Japanese tennis player (born 1994)
Miyu Kato (加藤 未唯 Katō Miyu is a Japanese professionaltennis player who specializes in doubles.[ 1] WTA doubles rankings .She also achieved her career-high singles ranking of No. 122 in January 2018.
Kato has won five doubles titles on theWTA Tour and twoWTA Challenger doubles titles. In addition, she has won four singles and 13 doubles titles on theITF Circuit .[ 2]
Playing forJapan Fed Cup team , Kato has a win–loss record of 6–1 (5–1 in doubles), as of June 2024.[ 3]
[ edit ] Kato won hermajor title in themixed doubles at the2023 French Open , together with her German partnerTim Pütz .
She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 27 on 23 October 2023, the week she was selected to participate in the2023 WTA Elite Trophy withAldila Sutjiadi .
French Open controversy [ edit ] At the2023 French Open , she and her partnerAldila Sutjiadi were defaulted in thewomen's doubles , after she accidentally hit a ball girl with a ball. She had to forfeit her points and prize money, although she made clear she would appeal the supervisor's decision.[ 4] [ 5] Professional Tennis Players Association , who deemed the disqualification unfair.[ 6] Sara Sorribes Tormo andMarie Bouzková , were criticized for pushing the supervisor to disqualify Kato and laughing after the pair were disqualified, but did not apologize to Kato.[ 7]
2024-2025: WTA 1000 finals in Miami and Beijing [ edit ] Kato and Sutjiadi won the doubles title at the2024 Thailand Open , defeatingGuo Hanyu andJiang Xinyu in the final.[ 8]
In March 2025, partnering with new partnerCristina Bucșa , Kato reached the doubles final of the WTA 1000Miami Open with an upset over the top seeds and world No. 1 and No. 2 playersKateřina Siniaková andTaylor Townsend .[ 9] Mirra Andreeva andDiana Shnaider .[ 10]
Personal life and background [ edit ] Kato has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at the age of eight. She has stated that her tennis idols growing up wereJustine Henin andRoger Federer . Her favorite surface to play on is hardcourt, but her favorite tournament isWimbledon .[ 11]
Performance timelines [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records and career statistics.
^ Kato wasdisqualified from the 2023 French Open, after accidentally hitting a ball girl when returning a ball to her. Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ] [ edit ] Other significant finals [ edit ] Doubles: 1 runner-up [ edit ] WTA 1000 tournaments [ edit ] Doubles: 2 runner-ups [ edit ] [ edit ] Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0) Grass (0–0)
[ edit ] Legend WTA 1000 (0–2) WTA 500 (1–1) WTA Elite Trophy (0–1) WTA 250 (4–8)
Finals by surface Hard (5–10) Clay (0–1) Carpet (0–0) Grass (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Feb 2016 Taipei Open , TaiwanInternational Hard Eri Hozumi Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 4–6, 3–6 Win 1–1 Apr 2016 Katowice Open , PolandInternational Hard (i) Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] Loss 1–2 Jan 2018 Auckland Open , New ZealandInternational Hard Sara Errani Bibiane Schoofs 5–7, 1–6 Loss 1–3 Sep 2018 Japan Women's Open , JapanInternational Hard Makoto Ninomiya Zhang Shuai 2–6, 4–6 Win 2–3 Sep 2018 Pan Pacific Open , JapanPremier[ b] Hard (i) Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 Loss 2–4 Oct 2019 Tianjin Open , ChinaInternational Hard Nao Hibino Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 3–6, 5–7 Loss 2–5 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open , MexicoInternational Hard Wang Yafan Kateryna Bondarenko Sharon Fichman 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] Loss 2–6 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open , GermanyWTA 250 Clay Aldila Sutjiadi Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov 3–6, 6–4, [6–10] Loss 2–7 Oct 2022 Jasmin Open , TunisiaWTA 250 Hard Kristina Mladenovic Kateřina Siniaková 2–6, 0–6 Win 3–7 Jan 2023 Auckland Classic, New Zealand WTA 250 Hard Leylah Fernandez Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1–6, 7–5, [10–4] Win 4–7 Aug 2023 Tennis in Cleveland ,WTA 250 Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–8] Loss 4–8 Oct 2023 WTA Elite Trophy , ChinaElite Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia Veronika Kudermetova 3–6, 3–6 Win 5–8 Feb 2024 Hua Hin Championships , ThailandWTA 250 Hard Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu 6–4, 1–6, [10–7] Loss 5–9 Jun 2024 Birmingham Classic ,WTA 250 Grass Zhang Shuai Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens 1–6, 3–6 Loss 5–10 Sep 2024 Seoul , South KoreaWTA 500 Hard Nicole Melichar-Martinez Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 0–6 Loss 5–11 Mar 2025 Miami Open , United StatesWTA 1000 Hard Cristina Bucșa Mirra Andreeva Diana Shnaider 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [2–10] Loss 5–12 Oct 2025 China Open , ChinaWTA 1000 Hard Fanny Stollár Jasmine Paolini 7–6(7–1) , 3–6, [2–10]
