Miyu Kato (tennis)

Miyu Kato (加藤 未唯, Katō Miyu, born 21 November 1994) is a professional Japanese tennis player.[1]

Miyu Kato
加藤 未唯
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceKyoto, Japan
Born (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994
Kyoto
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAdam Lownsbrough
Prize money$744,054
Singles
Career record181–164 (52.5%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 122 (15 January 2018)
Current rankingNo. 783 (28 September 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2016)
French Open1R (2017)
WimbledonQ2 (2017)
US OpenQ1 (2015)
Doubles
Career record201–164 (55.1%)
Career titles2 WTA, 1 WTA 125K
Highest rankingNo. 30 (30 January 2017)
Current rankingNo. 72 (28 September 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2017)
French Open2R (2016, 2017, 2020)
Wimbledon2R (2016)
US Open3R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–1 (85.7%)
Last updated on: 30 September 2020.

On 15 January 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 122. On 30 January 2017, she peaked at No. 30 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In her career, Kato has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well one WTA 125K doubles title. On the ITF Circuit, she has won three singles and 12 doubles titles.[2]

Playing for Japan in the Fed Cup, Kato has win/loss record of 6–1, as of 30 September 2020.[3]

Personal life and background

Kato has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at the age of eight. She has stated that her tennis idols growing up were Justine Henin and Roger Federer. Her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt, but her favorite tournament is Wimbledon.[4]

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles
Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A SF 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 5–4
French Open 1R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 1–4
Wimbledon 2R 1R 1R 1R NH 0 / 4 1–4
US Open 3R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 4 3–4
Win–Loss 3–3 6–4 1–4 0–4 0–1 0 / 16 10–16
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy DNQ RR DNQ 0 / 1 0–2
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Miami Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
China Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open A A QF A A 0 / 1 2–1
Italian Open A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Canadian Open A 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3
Cincinnati Open 2R A A A 0 / 1 1–1
Wuhan Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Career statistics
Titles 1 0 1 0 0 Career total: 2
Finals 2 0 3 1 1 Career total: 7
Year-end ranking 58 40 45 79 $737,559

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 Japan Open International Hard Zarina Diyas 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Winner - Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 Taipei Open, Taiwan International Hard Eri Hozumi Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2016 Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i) Eri Hozumi Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Marina Melnikova		 3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 1–2 Jan 2018 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Eri Hozumi Sara Errani
Bibiane Schoofs		 5–7, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2018 Japan Open International Hard Makoto Ninomiya Eri Hozumi
Zhang Shuai		 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2018 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Premier Hard (i) Makoto Ninomiya Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Barbora Strýcová		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Oct 2019 Tianjin Open, China International Hard Nao Hibino Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara		 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–5 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Wang Yafan Kateryna Bondarenko
Sharon Fichman		 6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2016 Hawaii Open, United States Hard Eri Hozumi Nicole Gibbs
Asia Muhammad		 6–7(3), 6–3, [10–8]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2013 ITF Fort Worth, United States 10,000 Hard Lauren Embree 6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret.
Win 1–1 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Makoto Ninomiya 7–6(5), 5–7, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2015 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard Nigina Abduraimova 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Oct 2015 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Shuko Aoyama 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–3 Mar 2016 ACT Clay International, Australia 25,000 Clay Anna Bondár 6–4, 7–6(3)

Doubles: 22 (12 titles, 10 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/80,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2011 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Riko Sawayanagi Kazusa Ito
Tomoko Taira		 6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Kyoto 10,000 Carpet (i) Misaki Mori Nao Hibino
Emi Mutaguchi		 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2012 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Eri Hozumi Monique Adamczak
Caroline Garcia		 7–6(6), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China S.A.R. 10,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Tian Ran
Tang Haochen		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong 10,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Xin Wen
Li Yihong		 6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Win 3–3 Sep 2013 ITF Kyoto 10,000 Carpet (i) Hiroko Kuwata Mana Ayukawa
Emi Mutaguchi		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Sep 2013 ITF Cairns, Australia 15,000 Hard Yurina Koshino Isabella Holland
Sally Peers		 6–7(2), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 3–5 Feb 2014 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 10,000 Hard Yuuki Tanaka Nungnadda Wannasuk
Varunya Wongteanchai		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Apr 2014 ITF Melbourne, Australia 15,000 Clay Yuuki Tanaka Jessica Moore
Aleksandrina Naydenova		 5–7, 7–6(5), [7–10]
Win 4–6 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Akiko Omae Kamonwan Buayam
Nungnadda Wannasuk		 6–0, 6–0
Loss 4–7 Aug 2014 Wuhan World Tour, China 50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Han Xinyun
Zhang Kailin		 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–7 Apr 2015 ITF Bangkok 15,000 Clay Nao Hibino Miyabi Inoue
Akiko Omae		 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–7 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Rika Fujiwara Mana Ayukawa
Makoto Ninomiya		 6–2, 6–0
Win 7–7 Jun 2015 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Akiko Omae Mana Ayukawa
Makoto Ninomiya		 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 8–7 Jun 2015 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Kotomi Takahata Choi Ji-hee
Kim Na-ri		 4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 8–8 Mar 2016 Clay Court International, Australia 25,000 Clay Eri Hozumi Ashleigh Barty
Arina Rodionova		 7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 9–8 May 2016 Kangaroo Cup, Japan 75,000+H Hard Eri Hozumi Hiroko Kuwata
Ayaka Okuno		 6–1, 6–2
Win 10–8 May 2017 Kangaroo Cup 80,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Katy Dunne
Julia Glushko		 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–8 May 2017 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Eri Hozumi Ekaterine Gorgodze
Melanie Stokke		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 11–9 Oct 2017 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 60,000 Hard Eri Hozumi Jacqueline Cako
Nina Stojanović		 6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Loss 11–10 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay Makoto Ninomiya Priscilla Hon
Dalila Jakupović		 4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 12–10 Aug 2019 Vancouver Open, Canada 100,000 Hard Nao Hibino Naomi Broady
Erin Routliffe		 6–2, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2011 Australian Open Hard Eri Hozumi Demi Schuurs
An-Sophie Mestach		 2–6, 3–6

References
  1. "WTA Profile".
  2. "ITF Profile".
  3. "Miyu Kato at the Fed Cup".
  4. "Bio".
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