Natsu Saito

Natsu Saito
齋藤 夏
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachJeremy Gan
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking127 (WD with Minami Kawashima, 17 March 2020)
10 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 2 April 2024)
Current ranking19 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Natsu SAITO | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "【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.
  5. ^ "BIPROGYバドミントンチーム【BIPROGY】". www.biprogy.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2023.