Kim Ha-na ( or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim won her first Superseries title at the 2012 India Open in the women's doubles event. She reached a career high of world no. 1 in the mixed doubles in September 2016.
Sport career At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun, along with Ha Jung-eun, Kim Min-jung, Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii were disqualified from the competition because their efforts were not focused on winning their matches, and their conduct was in a way that was harmful and violent to the sport. They were also accused of trying to lose in order to manipulate the draw. Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun played against China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang. South Korea filed an appeal to the Badminton World Federation at the Olympics, but it was rejected.
She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.
She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, in the mixed doubles with Ko Sung-hyun. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by the Chinese pair of Xu Chen and Ma Jin.
In 2017, she helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won that tournament.
Achievements
Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Jung Kyung-eun Luo Ying Luo Yu 18–21, 18–21 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Ko Sung-hyun Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–17 Gold 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Ko Sung-hyun Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 19–21, 11–21 Bronze
BWF World Tour (1 title) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Kim Sa-rang Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue 15–21, 21–11, 21–10 Winner
BWF Superseries (6 titles, 8 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 India Open Jung Kyung-eun Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2014 India Open Jung Kyung-eun Tang Yuanting Yu Yang 10–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up 2017 Japan Open Kong Hee-yong Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 India Open Ko Sung-hyun Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2014 India Open Ko Sung-hyun Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 16–21, 21–18, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 Australian Open Ko Sung-hyun Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2015 Denmark Open Ko Sung-hyun Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 20–22, 21–18, 21–9 Winner 2015 French Open Ko Sung-hyun Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 21–10, 15–21, 21–19 Winner 2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Ko Sung-hyun Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2016 Singapore Open Ko Sung-hyun Xu Chen Ma Jin 21–17, 21–14 Winner 2016 Indonesia Open Ko Sung-hyun Xu Chen Ma Jin 15–21, 21–16, 13–21 Runner-up 2016 Japan Open Ko Sung-hyun Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2016 Korea Open Ko Sung-hyun Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2016 French Open Ko Sung-hyun Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (11 titles, 7 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Korea Grand Prix Eom Hye-won Jung Kyung-eun Yoo Hyun-young 16–21, 21–18, 19–21 Runner-up 2011 Swiss Open Jung Kyung-eun Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2011 U.S. Open Jung Kyung-eun Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung 21–14, 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up 2011 Macau Open Jung Kyung-eun Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na 8–4 retired Winner 2012 German Open Jung Kyung-eun Tang Jinhua Xia Huan 21–23, 13–21 Runner-up 2013 German Open Jung Kyung-eun Ma Jin Tang Jinhua 11–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2013 Swiss Open Jung Kyung-eun Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan 23–21, 21–16 Winner 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Jung Kyung-eun Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan Walkover Winner 2014 German Open Jung Kyung-eun Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 21–23, 22–24 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 German Open Ko Sung-hyun Robert Blair Imogen Bankier 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung 21–16, 21–18 Winner 2015 Korea Masters Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung 19–21, 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2016 German Open Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2016 Korea Masters Ko Sung-hyun Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2017 Chinese Taipei Open Seo Seung-jae Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin 22–20, 21–10 Winner 2017 U.S. Open Seo Seung-jae Kim Won-ho Shin Seung-chan 16–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2017 Macau Open Seo Seung-jae Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2017 Korea Masters Seo Seung-jae Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung 17–21, 21–13, 21–18 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Malaysia International Jeon Jui Yuna Kato Hina Osawa 15–10, 15–10 Winner 2025 (II) Vietnam International Jeon Jui Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan Than Van Anh 21–12, 22–20 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Dubai International Kim Sa-rang Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova 20–22, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Hungarian International Kim Sa-rang Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2019 Nepal International Kim Sa-rang Supak Jomkoh Supissara Paewsampran 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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Badminton pairs expelled from London 2012 Olympics after 'match-fixing' scandal