | 21–13, 21–10 | Winner | [11] |
| 2025 | Sri Lanka International | Adita Rao | 21–12, 27–25 | Winner | [16] |
| 2025 | Vietnam International | Pitchamon Opatniputh | 21–11, 21–9 | Winner | [17] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Korea Junior Open | Lee So-yul | 21–16, 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | [3] |
| 2020 | German Junior | Stephanie Widjaja | 18–21, 21–15, 21–17 | Winner | [4] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 7 January 2026.[21]
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References
- ^ "Manami SUIZU | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Manami Suizu | Profile" (in Japanese). Badminton S/J League. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Results for the Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships 2019" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "YONEX German Junior 2020: The winners" (in German). Badminton Germany. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "National-level success in sports and culture; Oshima National College of Maritime Technology students and others awarded 'Medal of Glory' by the prefecture / Yamaguchi" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "[High School Invitational 2021] Osawa & Ishikawa are victorious in Girls' Doubles! In Girls' Singles, Suizu achieves a double crown along with the team title! <Girls' Individual Events>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "[Toyama Inter-High 2021] Nana Hisaminato Wins the Summer Title Without Dropping a Single Game! <Girls' Singles>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Four new players have joined" (in Japanese). ACT Saikyo. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Semifinal results at the YONEX Bendigo International 2022". Badminton Oceania. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Semifinal highlights at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022". Badminton Oceania. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Dong, Duc (18 September 2023). "Vietnamese badminton player beats Japanese opponent to win Vietnam Open". VnExpress. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Matsuda, Keita (10 November 2023). "Results Day 4: Korea Masters 2023" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Lee, David (20 October 2024). "Jason Teh stays dogged in pursuit of first major badminton title after heartbreak in Malaysia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Canada Open: Milestone Win for Manami Suizu". Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Malaysia's Aidil and Japan's Suizu emerge HUNDRED Challenge champs". ThePapare. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Thai badminton star thanks Vietnamese fans after finishing as runner-up in major tournament" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam News Agency. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "[Japan Ranking Circuit 2025] Takuma Obayashi wins the national title for the first time in three years! Manami Suizu wins the women's singles title! <Final Results/Singles>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Manami SUIZU head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
External links
- Manami Suizu at BWFBadminton.com
- Manami Suizu at BWFWorldTourFinals.BWFBadminton.com
- Manami Suizu at ACT Saikyo (in Japanese)
- Manami Suizu at Smash and Net TV (in Japanese)