Natsu Saito

Natsu Saito

Japan  ·  Mixed doubles  ·  Born 09.06.2000 (26 years)  ·  Height: 1.68 m  ·  Right-handed
#13
Mixed doubles
56,310
Points
3
Titles
225
Matches
134–91
Wins / Losses (60%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

Korea Open

Saturday 7 November 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 7 November 2026
Jiang Zhen Bang / Wei Ya Xin21-15 21-13Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Semi-finalL
Friday 6 November 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 6 November 2026
Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi19-21 22-20 14-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 5 November 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 5 November 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-6 21-10He Zhi-Wei / Sun Liang Ching
Round of 16W
Wednesday 4 November 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-13 21-18Indah Cahya Sari Jamil / M Nawaf Khoiriyansyah
Round of 32W

French Open

Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito16-21 21-18 23-25Alexandra Bøje / Mathias Christiansen
Round of 32L

Denmark Open

Friday 16 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 16 October 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito15-21 22-24Hoo Pang Ron / Lai Pei Jing
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Delphine Delrue / Thom Gicquel20-22 19-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 16W
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-16 21-19Callum Hemming / Estelle Van Leeuwen
Round of 32W

Arctic Open

Friday 9 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 9 October 2026
Gao Jia Xuan / Wu Meng Ying25-23 23-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 8 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 8 October 2026
Cheng Su Yin / Jimmy Wong21-19 7-21 11-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 16W
Tuesday 6 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito6-11 (retired)Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Round of 32W

China Masters

Thursday 3 September 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 3 September 2026
Goh Soon Huat / Lai Shevon Jemie21-14 19-21 21-10Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 16L
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Juliana Zefanya Gabriela / Par Tien Ann14-21 10-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32W

Taipei Open

Thursday 30 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 30 July 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito14-21 22-24Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
Round of 16L
Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-15 21-16Vannee Gobi / Wee Yee Hern
Round of 32W

Japan Open

Saturday 18 July 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 18 July 2026
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping21-13 21-8Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Semi-finalL
Friday 17 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 17 July 2026
Hu Ling Fang / Yang Po-Hsuan14-21 21-17 13-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 16 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 16 July 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-10 17-21 21-8Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16W
Tuesday 14 July 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi14-21 21-18 14-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32W

Canada Open

Sunday 5 July 2026 · Final
Sunday 5 July 2026
Hsu Yin-Hui / Liu Kuang Heng17-21 21-17 17-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
FinalW
Saturday 4 July 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 4 July 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-16 12-21 23-21Alexander Dunn / Julie Macpherson
Semi-finalW
Friday 3 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 3 July 2026
Kokona Ishikawa / Haruki Kawabe16-21 17-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 2 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 2 July 2026
R. Huang / J. Zhang6-21 13-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 16W
Wednesday 1 July 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Jackie Dent / D. Leung16-21 15-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32W

US Open

Thursday 25 June 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 25 June 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito11-21 22-24Hsu Yin-Hui / Liu Kuang Heng
Round of 16L
Wednesday 24 June 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-9 21-8Fabricio Farias / Jaqueline Lima
Round of 32W

Australian Open

Friday 12 June 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 12 June 2026
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping21-14 21-18Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 11 June 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 11 June 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-19 21-18K. Maneesha / Dhruv Rawat
Round of 16W
Wednesday 10 June 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Lee Chia Hsin / Wu Guan Xun12-21 14-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32W

Singapore Open

Tuesday 26 May 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Alexandra Bøje / Mathias Christiansen21-15 21-19Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32L

Malaysia Masters

Wednesday 20 May 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Chen Fang Hui / Guo Xin Wa21-19 12-21 22-20Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32L

Thailand Open

Friday 15 May 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 15 May 2026
Li Qian / Zhu Yi Jun21-10 22-20Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 14 May 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 14 May 2026
Ruttanapak Oupthong / Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat24-22 12-21 7-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 16W
Wednesday 13 May 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 13 May 2026
He Zhi-Wei / Sun Liang Ching19-21 15-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32W

Asia Championships

Tuesday 7 April 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Nita Violina Marwah / Amri Syahnawi19-21 21-16 22-20Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32L

Orleans Masters

Thursday 19 March 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 19 March 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito22-20 21-23 19-21Ruben Garcia / Lucia Rodriguez
Round of 16L
Wednesday 18 March 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-17 21-4Lim Chiew Sien / Wong Tien Ci
Round of 32W

