Misato Aratama

Misato Aratama
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (WD 15 March 2018)
189 (XD 18 June 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Misato Aratama (新玉 美郷, Aratama Misato; born 6 April 1991) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 Akane Watanabe Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
21–18, 21–19 Winner [5]
2018 Macau Open Super 300 Akane Watanabe Vivian Hoo
Yap Cheng Wen
15–21, 20–22 Runner-up [5]

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Russian Open Ryota Taohata Ivan Sozonov
Olga Morozova
21–12, 21–10 Winner [6]
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Austrian International Megumi Taruno Chow Mei Kuan
Lee Meng Yean
21–14, 22–20 Winner [7]
2016 Finnish Open Akane Watanabe Samantha Barning
Iris Tabeling
21–12, 21–17 Winner
2017 Finnish Open Akane Watanabe Chisato Hoshi
Naru Shinoya
21–18, 21–13 Winner [8]
2017 Spanish International Akane Watanabe Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
10–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2017 Malaysia International Akane Watanabe Kittipak Dubthuk
Natcha Saengchote
21–18, 21–15 Winner [9]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Misato Aratama". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 新玉 美郷" (in Japanese). 東日本電信電話株式会社. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (5 November 2018). "Lee Breaks Title Drought – Review: Macau Open 2018". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Ivanov is the 2014 Russian Open singles champion". National Badminton Federation of Russia (in Russian). 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Badminton Austria International 2013 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ Matsuda, Keita (9 April 2017). "Results: Badminton Finland Open 2017" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Malaysia and Japan grab two titles each in Malaysia International Challenge". Badminton Asia. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.