Saena Kawakami

Saena Kawakami
Kawakami at the 2022 Taipei Open
Personal information
Born (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan (2014–2024)
Australia (since 2025)
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byKaori Imabeppu
Women's singles
Career record136 wins, 79 losses
Highest ranking15 (19 April 2018)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2015 Bangkok Mixed team

Saena Kawakami (川上 紗惠奈, Kawakami Saena; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese-born Australian badminton player.[1][2]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
BWF Awards 2015 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year Nominated [3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[5]

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
2022 Taipei Open Super 300 Tai Tzu-ying 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up

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

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 New Zealand Open He Bingjiao 21–16, 21–18 Winner [6]
2015 Vietnam Open Fitriani 26–24, 18–21, 21–10 Winner [7]
2016 U.S. Open Ayumi Mine 21–16, 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up [8]
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Ayumi Mine 10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 10–12 Runner-up [9]
2017 China Masters Aya Ohori 9–21, 21–9, 18–21 Runner-up [10]
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Goh Jin Wei 21–17, 21–17 Winner [11]
2017 Canada Open Kirsty Gilmour 19–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner [12]
2017 New Zealand Open Ratchanok Intanon 14–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up [13]
  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 Ref
2016 Vietnam International Vũ Thị Trang 21–19, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up [14]
2019 Osaka International Lee Se-yeon 21–14, 21–10 Winner [15]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Saena Kawakami". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ "川上紗恵奈" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev (8 December 2015). "Chen, Marin Crowned BWF Players of the Year". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Japanese qualifier Saena Kawakami takes out women's New Zealand Open title". Stuff. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Indonesian badminton player wins Vietnam Open GP 2015". VietNamNet. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (11 July 2016). "Boe/Mogensen Claim Gold – Yonex US Open Review". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ Winters, Max (16 October 2016). "Mine defeats Kawakami in all Japanese final at BWF Chinese Taipei Masters". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (24 April 2017). "Ohori Clinches Memorable Win – China Masters 2017: Review". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  11. ^ Pan, Jason (3 July 2017). "Taiwan claims gold at Yonex Open finals". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Kirsty Gilmour beaten in Canada Open final by Saena Kawakami". BBC Sport. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Ratchanok wins New Zealand Open for second title". Bangkok Post. 6 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Vietnam wins two gold medals at Hanoi Challenger". VietNam Breaking News. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  15. ^ Komiya, Miyuki (8 April 2019). "OSAKA INT'L 2019 – Japan leaves 2 titles for Korea, takes the rest". Badzine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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