{{Short description|Japanese badminton player}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Minatsu Mitani | image = Yonex IFB 2013 - Eightfinal - Juliane Schenk — Minatsu Mitanii 04.jpg | caption = Minatsu Mitani at the [[2013 French Super Series]] | birth_name = | country = Japan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|09|4}} | birth_place = [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], Japan | height = 1.60 m | weight = | event = Women's singles | highest_ranking = 9 | date_of_highest_ranking = 24 October 2013 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | retired = 20 December 2019 | coach = | handedness = Right | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[2014 BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2014 BWF World Championships|2014 Copenhagen]] | [[2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|Women's singles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Sudirman Cup]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2015 Sudirman Cup|2015 Dongguan]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 New Delhi]] | Women's team }} {{MedalBronze | [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012 Wuhan]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Team Championships|Asia Team Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships|2016 Hyderabad]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2009 Asian Junior Badminton Championships|2009 Kuala Lumpur]] | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 66644 | bwf_id = 6FEDE8B0-F788-416C-914D-38E23B4CED8A }}
{{nihongo|'''Minatsu Mitani'''|三谷 美菜津|Mitani Minatsu|born 4 September 1991}} is a retired Japanese [[badminton]] player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club.<ref>{{cite web |title=選手・スタッフ紹介 / 三谷 美菜津 |url=http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/symbol/badminton/contents/mitani.html |website=www.ntt-east.co.jp |publisher=[[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone]] |access-date=9 May 2017 |language=ja |archive-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421143318/https://www.ntt-east.co.jp/symbol/badminton/contents/mitani.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5104535&lang=en|title=MITANI Minatsu|work=Incheon 2014 official website|access-date=9 July 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710155110/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5104535&lang=en|archive-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Championships on 28 November 2019, and officially announced her retirement on the first day of 2019 S/J League on 20 December.<ref>{{cite web |title=【全日本総合2019】「おそらく今日が最後の試合」（三谷） |url=https://www.badspi.jp/201911282300/ |website=www.badspi.jp |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=28 December 2019 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=【S/Jリーグ2019高岡大会】順位決定戦 東北マークス、七十七銀行 残留決定！ |url=http://www.smash-net.tv/topics/details/id/2176/ |website=www.smash-net.tv |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=28 December 2019 |language=ja |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228033639/http://www.smash-net.tv/topics/details/id/2176/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== World Championships === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[2014 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|2014]] | align="left" | [[Ballerup Super Arena]], [[Copenhagen]], Denmark | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]] | align="left" | 8–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="worldchamp14">{{cite web |last1=Paul |first1=Rajes |title=Minatsu on her way up in badminton |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Badminton/2014/08/30/Minatsu-on-her-way-to-up-in-badminton |website=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |access-date=4 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919030118/http://www.thestar.com.my:80/Sport/Badminton/2014/08/30/Minatsu-on-her-way-to-up-in-badminton |archive-date=19 September 2014 |date=30 August 2014}}</ref> |}
=== BWF World Tour (2 titles) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- | align="center" | [[2018 Spain Masters#Finals 2|2018]] | align="left" | [[Spain Masters]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mia Blichfeldt]] | align="left" | 9–21, 23–21, 21–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="spain18">{{cite web |last1=Pavitt |first1=Michael |title=Gemke battles back to win BWF Spain Masters in Barcelona |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069523/gemke-battles-back-to-win-bwf-spain-masters-in-barcelona |website=Inside the Games |access-date=4 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729210845/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069523/gemke-battles-back-to-win-bwf-spain-masters-in-barcelona |archive-date=29 July 2022 |date=2 September 2018}}</ref> |- | align="center" | [[2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters#Finals 2|2018]] | align="left" | [[Indonesia Masters Super 100|Indonesia Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shiori Saito]] | align="left" | 21–16, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="indonesia18">{{cite web |last1=Tegar |first1=Bimo |title=(BaBel Indonesia Masters 2018) Pushing Through to the Title |url=https://www.djarumbadminton.com/internasional/berita/read/babel-indonesia-masters-2018-maksa-juara/ |website=Djarum Badminton |access-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251208161025/https://www.djarumbadminton.com/internasional/berita/read/babel-indonesia-masters-2018-maksa-juara/ |archive-date=8 December 2025 |language=id |date=23 September 2018}}</ref> |}
=== BWF Superseries === The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |website=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are [[BWF Super Series|Superseries and Superseries Premier]]. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |website=www.ibadmintonstore.com |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2012 French Super Series#Finals 2|2012]] | align="left" | [[French Open (badminton)|French Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]] | align="left" | 21–19, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="french12">{{cite web |last1=Sukumar |first1=Dev |title=French Open: Day 6 – French Toast for Daren Liew, Minatsu Mitani and Ma Jin |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2012/10/28/french-open-day-6-french-toast-for-daren-liew-minatsu-mitani-and-ma-jin/ |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=4 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718182759/https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2012/10/28/french-open-day-6-french-toast-for-daren-liew-minatsu-mitani-and-ma-jin/ |archive-date=18 July 2024 |date=28 October 2012}}</ref> |} : {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries]] tournament
