Miyu Kato (tennis)

Miyu Kato
加藤 未唯
Country (sports)  Japan
Residence Kyoto, Japan
Born (1994-11-21) November 21, 1994
Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 12 in)
Turned pro 2013
Plays Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $70,404
Singles
Career record 97–82
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 145 (11 April 2015)
Current ranking No. 145 (11 April 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2016)
US Open Q1 (2015)
Australian Open Junior 1R (2010, 2011, 2012)
French Open Junior 2R (2011)
Wimbledon Junior 1R (2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record 94–61
Career titles 1 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking No. 135 (5 October 2015)
Current ranking No. 135 (5 October 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open Junior F (2011)
French Open Junior 1R (2011)
Wimbledon Junior 1R (2010, 2011)
US Open Junior 1R (2010)
Last updated on: 11 October 2015.

Miyu Kato (加藤 未唯 Katō Miyu, born 21 November 1994) is a professional Japanese tennis player.

On 27 July 2015, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 207. On 5 October 2015, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 135.

At the 2015 Japan Women's Open she received a wild card into the doubles main draw with Eri Hozumi.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (1–1)
WTA 125s tournaments (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 14 February 2016 Taiwan Open, Kaohsiung, Taipei Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 10 April 2016 Katowice Open, Katowice, Poland Hard (i) Japan Eri Hozumi Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Russia Marina Melnikova
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]

ITF finals (11-11)

Singles (3–3)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 29 July 2013 Fort Worth, United States Hard United States Lauren Embree 6–3 1–6 1–3 ret.
Winner 1. 24 May 2015 Karuizawa, Japan Grass Japan Makoto Ninomiya 7–6 (7–5) , 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 25 May 2015 Balikpapan, Indonesia Hard China Lu Jiajing 4–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 18 July 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 7-5, 6-2
Runner-up 3. 24 October 2015 Hamamatsu, Japan Grass Japan Shuko Aoyama 2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 27 March 2016 Canberra, Australia Clay Hungary Anna Bondár 6–4, 7–6 (7–3)

Doubles (8–8)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 September 2011 Kyoto, Japan Carpet Japan Riko Sawayanagi Japan Kazusa Ito
Japan Tomoko Taira
6–4, 7–6 (7–5)
Runner–up 1. 15 September 2012 Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i) Japan Misaki Mori Japan Nao Hibino
Japan Emi Mutaguchi
4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 15 October 2012 Makinohara, Japan Grass Japan Eri Hozumi Australia Monique Adamczak
France Caroline Garcia
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Runner-up 2. 31 December 2012 Hong Kong Hard Japan Eri Hozumi China Tian Ran
China Tang Haochen
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 12 January 2013 Hong Kong Hard Japan Eri Hozumi China Xin Wen
China Li Yihong
6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Winner 3. 14 September 2013 Kyoto, Japan Carpet (i) Japan Hiroko Kuwata Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Emi Mutaguchi
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 16 September 2013 Cairns, Australia Hard Japan Yurina Koshino Australia Isabella Holland
Australia Sally Peers
6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–10
Runner-up 5. 24 February 2014 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard Japan Yuuki Tanaka Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk
Thailand Varunya Wongteanchai
2–6 2–6
Runner-up 6. 13 April 2014 Melbourne, Australia Clay Japan Yuuki Tanaka Australia Jessica Moore
Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–10
Winner 4. 4 July 2014 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Japan Akiko Omae Thailand Kamonwan Buayam
Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk
6–0 6–0
Runner–up 7. 28 July 2014 Wuhan, China Hard Japan Makoto Ninomiya China Han Xinyun
China Zhang Kailin
4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 30 March 2015 Bangkok, Thailand Clay Japan Nao Hibino Japan Miyabi Inoue
Japan Akiko Omae
6-4 6-2
Winner 6. 18 May 2015 Karuizawa, Japan Grass Japan Rika Fujiwara Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6-2 6-0
Winner 7. 14 June 2015 Kashiwa, Japan Hard Japan Akiko Omae Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6–2, 5–7, 10–8
Winner 8. 20 June 2015 Incheon, South Korea Hard Japan Kotomi Takahata South Korea Choi Ji-hee
South Korea Kim Na-ri
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Runner–up 8. 26 March 2016 Canberra, Australia Clay Japan Eri Hozumi Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Arina Rodionova
7–5, 3–6, [7–10]

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