Akane Yamaguchi
Japan · Women's singles · Born 06.06.1997 (29 years) · Height: 1.56 m · Right-handed#2
Women's singles
103,726
Points
28
Titles
659
Matches
495–164
Wins / Losses (75%)
Matches
Results Season 2026
Korea Open
Sunday 8 November 2026 · Final
Saturday 7 November 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 6 November 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 5 November 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 4 November 2026 · Round of 32
French Open
Thursday 22 October 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Round of 32
Denmark Open
Sunday 18 October 2026 · Final
Saturday 17 October 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 16 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · Round of 32
Asian Games
Tuesday 29 September 2026 ·
China Masters
Saturday 5 September 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 4 September 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 3 September 2026 · Round of 16
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · Round of 32
World Championships
Sunday 23 August 2026 · Final
Saturday 22 August 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 21 August 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 20 August 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 18 August 2026 · Round of 64
China Open
Sunday 26 July 2026 · Final
Saturday 25 July 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 24 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 23 July 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · Round of 32
Japan Open
Sunday 19 July 2026 · Final
Saturday 18 July 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 17 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 16 July 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · Round of 32
Australian Open
Sunday 14 June 2026 · Final
Saturday 13 June 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 12 June 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 11 June 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 10 June 2026 · Round of 32
Indonesia Open
Sunday 7 June 2026 · Final
Saturday 6 June 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 5 June 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 4 June 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · Round of 32
Singapore Open
Sunday 31 May 2026 · Final
Saturday 30 May 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 29 May 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 28 May 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 27 May 2026 · Round of 32
Thailand Open
Sunday 17 May 2026 · Final
Saturday 16 May 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 15 May 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 14 May 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 13 May 2026 · Round of 32
Uber Cup
Saturday 2 May 2026 ·
Thursday 30 April 2026 ·
Monday 27 April 2026 ·
Saturday 25 April 2026 ·
Asia Championships
Saturday 11 April 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 10 April 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 9 April 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · Round of 32
All England Open
Saturday 7 March 2026 · Semi-final
Friday 6 March 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 5 March 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 4 March 2026 · Round of 32
Malaysia Open
Friday 9 January 2026 · Quarter-final
Thursday 8 January 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 7 January 2026 · Round of 64
World ranking
| # | Player | Country | Tournaments | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
16 | 122,287 | — | |
| 2 | Japan |
18 | 103,726 | — | |
| 3 |  China |
16 | 101,389 | — | |
| 4 | China |
13 | 87,351 | — | |
| 5 |  Thailand |
19 | 77,546 | — | |
| 6 |  India |
17 | 74,421 | — | |
| 7 | Japan |
22 | 71,406 | — | |
| 8 | Thailand |
19 | 70,277 | — | |
| 9 |  Indonesia |
16 | 69,903 | — | |
| 10 | Japan |
18 | 68,930 | — |
BWF World Ranking, week 46 2026. Source: BWF.
Highlights
Se Young An. 2 - 1 Yamaguchi A.Korea Open · Final · Sunday 8 November 2026
Lin H. 0 - 2 Yamaguchi A.Korea Open · Semi-final · Saturday 7 November 2026
Se Young An. 2 - 1 Yamaguchi A.Denmark Open · Final · Sunday 18 October 2026
Yamaguchi A. 2 - 0 Wang ZhiyiDenmark Open · Semi-final · Saturday 17 October 2026
Se Young An. 2 - 0 Yamaguchi A.China Masters · Semi-final · Saturday 5 September 2026
Se Young An. 2 - 0 Yamaguchi A.World Championships · Final · Sunday 23 August 2026
Nguyen T. 0 - 2 Yamaguchi A.World Championships · Round of 64 · Tuesday 18 August 2026