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Legend $60,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (3–3) $10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (1–0) Grass (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2013 ITF Fort Worth, United States 10,000 Hard Lauren Embree 6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret. Win 1–1 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Makoto Ninomiya 7–6(7–5) , 5–7, 6–1 Loss 1–2 May 2015 ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia 25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing 4–6, 4–6 Win 2–2 Jul 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard Nigina Abduraimova 7–5, 6–2 Loss 2–3 Oct 2015 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan 25,000 Grass Shuko Aoyama 2–6, 1–6 Win 3–3 Mar 2016 Clay Court International , Australia25,000 Clay Anna Bondár 6–4, 7–6(7–3) Loss 3–4 Nov 2022 Yokohama Challenger , Japan25,000 Hard Han Na-lae 5–7, 0–6 Win 4–4 Dec 2022 Indoor Championships , Japan60,000 Hard (i) Lily Miyazaki 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
[ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments (1–2) $75/80,000 tournaments (2–0) $50/60,000 tournaments (0–3) $25,000 tournaments (5–1) $10/15,000 tournaments (5–9)
Finals by surface Hard (7–6) Clay (2–6) Grass (2–0) Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Sep 2011 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Riko Sawayanagi Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Misaki Mori Nao Hibino Emi Mutaguchi 4–6, 3–6 Win 2–1 Oct 2012 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass Eri Hozumi Monique Adamczak Caroline Garcia 7–6(8–6) , 6–3 Loss 2–2 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Tian Ran Tang Haochen 2–6, 1–6 Loss 2–3 Jan 2013 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 10,000 Hard Xin Wen Li Yihong 6–4, 1–6, [10–12] Win 3–3 Sep 2013 ITF Kyoto, Japan 10,000 Carpet (i) Hiroko Kuwata Mana Ayukawa 6–4, 6–2 Loss 3–4 Sep 2013 ITF Cairns, Australia 15,000 Hard Yurina Koshino Isabella Holland Sally Peers 6–7(2–7) , 6–4, [7–10] Loss 3–5 Feb 2014 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand 10,000 Hard Yuuki Tanaka Nungnadda Wannasuk Varunya Wongteanchai 2–6, 2–6 Loss 3–6 Apr 2014 ITF Melbourne, Australia 15,000 Clay Jessica Moore Aleksandrina Naydenova 5–7, 7–6(7–5) , [7–10] Win 4–6 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Akiko Omae Kamonwan Buayam 6–0, 6–0 Loss 4–7 Aug 2014 ITF Wuhan , China50,000 Hard Makoto Ninomiya Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin 4–6, 2–6 Win 5–7 Apr 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 15,000 Clay Miyabi Inoue 6–4, 6–2 Win 6–7 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Rika Fujiwara 6–2, 6–0 Win 7–7 Jun 2015 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] Win 8–7 Jun 2015 ITF Incheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Kotomi Takahata Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] Loss 8–8 Mar 2016 Clay Court International , Australia25,000 Clay Ashleigh Barty Arina Rodionova 7–5, 3–6, [7–10] Win 9–8 May 2016 Kangaroo Cup Gifu , Japan75,000+H Hard Ayaka Okuno 6–1, 6–2 Win 10–8 May 2017 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan(2) 80,000 Hard Katy Dunne Julia Glushko 6–4, 6–2 Win 11–8 May 2017 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze Melanie Stokke 6–1, 6–4 Loss 11–9 Oct 2017 Suzhou Ladies Open , China60,000 Hard Jacqueline Cako Nina Stojanović 6–2, 5–7, [2–10] Loss 11–10 Mar 2018 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay Priscilla Hon Dalila Jakupović 4–6, 6–4, [7–10] Win 12–10 Aug 2019 Vancouver Open , Canada100,000 Hard Naomi Broady Erin Routliffe 6–2, 6–2 Loss 12–11 Jan 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Haine Ogata Victoria Bosio Gabriela Cé 4–6, 3–6 Loss 12–12 May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro , US100,000 Clay Caty McNally Storm Sanders 5–7, 6–4, [6–10] Loss 12–13 May 2021 Bonita Springs Championship , US100,000 Clay Aldila Sutjiadi 3–6, 6–4, [6–10] Win 13–13 Feb 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Kisa Yoshioka Kristina Dmitruk Inès Ibbou 6–4, 7–5
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ] [ edit ]
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Japan
Tim Pütz
Bianca Andreescu
Michael Venus
Aldila Sutjiadi
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Veronika Kudermetova
Cristina Bucșa
Fanny Stollár
Sara Errani
Zarina Diyas
Nicole Gibbs
Oksana Kalashnikova
Kristina Mladenovic
Lu Jiajing
Nigina Abduraimova
Han Na-lae
Lily Miyazaki
Monique Adamczak
Nungnadda Wannasuk
Aleksandrina Naydenova
Julia Glushko
Melanie Stokke
Nina Stojanović
Dalila Jakupović
Victoria Bosio
Kristina Dmitruk
Inès Ibbou
Demi Schuurs
An-Sophie Mestach
