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Ayako Sakuramoto

Japan · Women's doubles, mixed doubles and women's singles · 2011 to 2026

Born 19 August 1995 · Left-handed · 166 cm

257
matches
69%
won
12
senior titles
16
finals
World ranking
31Women's doubles
40,710 points

Best 31 on the lists we hold, from 21 Sep 2026. Career high 9 in women's doubles, 5 Feb 2019. In the weekly top lists of women's doubles for 82 weeks (2018 to 2024), best 9th.

Our ratingHow it works
1,964Women's doubles
rated 11 Oct 2026

10th of 710 rated in the last 12 months. Highest 2,012. Mixed doubles: 1,512. Women's singles: 1,503.

Form
6/10won of the last
10 matches
  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W
  6. W
  7. W
  8. L
  9. W
  10. L

Latest: lost to Chen FST / Luo Xumin, Arctic Open 2026, quarter-final. Newest on the left.

Season by season

Matches played and won, year by year.

  • Played
  • Won
  • A title that year
'11
'13
'15
'17
7
1 '19
'21
1
2 '23
1 '25
'26
Show the numbers
YearPlayedWonTitles
202626170
2025551
202423150
202350332
20221191
2021630
201935191
201845407
20171180
201615100
2014210
20131370
20121170
2011420
Titles

12 senior titles.

Every final won, newest first. Each opens that edition's draw.

  1. 2025 India Open Women's doubles, with Arisa Igarashi beat Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong 21–15 21–13
  2. 2023 Orléans Masters Women's doubles, with Rena Miyaura beat Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning 21–19 16–21 21–12
  3. Swiss Open Women's doubles, with Rena Miyaura beat Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
  4. 2022 Canada Open Women's doubles, with Rena Miyaura beat Rui Hirokami / Yuna Kato 21–13 21–8
  5. 2019 Akita Masters Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Nita Violina Marwah / Putri Syaikah 21–17 14–21 21–15
  6. 2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida 11–21 21–19 22–20
  7. Akita Masters Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida 23–21 21–11
  8. Singapore Open Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida 16–21 24–22 21–13
  9. Canada Open Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Isabel Lohau / Carla Nyenhuis 21–13 21–15
  10. Australian Open Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Baek Ha-na / Lee Yu-lim 23–21 21–18
  11. New Zealand Open Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Cao Tongwei / Zheng Yu 21–9 21–19
  12. Swiss Open Women's doubles, with Yukiko Takahata beat Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva 19–21 21–15 21–18
Recent matches

The last 20 matches.

Scores read from Ayako Sakuramoto's side.

Denmark Open 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Round of 32 Rin Uesaka / Kie Nakanishi Not known
Arctic Open 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Quarter-final Chen FST / Luo Xumin 18–21 21–12 11–21 Lost
Round of 16 K Vang / M Werge 24–22 21–14 Won
Round of 32 J Kavaliauskaitė / J Šalnaitė 21–7 21–4 Won
China Masters 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Semi-final Sumire Nakade / Miyu Takahashi 16–21 26–24 16–21 Lost
Quarter-final Benyapa Aimsaard / Nuntakarn Aimsaard 19–21 21–13 21–18 Won
Round of 16 Yvonne Li / Iris Wang 21–14 21–7 Won
Round of 32 Lin C-c / Yang C-y 23–21 21–17 Won
China Open 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Round of 16 Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee 13–21 11–21 Lost
Round of 32 Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 21–16 21–4 Won
Japan Open 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Round of 16 Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong 11–21 20–22 Lost
Round of 32 Julie MacPherson / Ciara Torrance 21–15 21–5 Won
US Open 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Quarter-final Hinata Suzuki / Nao Yamakita 18–21 2–3 ret. Lost
Round of 16 Francesca Corbett / Jennie Gai 24–22 20–22 21–16 Won
Round of 32 Jaqueline Lima / Sâmia Lima 21–19 21–8 Won
Malaysia Masters 2026Women's doubles, with Sayaka Hirota Final Chen Fanshutian / Luo Xumin 16–21 23–25 Lost
Semi-final Lauren Lam / Allison Lee 21–15 17–21 21–11 Won
Quarter-final O Jongsathapornparn / S S Wedler 21–11 21–12 Won
Round of 16 Arisa Igarashi / Chiharu Shida 21–13 19–21 21–14 Won
Round of 32 P Lopez / L Rodriguez 21–5 21–17 Won
Partners and rivals

Who with, and who against.

Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.

Partners

Rivals