Miyu Kato (tennis)

Miyu Kato
加藤 未唯

Miyu Kato at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Kyoto
Born	(1994-11-21) November 21, 1994 Kyoto
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Ryugi Ohara
Prize money	$546,878
Singles
Career record	172–152
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 122 (15 January 2018)
Current ranking	No. 171 (23 July 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2016)
French Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2017)
US Open	Q1 (2015)
Doubles
Career record	161–115
Career titles	2 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 30 (30 January 2017)
Current ranking	No. 59 (23 July 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2017)
French Open	2R (2016, 2017)
Wimbledon	2R (2016)
US Open	3R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–0
Last updated on: 23 July 2018.

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

On 15 January 2018, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 122. On 30 January 2017, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 30.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend WTA Tour Championships (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 Women's Open, Japan	International	Hard	Zarina Diyas	2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Legend
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (1–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2016	Taiwan 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 Women's Open, Japan	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

WTA 125 Series finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2016	Hawaii Tennis Open, Hawaii	125K	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Nicole Gibbs Asia Muhammad	6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]

ITF finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

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 (1–2) Clay (1–0) Grass (1–1) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 August 2013	$10,000	Fort Worth, United States	Hard	Lauren Embree	6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret.
Winner	1.	24 May 2015	$25,000	Karuizawa, Japan	Grass	Makoto Ninomiya	7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	31 May 2015	$25,000	Balikpapan, Indonesia	Hard	Lu Jiajing	4–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	18 July 2015	$25,000	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Nigina Abduraimova	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	25 October 2015	$25,000	Hamamatsu, Japan	Grass	Shuko Aoyama	2–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	27 March 2016	$25,000	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Anna Bondár	6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 21 (11–10)

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 (5–6) Clay (2–3) Grass (2–0) Carpet (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	17 September 2011	$10,000	Kyoto, Japan	Carpet (i)	Riko Sawayanagi	Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Runner–up	1.	14 September 2012	$10,000	Kyoto, Japan	Carpet (i)	Misaki Mori	Nao Hibino Emi Mutaguchi	4–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	21 October 2012	$25,000	Makinohara, Japan	Grass	Eri Hozumi	Monique Adamczak Caroline Garcia	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Runner-up	2.	4 January 2013	$10,000	Hong Kong	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Tian Ran Tang Haochen	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	11 January 2013	$10,000	Hong Kong	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Xin Wen Li Yihong	6–4, 1–6, [10–12]
Winner	3.	14 September 2013	$10,000	Kyoto, Japan	Carpet (i)	Hiroko Kuwata	Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	20 September 2013	$15,000	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Yurina Koshino	Isabella Holland Sally Peers	6–7(2–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up	5.	28 February 2014	$10,000	Nonthaburi, Thailand	Hard	Yuuki Tanaka	Nungnadda Wannasuk Varunya Wongteanchai	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	13 April 2014	$15,000	Melbourne, Australia	Clay	Yuuki Tanaka	Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova	5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–10
Winner	4.	4 July 2014	$10,000	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Akiko Omae	Kamonwan Buayam Nungnadda Wannasuk	6–0, 6–0
Runner–up	7.	1 August 2014	$50,000	Wuhan, China	Hard	Makoto Ninomiya	Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin	4–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	3 April 2015	$15,000	Bangkok, Thailand	Clay	Nao Hibino	Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae	6–4, 6–2
Winner	6.	23 May 2015	$25,000	Karuizawa, Japan	Grass	Rika Fujiwara	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 6–0
Winner	7.	13 June 2015	$25,000	Kashiwa, Japan	Hard	Akiko Omae	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Winner	8.	20 June 2015	$25,000	Incheon, South Korea	Hard	Kotomi Takahata	Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Runner–up	8.	25 March 2016	$25,000	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Eri Hozumi	Ashleigh Barty Arina Rodionova	7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Winner	9.	7 May 2016	$75,000+H	Gifu, Japan	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Hiroko Kuwata Ayaka Okuno	6–1, 6–2
Winner	10.	6 May 2017	$80,000	Gifu, Japan	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Katy Dunne Julia Glushko	6–4, 6–2
Winner	11.	12 May 2017	$25,000	Rome, Italy	Clay	Eri Hozumi	Ekaterine Gorgodze Melanie Stokke	6–1, 6–4
Runner–up	9.	21 October 2017	$60,000	Suzhou, China	Hard	Eri Hozumi	Jacqueline Cako Nina Stojanović	6–2, 5–7, [2–10]
Runner–up	10.	23 March 2018	$60,000	Canberra, Australia	Clay	Makoto Ninomiya	Priscilla Hon Dalila Jakupović	4–6, 6–4, [7–10]

External links

• Miyu Kato at the Women's Tennis Association
• Miyu Kato at the International Tennis Federation