# Mai Tanabe

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Japanese badminton player (born 2003)

Mai Tanabe Personal information Born (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 23) Shimane Prefecture, Japan Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Sport Country Japan Sport Badminton Handedness Right Women's doubles Highest ranking 16 (with Kaho Osawa, 19 May 2026) Current ranking 17 (with Kaho Osawa, 26 May 2026) BWF profile

**Mai Tanabe** (田部 真唯, *Tanabe Mai*; born 4 June 2003) is a Japanese [badminton](/source/Badminton) player who competes in women's doubles.[1] She is affiliated with the [San-in Godo Bank](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E9%99%B0%E5%90%88%E5%90%8C%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C) badminton team.[2] Partnering with [Kaho Osawa](/source/Kaho_Osawa), Tanabe was a runner-up at two Super 300 tournaments, the [2025 Canada Open](/source/2025_Canada_Open) and the [2025 Macau Open](/source/2025_Macau_Open_(badminton)). She has also won five titles on the BWF International Challenge/Series circuit.

## Career

In 2023, Tanabe won her first international title at the [Mauritius International](/source/Mauritius_International), partnering with Natsumi Takasaki.[3] The pair were also runners-up at the [Réunion Open](/source/R%C3%A9union_Open) that same year.[4]

She formed a new partnership with [Kaho Osawa](/source/Kaho_Osawa) in 2024, and together they won three BWF International Challenge/Series titles: the [Kazakhstan International](/source/Kazakhstan_International), the Réunion Open, and the Mauritius International.[5][6][7]

Tanabe and Osawa secured their first title of the 2025 season at the [Mexican International](/source/Mexican_Open_(badminton)).[8] On the [BWF World Tour](/source/BWF_World_Tour), they were runners-up at two Super 300 tournaments: the [Canada Open](/source/2025_Canada_Open) and the [Macau Open](/source/2025_Macau_Open_(badminton)).[9][10] The pair also made their Super 750 debut at the [Japan Open](/source/2025_Japan_Open), where they were eliminated in the second round by the former world No. 1 pair of [Baek Ha-na](/source/Baek_Ha-na) and [Lee So-hee](/source/Lee_So-hee).[11]

Tanabe and Osawa began the 2026 season at the [Malaysia Open](/source/2026_Malaysia_Open_(badminton)), making their Super 1000 debut. The pair reached the quarterfinals after defeating the third-seeded Korean duo, [Kim Hye-jeong](/source/Kim_Hye-jeong) and [Kong Hee-yong](/source/Kong_Hee-yong).[12][13] Tanabe achieved a career-high world ranking of 16 on 19 May.

## Achievements

### BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/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.[15]

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 Canada Open Super 300 Kaho Osawa Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard 12–21, 18–21 Runner-up [9][10] 2025 Macau Open Super 300 Kaho Osawa Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up [16] 2025 Syed Modi International Super 300 Kaho Osawa Gayatri Gopichand Treesa Jolly 21–17, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up [17]

### BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Mauritius International Natsumi Takasaki Srivedya Gurazada Ishika Jaiswal 21–4, 21–14 Winner [3] 2023 Réunion Open Natsumi Takasaki Margot Lambert Anne Tran 21–14, 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up [4] 2024 Kazakhstan International Kaho Osawa Polina Buhrova Yevheniia Kantemyr Walkover Winner [5] 2024 Réunion Open Kaho Osawa Julia Meyer Leona Michalski 21–8, 21–8 Winner [6] 2024 Mauritius International Kaho Osawa Hina Shiwa Chisa Yamafuji 21–14, 21–17 Winner [7] 2025 Mexican International Kaho Osawa Mao Hatasue Miku Sugiyama 15–11, 15–8 Winner [8]

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

## Performance timeline

**Key**

W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

 To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

### Individual competitions

#### Senior level

*Women's doubles*

Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref 2024 2025 2026 Malaysia Open A QF QF ('26) [12][13] Indonesia Masters A 2R 2R ('26) Thailand Masters A SF SF ('26) German Open A QF QF ('26) All England Open A 2R 2R ('26) [18] Ruichang China Masters A 1R A 1R ('25) [19] Thailand Open A 1R 1R ('26) Malaysia Masters A 1R 1R ('26) Singapore Open A 1R 1R ('26) Indonesia Open A Q ('26) Macau Open A F A F ('25) [16] U.S. Open A Q ('26) Canada Open A F Q F ('25) [9][10] Japan Open A 2R 2R ('25) [11] China Masters A 1R 1R ('25) [20] Arctic Open A 2R 2R ('25) [21] Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('25) [22] French Open A 1R 1R ('25) [23] Japan Masters 2R 1R 2R ('24) [24] Syed Modi International A F F ('25) [17] Year-end ranking 101 28 16 Tournament 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of [26 May 2026](/source/2026_Singapore_Open_(badminton)).[25]

Kaho Osawa Players M W L Diff. Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan 1 0 1 –1 Yuki Fukushima & Mayu Matsumoto 2 0 2 –2 Baek Ha-na & Lee So-hee 1 0 1 –1

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## External links

- [Mai Tanabe](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/92279) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)Badminton.com

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