| Ayako Sakuramoto | |
| Country: | Japan |
| Birth Date: | 1995 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height: | 1.66 m |
| Handedness: | Left |
| Event: | Women's doubles |
| Highest Ranking: | 9 (with Yukiko Takahata, 5 February 2019) 11 (with Rena Miyaura, 23 January 2024) |
| Current Ranking: | 172 (with Arisa Igarashi, 26 November 2024) |
| Bwf Id: | 5FF313BF-486D-424C-9DE9-0855406B3B28 |
is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team.[1] [2]
Sakuramoto who educated at the Kyushu International University High School, won the girls' doubles bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.[3] She also won 2012 gold and 2013 bronze in the mixed team event.[4] [5] In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Yukiko Takahata.[6] She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Takahata.[7]
Girls' doubles
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 |  Yukiko Takahata | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner | |
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata |  Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu | 21–9, 21–19 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata |  Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim | 23–21, 21–18 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Yukiko Takahata | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 23–21, 21–11 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner | |
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Nita Violina Marwah Putri Syaikah | 21–17, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Rena Miyaura | Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato | 21–13, 21–8 | Winner | |
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Rena Miyaura | Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato | 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Rena Miyaura | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Walkover | Winner | |
| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Rena Miyaura | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning | 21–19, 16–21, 21–12 | Winner |
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
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Osaka International | Yukiko Takahata | Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won | 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Yukiko Takahata | Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe | 21–10, 21–15 | Winner | |
| 2018 | Osaka International | Yukiko Takahata | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao | 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Hinata Suzuki | Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato | 21–15, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament