Ayako Sakuramoto

Ayako Sakuramoto

Japan  ·  Women's doubles  ·  Born 19.08.1995 (31 years)  ·  Height: 1.66 m  ·  Left-handed
#16
Women's doubles
56,120
Points
4
Titles
121
Matches
84–37
Wins / Losses (69%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

Japan Masters

Tuesday 10 November 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-16 21-18Polina Buhrova / Yevheniia Kantemyr
Round of 32W

French Open

Thursday 22 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 22 October 2026
Ririna Hiramoto / Chiharu Shida21-13 21-16Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16L
Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto17-21 23-21 21-19Bao Li Jing / Cao Zi Han
Round of 32W

Denmark Open

Friday 16 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 16 October 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto14-21 10-21Sumire Nakade / Miyu Takahashi
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-13 21-15Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara
Round of 16W
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi14-21 21-11 16-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 32W

Arctic Open

Friday 9 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 9 October 2026
Chen Fan Shu Tian / Luo Xu Min21-18 12-21 21-11Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 8 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 8 October 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto24-22 21-14Kathrine Vang / Mette Werge
Round of 16W
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-7 21-4J. Kavaliauskaite / J. Salnaite
Round of 32W

China Masters

Saturday 5 September 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 5 September 2026
Sumire Nakade / Miyu Takahashi21-16 24-26 21-16Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Semi-finalL
Friday 4 September 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 4 September 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto19-21 21-13 21-18Benyapa Aimsaard / Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 3 September 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 3 September 2026
Yvonne Li / I. Wang14-21 7-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16W
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Lin Chih-Chun / Yang Chu Yun21-23 17-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 32W

China Open

Thursday 23 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 23 July 2026
Baek Ha Na / Lee So Hee21-13 21-11Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16L
Tuesday 21 July 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-16 21-4Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
Round of 32W

Japan Open

Thursday 16 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 16 July 2026
Kim Hye Jeong / Kong Hee Yong21-11 22-20Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16L
Tuesday 14 July 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-15 21-5Julie Macpherson / Ciara Torrance
Round of 32W

US Open

Saturday 27 June 2026 · Quarter-final
Saturday 27 June 2026
Hinata Suzuki / Nao Yamakita21-18 3-2 (retired)Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Quarter-finalL
Friday 26 June 2026 · Round of 16
Friday 26 June 2026
Francesca Corbett / Jennie Gai22-24 22-20 16-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16W
Wednesday 24 June 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-19 21-8Jaqueline Lima / Samia Lima
Round of 32W

Malaysia Masters

Sunday 24 May 2026 · Final
Sunday 24 May 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto16-21 23-25Chen Fan Shu Tian / Luo Xu Min
FinalL
Saturday 23 May 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 23 May 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-15 17-21 21-11Lauren Lam / Allison Lee
Semi-finalW
Friday 22 May 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 22 May 2026
Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn / Sabrina Sophita Wedler11-21 12-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 21 May 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 21 May 2026
A. Higashino / Chiharu Shida13-21 21-19 14-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16W
Tuesday 19 May 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-5 21-17Paula Lopez / Lucia Rodriguez
Round of 32W

Malaysia Masters WD, Qualifying

Tuesday 19 May 2026 · Quarter-final (qualifying)
Tuesday 19 May 2026
C. Lam / J. SimWalkoverSayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Quarter-final (qualifying)W

Thailand Open

Friday 15 May 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 15 May 2026
Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara21-11 21-12Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 14 May 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 14 May 2026
Yeung Nga Ting / Yeung Pui Lam14-21 16-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16W
Wednesday 13 May 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Hathaithip Mijad / Napapakorn Tungkasatan12-21 10-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 32W

Thailand Open, Qualifying

Tuesday 12 May 2026 · Quarter-final (qualifying)
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto22-20 22-20Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn / Sabrina Sophita Wedler
Quarter-final (qualifying)W

All England Open

Friday 6 March 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 6 March 2026
Jia Yi Fan / S. Zhang21-17 22-20Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 5 March 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 5 March 2026
Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva6-21 17-21Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto
Round of 16W
Tuesday 3 March 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Sayaka Hirota / Ayako Sakuramoto21-15 15-21 21-18Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand Pullela
Round of 32W

World ranking

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
11
Hsieh Pei ShanHung En-Tzu
Chinese Taipei
 1759,515 —
12
Rui HirokamiSayaka Hobara
Japan
 1758,680
13
Sumire NakadeMiyu Takahashi
Japan
 1058,640
14
Lauren LamAllison Quynh Lee
USA
 2357,539
15
Hinata SuzukiNao Yamakita
Japan
 1456,327
16
Sayaka HirotaAyako Sakuramoto
Japan
 1056,120
17
Bao Li JingCao Zi Han
China
 1055,940
18
Hsu Ya ChingSung Yu-Hsuan
Chinese Taipei
 2753,849
19
Yeung Nga TingYeung Pui Lam
Hong Kong
 1852,794 —
20
Treesa JollyGayatri Gopichand Pullela
India
 1352,422 —
21
Li Yi JingLuo Xu Min
China
 750,607 —

BWF World Ranking, week 46 2026. Source: BWF.

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
23–11
68%
After losing game 1
12–32
27%
After winning game 1
72–3
96%
Finals
3–2
60%
Semi-finals
6–4
60%
Longest winning streak
7
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026
Wins / Losses
Rui Hirokami / Yuna Kato
4
1
80%
Liu Sheng Shu / Tan Ning
4
1
80%
Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
2
3
40%
Li Yi Jing / Luo Xu Min
4
0
100%
Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand Pullela
4
0
100%
Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva
4
0
100%
S. Zhang / Y. Zheng
2
2
50%
Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan
2
2
50%

Wins / Losses

2014–2026
Per discipline
Women's doubles
83
36
70%
Women's singles
1
1
50%
Per year
2026
22
10
69%
2025
5
0
100%
2024
15
8
65%
2023
32
16
67%
2022
9
2
82%
2014
1
1
50%

Partners

PartnerMatches together
R. Miyaura82
Sayaka Hirota33
A. Higashino10

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
India OpenWinner 202527–1
Canada OpenWinner 202226–1
Orleans MastersWinner 202315–0
Swiss OpenWinner 202314–0
Malaysia MastersFinal 202625–2
Indonesia MastersFinal 202223–2
China MastersSemi-final35–3
All England OpenSemi-final25–2
Australian OpenSemi-final25–2
China OpenSemi-final24–2
Denmark OpenQuarter-final23–2
US OpenQuarter-final23–2
Arctic OpenQuarter-final22–2
Thailand OpenQuarter-final22–2
Malaysia OpenQuarter-final12–1
Hong Kong OpenQuarter-final12–1
Indonesia OpenQuarter-final12–1
Spain MastersQuarter-final12–1
Asia ChampionshipsQuarter-final11–1
Japan MastersRound of 1635–2
French OpenRound of 1633–2
Japan OpenRound of 1622–2
Thailand MastersRound of 1611–1
Brasil OpenRound of 1610–0
Korea OpenRound of 3210–1
Singapore OpenRound of 3210–1