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Noriko Nakayama

Japan · Women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles · 1966 to 1975

Born 30 May 1943 · Right-handed · 166 cm

36
matches
83%
won
5
senior titles
6
finals
World ranking

Not on a world ranking list we hold: the full lists are kept from September 2026 and the weekly top lists from 2013, so a player outside them has none.

Our ratingHow it works
1,726Women's singles
last rated 1975

Highest 1,726. Women's doubles: 1,593. Mixed doubles: 1,502.

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

Latest: beat Utami Kinard, Uber Cup 1975, challenge round. Newest on the left.

Season by season

Matches played and won, year by year.

  • Played
  • Won
  • A title that year
1 '66
3 '68
'70
1 '72
'74
'75
Show the numbers
YearPlayedWonTitles
1975110
197211101
1971110
1970110
1969430
1968443
1967210
19661281
Titles

5 senior titles.

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

  1. 1972 Olympic Games Women's singles beat Utami Kinard 11–5 11–3
  2. 1968 Singapore Open Mixed doubles, with Svend Pri beat Sangob Rattanusorn / Pachara Pattabongse 15–8 15–11
  3. Singapore Open Women's doubles, with Hiroe Yuki beat Rosalind Singha Ang / Eva Twedberg 15–6 15–11
  4. Singapore Open Women's singles beat Hiroe Yuki 11–7 10–12 11–4
  5. 1966 Asian Games Women's singles beat Sumol Chanklum 11–0 11–4
Recent matches

The last 20 matches.

Scores read from Noriko Nakayama's side.

Uber Cup 1975Women's singles Challenge round Utami Kinard 11–5 11–3 Won
Olympic Games 1972Women's singles Final Utami Kinard 11–5 11–3 Won
Semi-final Gillian Gilks 11–3 8–11 11–9 Won
Olympic Games 1972Mixed doubles, with Ippei Kojima Quarter-final Derek Talbot / Gillian Gilks 9–15 4–15 Lost
Olympic Games 1972Women's singles Quarter-final Ulla Strand 11–5 11–4 Won
Uber Cup 1972Women's doubles, with Hiroe Yuki Challenge round Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja 15–8 15–8 Won
Challenge round Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumenkol 15–9 15–11 Won
Uber Cup 1972Women's singles Challenge round Utami Kinard 11–2 11–0 Won
Uber Cup 1972Women's doubles, with Hiroe Yuki Second round Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 15–6 15–8 Won
Second round Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand 15–2 15–3 Won
Uber Cup 1972Women's singles Second round Annie Bøg Jørgensen 11–4 11–0 Won
All England Open 1972Women's singles Round of 32 Pat Smiles 11–0 11–0 Won
All England Open 1971Women's singles Round of 32 Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 11–0 11–1 Won
All England Open 1970Women's singles Round of 32 Eva Twedberg 7–11 11–7 11–7 Won
Uber Cup 1969Women's doubles, with Hiroe Yuki Challenge round Hesty Lianawati / Nurhaena 15–3 15–3 Won
Challenge round Retno Kustijah / Minarni 8–15 15–5 15–12 Won
Uber Cup 1969Women's singles Challenge round Poppy Tumengkol 11–0 11–0 Won
All England Open 1969Women's singles Round of 32 Kathryn Ekengren Walkover Not known
Singapore Open 1968Mixed doubles, with Svend Pri Final Sangob Rattanusorn / Pachara Pattabongse 15–8 15–11 Won
Singapore Open 1968Women's doubles, with Hiroe Yuki Final Rosalind Singha Ang / Eva Twedberg 15–6 15–11 Won
Partners and rivals

Who with, and who against.

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

Partners

Rivals