| Natsu Saito 齋藤 夏 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 2000 Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jeremy Gan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 127 (WD with Minami Kawashima, 17 March 2020) 10 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 2 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 19 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 13 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natsu Saito (齋藤 夏, Saito Natsu, born 9 June 2000) is a Japanese badminton player.[2] Saito is affiliated with the ACT SAIKYO badminton team.[3]
Saito won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Canada Open in mixed doubles with her partner Hiroki Midorikawa.[4] Saito also played women's doubles with Naru Shinoya and won the Malaysia International in 2019.[5]
- ^ "選手プロフィール 齋藤 夏". 日本バドミントン協会（NBA）. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Natsu SAITO | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "ACT SAIKYO バドミントンチーム｜選手・スタッフ紹介〈齋藤 夏〉｜". actsaikyo-badminton.jp. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "【カナダオープン2023 Super 500・決勝】混合複：緑川／齋藤がSuper 500大会で初優勝！！ シダマツ、山口も優勝！". SMASH and NET. TV – バドミントン情報＆動画 SMASH and NET. TV (in Japanese). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "BIPROGYバドミントンチーム【BIPROGY】". www.biprogy.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2023.