Shizuka Uchida

Shizuka Uchida
Personal information
Birth name打田 しづか
Country Japan
Born (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 35)
Ōbu, Aichi, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking40 (WS) 14 April 2011
54 (WD) 2 December 2010
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Shizuka Uchida (打田 しづか, Uchida Shizuka, born 26 July 1989) is a former Japanese badminton player who plays in singles and doubles event. She was born in Ōbu, Aichi, and graduated from the Okazaki Josei High School. Uchida competed at the 2007 and 2008 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, winning a mixed team bronze medal in 2007.[1][2] She was join the Unisys badminton team in April 2008.[1] Her best achievement is to reach the final round of the Superseries event at the 2013 Japan Open.[3] She retired in February 2016, after the Japan league final match.[4]

Achievements

BWF Superseries

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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Japan Open Japan Akane Yamaguchi 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Russian Open Japan Aya Ohori 19–21, 4–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Russian Open Japan Yui Hashimoto 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Polish Open Chinese Taipei Pai Hsiao-ma Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "打田 しづか Shizuka Uchida" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2007年アジアジュニアバドミントン選手権大会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ "スーパー高校生・山口茜は、快挙にも謙虚!" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ "打田しづか選手引退、木村百花選手移籍のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 12 July 2017.