Chen Y. 0 - 2 Yamaguchi A.China Open · Final · Sunday 26 July 2026
Yamaguchi A. 2 - 1 Wang ZhiyiChina Open · Semi-final · Saturday 25 July 2026
P. V. Sindhu 2 - 0 Yamaguchi A.Japan Open · Final · Sunday 19 July 2026
Statistics
Key figures
CareerDeciding 3rd game
155–66
70%
After losing game 1
81–123
40%
After winning game 1
407–37
92%
Finals
28–20
58%
Semi-finals
48–39
55%
Longest winning streak
15
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
14–5
74%
After losing game 1
8–9
47%
After winning game 1
47–3
94%
Finals
3–6
33%
Semi-finals
9–3
75%
Longest winning streak
10
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
8–5
62%
After losing game 1
5–11
31%
After winning game 1
43–3
93%
Finals
3–0
100%
Semi-finals
3–8
27%
Longest winning streak
13
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
11–6
65%
After losing game 1
5–7
42%
After winning game 1
27–5
84%
Finals
2–2
50%
Semi-finals
4–1
80%
Longest winning streak
5
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
16–5
76%
After losing game 1
9–8
53%
After winning game 1
45–3
94%
Finals
5–3
62%
Semi-finals
8–4
67%
Longest winning streak
10
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
12–5
71%
After losing game 1
8–8
50%
After winning game 1
27–3
90%
Finals
3–1
75%
Semi-finals
4–1
80%
Longest winning streak
12
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
9–3
75%
After losing game 1
3–5
38%
After winning game 1
32–1
97%
Longest winning streak
15
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
3–2
60%
After losing game 1
2–2
50%
After winning game 1
9–1
90%
Finals
1–0
100%
Semi-finals
1–0
100%
Longest winning streak
5
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
11–7
61%
After losing game 1
7–11
39%
After winning game 1
34–6
85%
Finals
3–1
75%
Semi-finals
4–6
40%
Longest winning streak
9
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
20–5
80%
After losing game 1
9–14
39%
After winning game 1
34–2
94%
Finals
2–1
67%
Semi-finals
3–5
38%
Longest winning streak
10
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
19–6
76%
After losing game 1
12–13
48%
After winning game 1
40–2
95%
Finals
2–4
33%
Semi-finals
6–3
67%
Longest winning streak
9
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
13–7
65%
After losing game 1
7–13
35%
After winning game 1
27–3
90%
Finals
2–0
100%
Semi-finals
2–3
40%
Longest winning streak
12
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
13–7
65%
After losing game 1
3–13
19%
After winning game 1
27–4
87%
Finals
1–1
50%
Semi-finals
2–4
33%
Longest winning streak
6
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
5–3
62%
After losing game 1
2–9
18%
After winning game 1
11–1
92%
Finals
0–1
0%
Semi-finals
1–1
50%
Longest winning streak
4
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
1–0
100%
After losing game 1
1–0
100%
After winning game 1
4–0
100%
Finals
1–0
100%
Semi-finals
1–0
100%
Longest winning streak
5
wins in a row
H2H
MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026Wins / Losses
Wins / Losses
2013–2026Per year
Tournaments and titles
| Tournament | Best result | Appearances | Matches (W–L) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Open | Winner 2024, 2022, 2019, 2013 | 12 | 40–8 |
| German Open | Winner 2023, 2019, 2018 | 7 | 23–3 |
| China Open | Winner 2026, 2017 | 10 | 31–10 |
| Korea Open | Winner 2025, 2016 | 10 | 27–8 |
| All England Open | Winner 2022 | 12 | 30–11 |
| French Open | Winner 2018 | 11 | 30–9 |
| Denmark Open | Winner 2016 | 11 | 26–9 |
| Asia Championships | Winner 2019 | 8 | 21–7 |
| World Championships | Winner 2025 | 8 | 25–5 |
| Malaysia Open | Winner 2023 | 10 | 20–9 |
| Australian Open | Winner 2026 | 4 | 12–3 |
| World Tour Finals | Winner 2022 | 6 | 15–9 |
| Hong Kong Open | Winner 2023 | 7 | 17–6 |
| Malaysia Masters | Winner 2023 | 6 | 13–5 |
| Thailand Open | Winner 2026 | 3 | 9–2 |
| Dubai World Finals | Winner 2017 | 2 | 5–3 |
| Japan Masters | Winner 2024 | 2 | 6–1 |
| Arctic Open | Winner 2025 | 1 | 5–0 |
| Canada Open | Winner 2023 | 1 | 5–0 |
| Thailand Masters | Winner 2020 | 1 | 5–0 |
| Bitburger Open | Winner 2015 | 1 | 5–0 |
| Singapore Open | Final 2026, 2023 | 7 | 19–7 |
| Indonesia Open | Final 2026 | 11 | 24–10 |
| India Open | Final 2023 | 4 | 9–4 |
| China Masters | Semi-final | 3 | 6–3 |
| Korea Masters | Semi-final | 1 | 3–1 |
| New Zealand Open | Semi-final | 1 | 3–1 |
| Swiss Open | Semi-final | 2 | 2–2 |
| Macau Open | Semi-final | 1 | 3–1 |
| US Open | Semi-final | 1 | 3–1 |
| Superseries Finals | Semi-final | 1 | 0–1 |
| Olympic Games Women | Quarter-final | 3 | 5–3 |
| OUE Singapore Open | Quarter-final | 1 | 2–1 |
| Indonesia Masters | Round of 16 | 3 | 6–3 |