is a Japanese retired badminton player who affiliates with Hokuto Bank team. 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. 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. In 2015, she became the runner-up of Chinese Taipei Masters tournament partnered with Koharu Yonemoto. In 2016, she won the US Open, and became the runner-up of Vietnam International tournaments.
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. Tanaka leaves Hokuto Bank and takes on a new role as coach of Hiroshima Gas starting in the 2025 season.
Achievements World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 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 Ref 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 13–21, 12–21 Bronze
World University Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2012 Yeomju Gymnasium,Gwangju, South Korea Miri Ichimaru Pai Hsiao-ma Tai Tzu-ying 22–20, 21–11 Gold
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) 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 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.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 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 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 Ref 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 (1 title, 2 runners-up) 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 Ref 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Koharu Yonemoto Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani 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 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2011 Osaka International Miri Ichimaru 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
References
External links
Shiho Tanaka at Hiroshima Gas