Minatsu Mitani
Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津, Mitani Minatsu, born
4 September 1991) is a retired Japanese badminton Minatsu Mitani
player who is a singles specialist from NTT East
badminton club.[1] She competed at the 2014 Asian
Games.[2]
Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the
second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive
Championships on 28 November 2019, and officially
announced her retirement on the first day of 2019 S/J
League on 20 December.[3][4]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's singles Minatsu Mitani at the 2013 French Super
Series
Personal information
Country Japan
Born 4 September 1991
Ishikawa Prefecture,
Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Retired 20 December 2019
Handedness Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking 9 (24 October 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Japan
World Championships
2014 Copenhagen Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Uber Cup
2014 New Delhi Women's team
2012 Wuhan Women's team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's team
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/
6FEDE8B0-F788-416C-914D-38E23B4CED8
A)
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Li Xuerui 8–21, 14–21 Bronze
BWF World Tour (2 titles)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series
of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World
Tours are 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.[6]
Women's singles
Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Mia Blichfeldt 9–21, 23–21, 21–8 Winner
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Shiori Saito 21–16, 21–12 Winner
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] is a series
of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF
Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve
tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players are invited to
the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 French Open Saina Nehwal 21–19, 21–11 Winner
BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of
badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from
2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Australian Open Seo Yoon-hee 20–22, 21–14, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Macau Open P. V. Sindhu 22–24, 11–21 Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Banuinvest International Yui Hashimoto 21–14, 21–16 Winner
2011 Croatian International Perrine Le Buhanic 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2011 Osaka International Megumi Taruno 21–10, 21–10 Winner
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
Rie Eto
Austrian Naoko 14–21, 10– Runner-
2010 Yu
International Fukuman 21 up
Wakita
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-
finalists. Accurate as of 20 August 2019.[9]
Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Petya Nedelcheva 1 1 0 +1
Chen Yufei 1 1 0 +1
He Bingjiao 3 2 1 +1
Li Xuerui 10 0 10 –10
Wang Lin 2 2 0 +2
Wang Shixian 8 1 7 –6
Wang Xin 1 1 0 +1
Wang Yihan 7 1 6 –5
Cheng Shao-chieh 1 0 1 –1
Tai Tzu-ying 8 3 5 –2
Tine Baun 2 2 0 +2
Pi Hongyan 1 0 1 –1
Results
Players Matches Difference
Won Lost
Juliane Schenk 2 2 0 +2
Yip Pui Yin 3 2 1 +1
Saina Nehwal 10 4 6 –2
P. V. Sindhu 5 2 3 –1
Lindaweni Fanetri 6 3 3 0
Nozomi Okuhara 4 0 4 –4
Akane Yamaguchi 2 0 2 –2
Bae Yeon-ju 6 3 3 0
Sung Ji-hyun 8 1 7 –6
Carolina Marín 7 0 7 –7
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 7 4 3 +1
Ratchanok Intanon 8 1 7 –6
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External links
Minatsu Mitani (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/66644) at BWFBadminton.com
Minatsu Mitani (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-pr
ofile/6FEDE8B0-F788-416C-914D-38E23B4CED8A) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
(alternate link (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/find.aspx?
a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=66644)) (archived)
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