{{Short description|Japanese badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Satoko Suetsuna | image = Satoko Suetsuna US Open Badminton 2011.jpg | image_size = 200 px | caption = | birth_name = | country = [[Japan]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|1|30}} | birth_place = [[Ōita (city)|Ōita]], [[Ōita Prefecture]], Japan<ref name="ss">{{cite web |title=選手・スタッフ紹介: 末綱 聡子 スエツナ・サトコ |url=http://www.saishunkan-badminton.jp/archives/member/211 |website=www.saishunkan-badminton.jp |publisher=Saishunkan Co.Ltd |access-date=26 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401071937/http://www.saishunkan-badminton.jp/archives/member/211 |archive-date=1 April 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> | height = 1.68 m | weight = 60 kg | years_active = | handedness = | coach = | event = Women's doubles | highest_ranking = 2 | date_of_highest_ranking = with [[Miyuki Maeda]], 11 November 2010 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | played = | titles = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2011 BWF World Championships|2011 London]] | [[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Uber Cup]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010 Kuala Lumpur]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's team|Women's team]] }} | bwfbadminton_id = 50267 | bwf_id = FE67CDDE-BB64-4BF4-ACAE-300EDE3536B0 }} {{nihongo|'''Satoko Suetsuna'''|末綱 聡子|Suetsuna Satoko|born 30 January 1981}} is a badminton player from [[Japan]]. Born in [[Ōita (city)|Ōita]], [[Ōita Prefecture]], she joined Renesas badminton club and later affiliated with Saishunkan team. She was a bronze medalist at the [[2011 BWF World Championships]] with her partner [[Miyuki Maeda]].<ref name="ss"/>
== Career == Suetsuna has gained prominence in badminton through her success in women's doubles with her partner [[Miyuki Maeda]], and the partnerships known by the Japanese media as "Suemae". Together they won the [[2010 Denmark Super Series|2010 Denmark Open]], their first major tournament victory. They went on to win the [[2011 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold|2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold]] and the [[2011 India Super Series|2011 India Open]]. Suetsuna and Maeda also have two bronze medals from major competitions from making the semifinals at the [[2011 BWF World Championships|2011 London World Championships]] and [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010 Uber Cup]] in Kuala Lumpur. She competed at the [[Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]] and [[Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] as well in [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic Games]]. In 2008 Beijing Olympics, with her women's doubles partner Maeda, they finished fourth, the 2nd best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Satoko Suetsuna |url=https://www.smash-net.tv/player/末綱-聡子/ |website=www.smash-net.tv |date=3 August 2020 |publisher=TMONY Japan Corporation |access-date=15 January 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115234857/https://www.smash-net.tv/player/%E6%9C%AB%E7%B6%B1-%E8%81%A1%E5%AD%90/ |archive-date=15 January 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>
Satoko Suetsuna has competed with several men in mixed doubles, but has not achieved the same level of success as she has in her main event.
Suetsuna retired from the Japan team in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=「スエマエ」末綱聡子が日本代表引退 ヨネックスＯＰ最後に |url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/09/04/kiji/K20130904006550210.html |website=www.sponichi.co.jp |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=15 January 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820001113/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/09/04/kiji/K20130904006550210.html |archive-date=20 August 2016 |language=ja}}</ref> [[File:Satoko Suetsuna.jpg|thumb|250px|Suetsuna participated at the 2011 U.S. Open]]
== Achievements ==
=== BWF World Championships === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[2011 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles|2011]] | align="left" | [[Wembley Arena]], [[London, England]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyuki Maeda]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xiaoli]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Yang (badminton)|Yu Yang]] | align="left" | 8–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== 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 Superseries|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 doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2008 Indonesia Super Series#Finals 4|2008]] | align="left" | [[Indonesia Open (badminton)|Indonesia Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyuki Maeda]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Vita Marissa]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Liliyana Natsir]] | align="left" | 15–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2009 Japan Super Series#Finals 4|2009]] | align="left" | [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Jin]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xiaoli]] | align="left" | 19–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2010 Swiss Open Super Series#Finals 4|2010]] | align="left" | [[Swiss Open (badminton)|Swiss Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Qing]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Yang (badminton)|Yu Yang]] | align="left" | 16–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2010 Denmark Super Series#Finals 4|2010]] | align="left" | [[Denmark Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shizuka Matsuo]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mami Naito]] | align="left" | 21–17, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="den10">{{cite web |title=Denmark take three, Yihan back in the groove |url=http://bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=41576 |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=19 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213094508/http://bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=41576 |archive-date=13 December 2010 |date=1 November 2010}}</ref> |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2011 India Super Series#Finals 4|2011]] | align="left" | [[India Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mizuki