Minatsu Mitani

Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津, Mitani Minatsu, born 4 September 1991) is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club.[1] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]

Minatsu Mitani
Minatsu Mitani at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Birth nameMinatsu Mitani
Country Japan
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991
Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Retired20 December 2019
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking9 (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

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

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Li Xuerui 8–21, 14–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters Super 100 Shiori Saito 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Mia Blichfeldt 9–21, 23–21, 21–8 Winner

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which were introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 French Open Saina Nehwal 21–19, 21–11 Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the BWF since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Macau Open P. V. Sindhu 22–24, 11–21 Runner-up
2010 Australian Open Seo Yoon-hee 20–22, 21–14, 19–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Osaka International Megumi Taruno 21–10, 21–10 Winner
2011 Croatian International Perrine Le Buhanic 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2011 Banuinvest International Yui Hashimoto 21–14, 21–16 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Austrian International Naoko Fukuman Rie Eto
Yu Wakita		 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
  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.[7]

References
  1. "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 三谷 美菜津". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "MITANI Minatsu". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "【全日本総合2019】「おそらく今日が最後の試合」（三谷）". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. "【S/Jリーグ2019高岡大会】順位決定戦　東北マークス、七十七銀行 残留決定！". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  7. "MINATSU MITANI | HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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