Nozomi Okuhara

Nozomi Okuhara

Japan  ·  Women's singles  ·  Born 13.03.1995 (31 years)  ·  Height: 1.56 m  ·  Right-handed
#10
Women's singles
68,930
Points
20
Titles
489
Matches
353–136
Wins / Losses (72%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

French Open

Saturday 24 October 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 24 October 2026
An Se Young21-12 21-19Nozomi Okuhara
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 23 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 23 October 2026
Ashmita Chaliha10-21 21-17 16-21Nozomi Okuhara
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 22 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 22 October 2026
Pornpawee Chochuwong21-16 27-29 12-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-15 21-16Natsuki Nidaira
Round of 32W

Denmark Open

Saturday 17 October 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 17 October 2026
An Se Young21-16 21-8Nozomi Okuhara
Semi-finalL
Friday 16 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 16 October 2026
Tomoka Miyazaki21-17 14-21 4-7 (retired)Nozomi Okuhara
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-15 21-9Chiu Pin-Chian
Round of 16W
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-14 15-21 21-15Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt
Round of 32W

Arctic Open

Saturday 10 October 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 10 October 2026
Mia Blichfeldt21-11 21-7Nozomi Okuhara
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 9 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 9 October 2026
Nozomi Okuhara17-21 21-17 21-19Tomoka Miyazaki
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 8 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 8 October 2026
Neslihan Yigit13-21 11-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Tuesday 6 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 6 October 2026
Kaloyana Nalbantova19-21 21-19 18-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

China Masters

Friday 4 September 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 4 September 2026
Nozomi Okuhara6-21 10-21Wang Zhi Yi
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 3 September 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 3 September 2026
Michelle Li18-21 14-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Natsuki Nidaira15-21 19-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

World Championships

Friday 21 August 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 21 August 2026
Nozomi OkuharaWalkoverPornpawee Chochuwong
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 20 August 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 20 August 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-11 13-21 21-12Ishika Jaiswal
Round of 16W
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Lin Hsiang Ti11-21 16-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W
Tuesday 18 August 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Ozge Bayrak21-18 16-21 9-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 64W

Japan Open

Friday 17 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 17 July 2026
Nozomi OkuharaWalkoverPusarla V. Sindhu
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 16 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 16 July 2026
An Se YoungWalkoverNozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Tuesday 14 July 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Han Qian Xi21-11 11-21 14-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

Australian Open

Saturday 13 June 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 13 June 2026
Nozomi Okuhara18-21 21-11 12-21Pornpawee Chochuwong
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 12 June 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 12 June 2026
Lin Hsiang Ti11-21 10-21Nozomi Okuhara
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 11 June 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 11 June 2026
Tung Ciou-Tong14-21 12-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Wednesday 10 June 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Vivien Sandorhazi8-21 8-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

Indonesia Open

Thursday 4 June 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 4 June 2026
Nozomi Okuhara26-24 16-21 19-21Tomoka Miyazaki
Round of 16L
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Unnati Hooda15-21 14-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

Singapore Open

Wednesday 27 May 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Line Christophersen23-21 21-18Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32L

Asia Championships

Friday 10 April 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 10 April 2026
Sim Yu Jin21-18 21-11Nozomi Okuhara
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 9 April 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 9 April 2026
Pornpawee Chochuwong18-21 21-19 14-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-13 21-9M. de Guzman
Round of 32W

Orleans Masters

Sunday 22 March 2026 · Final
Sunday 22 March 2026
Pitchamon Opatniput15-21 15-21Nozomi Okuhara
FinalW
Saturday 21 March 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 21 March 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-9 21-16Tanvi Sharma
HighlightsSemi-finalW
Friday 20 March 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 20 March 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-18 21-8Nguyen Thuy Linh
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 19 March 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 19 March 2026
Manami Suizu19-21 11-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16W
Wednesday 18 March 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Hina Akechi21-19 13-21 17-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

Swiss Open

Saturday 14 March 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 14 March 2026
Putri Kusuma Wardani21-16 21-13Nozomi Okuhara
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 13 March 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 13 March 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-19 21-18Riko Gunji
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 12 March 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 12 March 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-5 21-11Hsu Wen Chi
Round of 16W
Wednesday 11 March 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Michelle Li18-21 16-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

