Natsu Saito 齋藤 夏 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1] | 9 June 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 127 (WD with Minami Kawashima, 17 March 2020) 10 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 2 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 12 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Natsu Saito (齋藤 夏, Saito Natsu, born 9 June 2000) is a Japanese badminton player.[2] Saito is affiliated with the ACT SAIKYO badminton team.[3]
Saito won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Canada Open in mixed doubles with her partner Hiroki Midorikawa.[4] Saito also played women's doubles with Naru Shinoya and won the Malaysia International in 2019.[5]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–12, 12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–17, 16–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–16, 15–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | White Nights | ![]() |
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21–18, 17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–23, 21–9 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
2019 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–8 | ![]() |
2021 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–9 | ![]() |
2022 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–17 | ![]() |