Fujii]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Reika Kakiiwa]] | align="left" | 26–24, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="indss11">{{cite web |title=Maeda-Suetsuna win second Superseries title of their career |url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=48293 |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=19 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109101751/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=48293 |archive-date=9 November 2011 |date=1 May 2011}}</ref> |- style="background:#DAA520" | align="center" | [[2012 China Open Super Series Premier#Finals 4|2012]] | align="left" | [[China Open (badminton)|China Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiaoli <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Yang | align="left" | 19–21, 7–14 retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2013 India Super Series#Finals 4|2013]] | align="left" | India Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]] <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]] | align="left" | 12–21, 23–21, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="india13">{{cite web |last1=Wigri |first1=Altania Cut |title=INDIA OPEN 2013 Finals – Intanon becomes youngest ever Superseries winner |url=https://www.badzine.net/2013/04/india-open-final-intanon-becomes-youngest-ever-superseries-winner/ |website=Badzine |access-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250805072227/https://www.badzine.net/2013/04/india-open-final-intanon-becomes-youngest-ever-superseries-winner/ |archive-date=5 August 2025 |date=28 April 2013}}</ref> |} : {{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries|BWF Superseries Premier]] tournament : {{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 doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2007 U.S. Open Grand Prix#Finals 4|2007]] | align="left" | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyuki Maeda]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Aki Akao]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomomi Matsuda]] | align="left" | 16–21, 21–14, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2008 German Open Grand Prix#Finals 4|2008]] | align="left" | [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)|Lee Hyo-jung]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Kyung-won]] | align="left" | 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2008 India Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 4|2008]] | align="left" | [[India Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Wen-hsing]] <br /> {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chien Yu-chin]] | align="left" | 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2011 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 4|2011]] | align="left" | [[Malaysia Masters|Malaysia Grand Prix Gold]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shizuka Matsuo]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mami Naito]] | align="left" | 21–18, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center" | [[2011 India Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals 4|2011]] | align="left" | [[Syed Modi International Badminton Championships|India Grand Prix Gold]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda | align="left" | {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Shinta Mulia Sari]] <br /> {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Yao Lei]] | align="left" | 17–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="ind11">{{cite web |title=No repeat champions in India |url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=57193 |website=Badminton World Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109055448/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=57193 |archive-date=9 January 2012 |date=26 December 2011}}</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
== Record against selected opponents == Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=FE67CDDE-BB64-4BF4-ACAE-300EDE3536B0 |title=Satoko Suetsuna head to head |publisher=Badminton World Federation |website=tournamentsoftware.com}}</ref>
=== Miyuki Maeda === {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leanne Choo]] & [[Renuga Veeran]] 2–0 * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alexandra Bruce (badminton)|Alex Bruce]] & [[Michelle Li]] 1–0 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cheng Shu]] & [[Zhao Yunlei]] 0–2 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Du Jing]] & [[Yu Yang (badminton)|Yu Yang]] 0–5 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Ling]] & [[Huang Sui]] 0–1 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Jin]] & [[Wang Xiaoli]] 0–1 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tian Qing]] & Zhao Yunlei 0–3 * {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–5 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Yili]] & [[Zhang Yawen]] 0–2 * {{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yili & [[Zhao Tingting]] 0–2 * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Wei (badminton)|Yang Wei]] & [[Zhang Jiewen]] 1–2 * {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Wen-hsing]] & [[Chien Yu-chin]] 1–11 * {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]] & [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]] 2–3 * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]] & [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] 4–1 * {{flagicon|INA}} [[Vita Marissa]] & [[Liliyana Natsir]] 1–2 * {{flagicon|INA}} [[Nitya Krishinda Maheswari]] & [[Greysia Polii]] 1–2 * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mizuki Fujii]] & [[Reika Kakiiwa]] 2–0 * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kumiko Ogura]] & [[Reiko Shiota]] 0–2 * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Misaki Matsutomo]] & [[Ayaka Takahashi]] 2–1 * {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Chin Eei Hui]] & [[Wong Pei Tty]] 4–4 * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valeria Sorokina]] & [[Nina Vislova]] 5–0 * {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Jiang Yanmei]] & [[Li Yujia]] 0–3 * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)|Lee Hyo-jung]] & [[Lee Kyung-won]] 0–7 {{div col end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{Team Japan|olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/suetsunasatoko}}
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