All England Open

Wednesday 4 March 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-15 15-21 14-21Tomoka Miyazaki
Round of 32L

Indonesia Masters

Saturday 24 January 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 24 January 2026
Chen Yu Fei21-15 24-22Nozomi Okuhara
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 23 January 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 23 January 2026
Ratchanok Intanon21-15 20-22 (retired)Nozomi Okuhara
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 22 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 22 January 2026
Nozomi Okuhara16-21 21-14 21-11Anmol Kharb
Round of 16W
Wednesday 21 January 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 January 2026
B. Ongbumrungpan18-21 13-21Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 32W

India Open

Wednesday 14 January 2026 · Round of 64
Wednesday 14 January 2026
An Se Young21-17 21-9Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 64L

Malaysia Open

Thursday 8 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 8 January 2026
An Se Young21-17 21-7Nozomi Okuhara
Round of 16L
Tuesday 6 January 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Nozomi Okuhara21-12 21-14Po Pai Yu
Round of 64W

World ranking

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
1
South Korea
16122,287 —
2
Japan
18103,726 —
3
China
16101,389 —
4
China
1387,351 —
5
Thailand
1977,546 —
6
India
1774,421 —
7
Japan
2271,406 —
8
Thailand
1970,277 —
9
Indonesia
1669,903 —
10
Japan
1868,930 —

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

Highlights

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
84–50
63%
After losing game 1
49–106
32%
After winning game 1
295–26
92%
Finals
20–11
65%
Semi-finals
31–23
57%
Longest winning streak
16
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026

Wins / Losses

2013–2026
Per year
2026
33
13
72%
2025
30
15
67%
2024
20
11
65%
2023
19
14
58%
2022
17
11
61%
2021
8
1
89%
2020
11
3
79%
2019
42
17
71%
2018
50
13
79%
2017
25
7
78%
2016
23
10
70%
2015
48
15
76%
2014
25
4
86%
2013
2
2
50%

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
Japan OpenWinner 2015819–4
Hong Kong OpenWinner 2018515–4
Denmark OpenWinner 2020818–7
World ChampionshipsWinner 2017617–4
Korea OpenWinner 2018413–3
World Tour FinalsWinner 201927–2
All England OpenWinner 20161218–10
Malaysia MastersWinner 2015512–4
Australian OpenWinner 2017510–4
Kaohsiung MastersWinner 202526–0
US OpenWinner 201525–1
Orleans MastersWinner 202615–0
Indonesia Masters IIWinner 202515–0
Malaysia Super 100Winner 202515–0
Odisha MastersWinner 202315–0
India InternationalWinner 202315–0
Korea Grand PrixWinner 201415–0
Vietnam OpenWinner 201415–0
New Zealand OpenWinner 201415–0
Superseries FinalsWinner 201512–0
China OpenFinal 2019, 2018613–8
Indonesia MastersFinal 2024711–7
Malaysia OpenSemi-final1118–11
German OpenSemi-final412–4
French OpenSemi-final78–7
Swiss OpenSemi-final37–2
Canada OpenSemi-final25–2
Olympic Games WomenBronze medal match25–2
Arctic OpenSemi-final23–2
Japan MastersSemi-final23–2
Hylo OpenSemi-final13–1
Russian OpenSemi-final13–1
Indonesia OpenQuarter-final108–10
Singapore OpenQuarter-final57–5
India OpenQuarter-final66–6
Asia ChampionshipsQuarter-final65–6
China MastersQuarter-final24–2
Chinese Taipei OpenQuarter-final22–2
Indonesia Super 100Quarter-final12–1
Macau OpenQuarter-final12–1
Thailand MastersQuarter-final12–1
Indonesia Masters IQuarter-final12–1
Bitburger OpenQuarter-final12–1
Thailand OpenRound of 1626–1
Syed Modi India InternationalRound of 1611–1
Korea MastersRound of 1611–1
Baoji China MastersRound of 1611–1
Taipei OpenRound of 1611–1
OUE Singapore OpenRound of 1610–1