Miyu Kato (tennis): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Miyu Kato <br /> 加藤 未唯

| image = Kato WMQ18 (4) (43505527582).jpg

| caption = Kato at the [[2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|2018 Wimbledon qualifying]]

| country = {{JPN}}

| birth_place = Kyoto

| height = 1.56 m

| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)

| coach = Adam Lownsbrough

| singlestitles = 0 WTA, 4 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 122 (15 January 2018)

| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 ([[2016 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|2016]])

| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[2017 French Open – Women's singles|2017]])

| Wimbledonresult = Q2 ([[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|2017]])

| USOpenresult = Q1 ([[2015 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|2015]])

| highestdoublesranking = No. 26 (1 January 2024)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF ([[2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2017]])

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[2023 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2023]])

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2016 US Open – Women's doubles|2016]], [[2023 US Open – Women's doubles|2023]])

| AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R ([[2024 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|2024]])

| FrenchOpenMixedresult = '''W''' ([[2023 French Open – Mixed doubles|2023]])

| Team = yes

| FedCupresult = {{tennis record|won=6|lost=1}}

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]] }}

{{MedalBronze|[[Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Tennis at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's doubles|Doubles]]}}

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 rankings|WTA doubles rankings]].

 

 

 

==Career==

 

 

====2023 French Open controversy====

At the [[2023 French Open]], she and her partner [[Aldila Sutjiadi]] were defaulted in the [[2023 French Open – Women's doubles|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Doubles pair of Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi disqualified at Roland Garros |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/doubles-pair-of-miyu-kato-and-aldila-sutjiadi-disqualified-at-roland-garros |website=Tennis.com |date=4 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kato lodges appeal after French Open women's doubles default |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/06/06/tennis/kato-open-appeal/ |website=[[The Japan Times]] |date= 6 June 2023 }}</ref> Kato received ample support from fellow players, including from the [[Professional Tennis Players Association]], who deemed the disqualification unfair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennis: Players association calls Kato French Open default "unfair" |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/06/aa6780783842-tennis-players-association-calls-kato-french-open-default-unfair.html |website= [[Kyodo News]] |date=7 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorribes Tormo defends herself against criticism following Kato default |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/05/sorribes-tormo-defends-herself-against-criticism-following-kato-default-tennis |date=5 June 2023 |website=[[The Guardian]] |author=Tumayni Carayol }}</ref>

 

==Personal life and background==

| colspan="12" align="left" |'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]]'''

|-

|A

|bgcolor=yellow|[[2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles|SF]]

|{{Tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=6|integer=yes}}

|-

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 French Open – Women's doubles|1R]]

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2017 French Open – Women's doubles|2R]]

|{{Tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=8|integer=yes}}

|-

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]

|{{Tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=7|integer=yes}}

|-

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 US Open – Women's doubles|3R]]

|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2017 US Open – Women's doubles|2R]]

|{{Tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=2|integer=yes}}

|-

|A

|A

===Mixed doubles===

{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|-

|A

|

|A

|-

|A

|

| bgcolor="lime" |[[2023 French Open – Mixed doubles|'''W''']]

|-

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1R]]

|

| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2023 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1R]]

|-

|A

|

|A

|

|-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold

|style=text-align:left|Win–loss

|

|5–1

|}

 

!Result

!Year

|}

 

===WTA Elite Trophy===

====Doubles: 1 (runner-up)====

|bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|[[2023 WTA Elite Trophy – Doubles|2023]]

|Hard

|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Aldila Sutjiadi]]

|}

 

===Singles: 1 (runner-up)===

{|

|}

 

{|

|-valign=top

|-

!Legend

|-

|bgcolor=e9e9e9|WTA 1000

|-

|-

|bgcolor=e2faf7|WTA Elite Trophy (0–1)

|-

|}

|

!Finals by surface

|-

|-

|Clay (0–1)

|Carpet (0–0)

|-

|}

|}

| <small>0–1</small>

| [[2016 Taiwan Open – Doubles|{{dts|Feb 2016}}]]

| International

| Hard

| <small>1–2</small>

| [[2018 ASB Classic – Women's doubles|{{dts|Jan 2018}}]]

| International

| Hard

| Clay

| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Aldila Sutjiadi]]

| 3–6, 6–4, [6–10]

|-

| <small>4–7</small>

| [[2023 Tennis in the Land – Doubles|{{dts|Aug 2023}}]]

| WTA 250

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Beatriz Haddad Maia]] <br /> {{flagicon|}} [[Veronika Kudermetova]]

| 3–6, 3–6

|}

 

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

{|class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

| <small>1–0</small>

| [[2016 Hawaii Tennis Open – Doubles|{{dts|Nov 2016}}]]

| Hard

| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Eri Hozumi]]

| 6–7^(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]

|-

| <small>1–1</small>

| [[2022 Trophee Lagardère – Doubles|{{dts|May 2022}}]]

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova]]

| 7–5, 4–6, [4–10]

|-

| <small>2–1</small>

| [[2022 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's doubles|{{dts|Aug 2022}}]]

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Asia Muhammad

| 6–3, 7–5

|}

|-valign=top

|

|- style="background:#addfad"

|- style="background:lightblue;"

|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|}

|

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| <small>0–1</small>

| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren Embree]]

| 6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret.

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| <small>1–1</small>

| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Makoto Ninomiya]]

| 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 6–1

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| <small>1–2</small>

| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Jiajing]]

| 4–6, 4–6

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| <small>2–2</small>

| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Nigina Abduraimova]]

| 7–5, 6–2

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| <small>2–3</small>

| <small>3–3</small>

| Mar 2016

| bgcolor=lightblue| 25,000

| Clay

| <small>3–4</small>

| Nov 2022

| bgcolor=lightblue| 25,000

| Hard

| <small>4–4</small>

| [[2022 Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships – Singles|Dec 2022]]

| style="background:#addfad"| 60,000

| Hard (i)

| 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

|}

!Legend

|- style="background:#f88379;"

|- style="background:#f7e98e;"

|- style="background:#addfad"

|- style="background:lightblue;"

|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"

|}

|

| <small>8–8</small>

| Mar 2016

| bgcolor=lightblue| 25,000

| Clay

| <small>9–8</small>

| [[2016 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles|May 2016]]

| style="background:#f7e98e;"| 75,000+H

| Hard

| <small>10–8</small>

| [[2017 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles|May 2017]]

| style="background:#f7e98e;"| 80,000

| Hard

| <small>11–9</small>

| [[2017 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles|Oct 2017]]

| style="background:#addfad"| 60,000

| Hard

| <small>11–10</small>

| [[2018 ACT Clay Court International – Doubles|Mar 2018]]

| style="background:#addfad"| 60,000

| Clay

| <small>12–10</small>

| [[2019 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's doubles|Aug 2019]]

| bgcolor=f88379| 100,000

| Hard

| <small>12–12</small>

| [[2021 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis – Doubles|May 2021]]

| bgcolor=f88379| 100,000

| Clay

| <small>12–13</small>

| [[2021 FineMark Women's Pro Tennis Championship – Doubles|May 2021]]

| bgcolor=f88379| 100,000

| Clay