Miyu_Kato_(tennis)

Miyu Kato (tennis)

Miyu Kato (tennis)

Japanese tennis player (born 1994)


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

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She achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 122 in January 2018. On 1 January 2024, she peaked at No. 26 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Kato has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger doubles titles. In addition, she has won four singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[2]

Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Kato has a win–loss record of 6–1 (5–1 in doubles), as of March 2024.[3]

Career

2023 : Mixed doubles French Open champion, back to top 30 with a new career high and Elite Trophy

Kato won her Major title in the mixed doubles at the 2023 French Open, together with her German partner Tim Pütz.

She reached a new high career ranking of No. 27 on 23 October 2023, the week she was selected to participate in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Aldila Sutjiadi.

2023 French Open controversy

At the 2023 French Open, she and her partner Aldila Sutjiadi were defaulted in the women's doubles, after she accidentally hit a ball girl with a ball. She had to forfeit her points and prize money, although she made clear she would appeal the supervisor's decision.[4][5] Kato received ample support from fellow players, including from the Professional Tennis Players Association, who deemed the disqualification unfair.[6] Kato and Sutjiadi's opponents, Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzková, were criticized for pushing the supervisor to disqualify Kato and laughing after the pair were disqualified, but did not apologize to Kato.[7]

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.[8]

Performance timelines

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

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.

Doubles

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  1. Kato was disqualified from the 2023 French Open, after accidentally hitting a ball girl when returning a ball to her.

Mixed doubles

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Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

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WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Doubles: 26 (13 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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Notes

  1. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  2. The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. "WTA Profile".

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