Swiss Open

Wednesday 11 March 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Chen Fang Hui / Guo Xin Wa21-11 21-19Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32L

Swiss Open, Qualifying

Tuesday 10 March 2026 · (qualifying)
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-17 17-21 21-19Kristoffer Kolding / Mette Werge
(qualifying)W

Thailand Masters

Saturday 31 January 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 31 January 2026
Indah Cahya Sari Jamil / Adnan Maulana29-27 21-16Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Semi-finalL
Friday 30 January 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 30 January 2026
Supak Jomkoh / Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn17-21 21-11 13-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 29 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 29 January 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito15-21 21-15 21-16Ruttanapak Oupthong / Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
Round of 16W
Wednesday 28 January 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Dejan Ferdinansyah / B. Wardana11-21 14-21Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 32W

India Open

Tuesday 13 January 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Nicole Gonzales Chan / Ye Hong Wei21-19 21-17Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 64L

Malaysia Open

Thursday 8 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 8 January 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-16 8-21 19-21Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Round of 16L
Wednesday 7 January 2026 · Round of 64
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Sayaka Hobara / Yuichi Shimogami20-22 23-21 20-22Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 64W

World ranking

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
8
Cheng XingZhang Chi
China
 2066,560 —
9
Amri SyahnawiNita Violina Marwah
Indonesia
 1663,020 —
10
Yang Po-HsuanHu Ling Fang
Chinese Taipei
 2059,310 —
11
Goh Soon HuatLai Shevon Jemie
Malaysia
 1958,750 —
12
Yuta WatanabeMaya Taguchi
Japan
 1858,600 —
13
Akira KogaNatsu Saito
Japan
 1956,310
14
Hoo Pang RonLai Pei Jing
Malaysia
 1156,040
15
Tang Chun ManTse Ying Suet
Hong Kong
 1055,070
16
Presley SmithJennie Gai
USA
 2153,520
17
Pakkapon TeeraratsakulSapsiree Taerattanachai
Thailand
 2052,880 —
18
Zhu Yi JunLi Qian
China
 1352,880

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

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
41–34
55%
After losing game 1
14–78
15%
After winning game 1
119–13
90%
Finals
3–4
43%
Semi-finals
7–11
39%
Longest winning streak
8
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026
Wins / Losses
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping
1
12
8%
Goh Soon Huat / Lai Shevon Jemie
5
3
62%
Jiang Zhen Bang / Wei Ya Xin
1
6
14%
Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
4
2
67%
Delphine Delrue / Thom Gicquel
3
2
60%
Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei
2
3
40%
P. Mentari / R. Rivaldy
0
5
0%
N. Shinoya / Kyohei Yamashita
3
1
75%

Wins / Losses

2019–2026
Per year
2026
28
18
61%
2025
34
18
65%
2024
19
18
51%
2023
31
23
57%
2022
11
9
55%
2019
11
5
69%

Partners

PartnerMatches together
Hiroki Midorikawa185
Akira Koga47

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
Canada OpenWinner 2026, 2023313–1
Indonesia MastersWinner 2025410–3
Australian OpenFinal 202336–3
Asia ChampionshipsFinal 202545–4
Korea OpenSemi-final58–5
Thailand MastersSemi-final39–3
Japan OpenSemi-final46–4
Denmark OpenSemi-final35–3
Arctic OpenSemi-final25–2
World Tour FinalsSemi-final22–5
Hong Kong OpenSemi-final13–1
German OpenSemi-final13–1
Baoji China MastersSemi-final12–1
Thailand OpenQuarter-final35–3
Malaysia OpenQuarter-final35–3
French OpenQuarter-final43–4
Swiss OpenQuarter-final34–3
India OpenQuarter-final43–4
Japan MastersQuarter-final34–3
China OpenQuarter-final33–3
Indonesia OpenQuarter-final33–3
Orleans MastersQuarter-final23–2
World Championships MixedQuarter-final12–1
Hylo OpenQuarter-final12–1
Indonesia International ChallengeQuarter-final12–1
Taipei OpenRound of 1634–3
China MastersRound of 1641–4
US OpenRound of 1611–1
Singapore OpenRound of 3230–3
All England OpenRound of 3230–3
World ChampionshipsRound of 3221–2
Malaysia MastersRound of 3220–2
India InternationalRound of 3210–1
Yuzu Indonesia MastersRound of 3210–1