=== BWF Grand Prix === The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2010 Australian Open Grand Prix#Finals 2|2010]] | align="left" | [[Australian Open (badminton)|Australian Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seo Yoon-hee]] | align="left" | 20–22, 21–14, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="aus10">{{cite web |title=High Five for Tien Minh in Down Under |url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=38666 |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=19 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814203833/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=38666 |archive-date=14 August 2010 |date=20 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="australia10">{{cite web |title=Australian Open 2010 {{!}} Results |url=http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/symbol/badminton/game/2010/0713.html |website=NTT East |access-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324090426/http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/symbol/badminton/game/2010/0713.html |archive-date=24 March 2011 |language=ja |date=19 July 2010}}</ref> |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2015 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 2|2015]] | align="left" | [[Macau Open Badminton Championships|Macau Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]] | align="left" | 22–24, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="macau15">{{cite web |title=PV Sindhu retains title at Macau Open badminton |url=https://macaonews.org/life/pv-sindhu-retains-title-macau-open-badminton/ |website=Macao News |access-date=8 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324225354/https://macaonews.org/life/pv-sindhu-retains-title-macau-open-badminton/ |archive-date=24 March 2025 |date=30 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |} : {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament : {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament
=== BWF International Challenge/Series === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | [[Banuinvest International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yui Hashimoto]] | align="left" | 21–14, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="romania11">{{cite web |last1=Tai |first1=Miyuki |title=Result: Banuinvest (Romania) International 2011 |url=http://www.badminton.or.jp/2010/romania/index.htm |website=Nippon Badminton Association |access-date=12 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424194227/http://www.badminton.or.jp/2010/romania/index.htm |archive-date=24 April 2012 |language=ja |date=20 March 2011}}</ref> |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | [[Croatian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Perrine Le Buhanic]] | align="left" | 21–14, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="croatia11">{{cite web |title=Croatia International 2011 [IC] {{!}} Results |url=http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/symbol/badminton/game/2011/0331.html |website=NTT East |access-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523093424/http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/symbol/badminton/game/2011/0331.html |archive-date=23 May 2011 |language=ja |date=4 April 2011}}</ref> |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | [[Osaka International (badminton)|Osaka International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Megumi Taruno]] | align="left" | 21–10, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="osaka11">{{cite web |title=OSAKA INT’L 2011 – New generation |url=https://www.badzine.net/2011/04/osaka-int%e2%80%99l-new-generation/ |website=Badzine |access-date=4 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010050742/https://www.badzine.net/2011/04/osaka-int’l-new-generation/ |archive-date=10 October 2016 |date=11 April 2011}}</ref> |}
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2010 | align="left" | [[Austrian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoko Fukuman]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rie Eto (badminton)|Rie Eto]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yu Wakita]] | align="left" | 14–21, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="austrian10">{{cite web |last1=Otsuka |first1=Tadashi |title=Austrian International 2010 {{!}} Reports |url=http://badminton.or.jp/2009/austria/index.htm |website=Nippon Badminton Association |access-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209214116/http://badminton.or.jp/2009/austria/index.htm |archive-date=9 February 2014 |language=ja |date=27 February 2010}}</ref> |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
== Record against selected opponents == Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of [[2019 Akita Masters|20 August 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/66644/minatsu-mitani/head-to-head-analysis |title=MINATSU MITANI | HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS | Profile |website=bwfbadminton.com |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>
{{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" |- ! rowspan="2" | Players ! rowspan="2" | Matches ! colspan="2" | Results ! rowspan="2" | Difference |- ! Won ! Lost |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Petya Nedelcheva]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Yufei]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[He Bingjiao]] | 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Xuerui]] | 10 || 0 || 10 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –10 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]] | 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Shixian]] | 8 || 1 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –6 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xin (badminton)|Wang Xin]] | 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yihan]] | 7 || 1 || 6 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –5 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Shao-chieh]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]] | 8 || 3 || 5 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tine Baun]] | 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pi Hongyan]] | 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |} {{col-break}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small" |- ! rowspan="2" | Players ! rowspan="2" | Matches ! colspan="2" | Results ! rowspan="2" | Difference |- ! Won ! Lost |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Juliane Schenk]] | 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yip Pui Yin]] | 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]] | 10 || 4 || 6 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]] | 5 || 2 || 3 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lindaweni Fanetri]] | 6 || 3 || 3 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nozomi Okuhara]] | 4 || 0 || 4 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –4 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akane Yamaguchi]] | 2 || 0 || 2 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –2 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Bae Yeon-ju]] | 6 || 3 || 3 || bgcolor="#fffff0" | 0 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Sung Ji-hyun]] | 8 || 1 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –6 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carolina Marín]] | 7 || 0 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –7 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Porntip Buranaprasertsuk]] | 7 || 4 || 3 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Ratchanok Intanon]] | 8 || 1 || 7 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | –6 |} {{col-end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} * {{BWFB|66644}} * {{BWFT|6FEDE8B0-F788-416C-914D-38E23B4CED8A|member_id=66644}}
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