Sayaka Hirota

The native form of this personal name is Hirota Sayaka. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sayaka Hirota
廣田 彩花
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Kumamoto, Japan
ResidenceGifu, Gifu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Yuki Fukushima 21 June 2018)
Current ranking8 (with Yuki Fukushima 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Glasgow Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manila Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
BWF profile

Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka, born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Saishunkan team.[1][2] She and her partner Yuki Fukushima won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award.[3] Hirota and Fukushima were ranked world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking on 21 June 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Players: Sayaka Hirota". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 選手・スタッフ紹介" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Badminton. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "最も成長した選手」は福島・広田組が受賞／バドミントン". Sanspo (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "【世界ランキング】福島＆廣田が初の世界ランク１位に輝く！". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 June 2018.