Shiho Tanaka

Shiho Tanaka
田中志穗
Shiho Tanaka; 田中志穗
	Sayaka Takahashi (left) and Tanaka (right) at Australia Open Super Series 2017
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	5 September 1992 (age 29); Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Residence	Akita, Akita, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Retired	29 January 2021
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	4 (14 June 2018)
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Women's badminton
Representing Japan
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Uber Cup
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Asia Team Championships
Summer Universiade
	BWF profile

Shiho Tanaka (田中志穗, Tanaka Shiho, born 5 September 1992) is a retired Japanese badminton player who affiliates with Hokuto Bank team.^[1]^[2] She was the bronze medalists at the 2018 World Championships in the women's doubles, and at the 2015 Summer Universiade in the women's singles. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Tanaka was part of Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships.

Career[]

In 2011, she won Osaka International tournament in women's doubles event with her partner Miri Ichimaru.^[3] In 2012, she participated at the World University Badminton Championships and won the women's doubles event after beating Chinese Taipei pairs Tai Tzu-ying and Pai Hsiao-ma 22–20, 21–11.^[4] In 2015, she became the runner-up of Chinese Taipei Masters tournament partnered with Koharu Yonemoto.^[5] In 2016, she won the US Open, and became the runner-up of Vietnam International tournaments.^[6]^[7]

Tanaka announced her retirement from the badminton tournament at the press conference in the Akita Prefectural office on 29 January 2021. She will continue her career in badminton as a coach in the Hokuto Bank.^[8]

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Koharu Yonemoto	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	19–21, 15–21	Bronze

Summer Universiade[]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Sung Ji-hyun	13–21, 12–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.^[10]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Denmark Open	Super 750	Koharu Yonemoto	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Open	Super 500	Koharu Yonemoto	Du Yue Li Yinhui	21–19, 14–21, 21–13	Winner

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[12] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	India Open	Koharu Yonemoto	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	16–21, 21–19, 21–10	Winner
2017	Denmark Open	Koharu Yonemoto	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Koharu Yonemoto	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21–16, 21–15	Winner

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

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.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Chinese Taipei Masters	Koharu Yonemoto	Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	U.S. Open	Koharu Yonemoto	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	20–22, 21–15, 21–19	Winner
2016	Chinese Taipei Masters	Koharu Yonemoto	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	10–11, 5–11, 7–11	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Osaka International		Yuriko Miki Koharu Yonemoto	19–21 21–18 21–14	Winner
2016	Vietnam International	Koharu Yonemoto	Yuki Fukushima Chiharu Shida	26–28, 15–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References[]

^ "Players: Shiho Tanaka". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Shiho Tanaka 田中志穗 No. 9". hokutobadmintonclub.jp (in Japanese). Hokuto Bank. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Osaka Int'l 2011-New generation". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Good as Double Gold for Korea's Kim". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Anggia/Ketut Raih Gelar Juara Ganda Putri". www.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Lee and Obanana win big at California's U.S. Open". www.nbcolympics.com. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "Vietnam wins two gold medals at Hanoi Challenger". www.vietnambreakingnews.com. VietnamBreakingNews. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ "バドミントンのヨネタナペア引退　「感謝でいっぱい」". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links[]

Shiho Tanaka at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

[1] "Players: Shiho Tanaka". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[2] "Shiho Tanaka 田中志穗 No. 9". hokutobadmintonclub.jp (in Japanese). Hokuto Bank. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[3] "Osaka Int'l 2011-New generation". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[4] "Good as Double Gold for Korea's Kim". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[5] "Anggia/Ketut Raih Gelar Juara Ganda Putri". www.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[6] "Lee and Obanana win big at California's U.S. Open". www.nbcolympics.com. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[7] "Vietnam wins two gold medals at Hanoi Challenger". www.vietnambreakingnews.com. VietnamBreakingNews. Retrieved 9 October 2016.

[8] "バドミントンのヨネタナペア引退　「感謝でいっぱい」". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[9] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[10] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[11] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[12] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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