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Biography
Yukiko Takahata (高畑 祐紀子, Takahata Yukiko, born 18 March 1998) is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Sakuramoto.
Takahata started to represented national team in 2015 World Junior Championships held in Lima, Peru, and helps the team reached in to the semifinals stage. At the BWF Grand Prix events, her best results was a runner-up at the 2017 New Zealand Open.
Teamed-up with Sakuramoto, Takahata won seven of eight finals of the 2018 BWF World Tour, with a title of Super 500 tournament from Singapore Open, three titles of Super 300 tournament from Swiss, New Zealand, and Australia Open; and three titles of Super 100 tournament. She participated at the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and won the silver medal after the team lost to Chinese in the final.
Achievements
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Nita Violina Marwah Putri Syaikah | 21–17, 14–21, 21–15 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | 17–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 23–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim | 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu | 21–9, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Ayako Sakuramoto | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Zealand Open | Ayako Sakuramoto | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Woon Khe Wei | 21–18, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Osaka International | Ayako Sakuramoto | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao | 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Ayako Sakuramoto | Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe | 21–10, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2017 | Osaka International | Ayako Sakuramoto | Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won | 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament