Women · JPN
Hina Hayata
World No. 6
- World ranking
- No. 6, 4,770 points
- Age
- 26 (born 7 July 2000)
- Birthplace
- Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Height
- 167 cm
- Plays
- Left-handed, Shakehand
- Style
- Two-winged left-handed attacker
- Coach
- Daisuke Ishida
- Club
- Nippon Life Red Elf (T.League)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Final | Satsuki Odo | W 4-212-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Miwa Harimoto | W 4-111-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Kuai Man | W 4-311-13, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, 13-15, 11-7 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Annett Kaufmann | W 3-111-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Lily Zhang | W 3-011-5, 12-10, 11-4 |
Latest news
- Hina Hayata says she nearly gave up before retaining her WTT Champions Frankfurt title
- Japan take half of the 2026 WTT Champions singles titles as China's men end the series without one
- WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
- WTT Champions Frankfurt finals day preview: Hayata meets Miwa Harimoto as Franziska chases a German first
Honours
21 titles and gold medals on record, including Olympic Games, World Team Championships, Grand Smash.
All honours →News
- International
Hina Hayata says she nearly gave up before retaining her WTT Champions Frankfurt title
The world No 6 wrote that she felt herself getting stronger with every match in Germany, and explained the notebook she fills in between games.
- International
Japan take half of the 2026 WTT Champions singles titles as China's men end the series without one
Miwa Harimoto beat a Chinese player in all three of her finals, and no Chinese man has reached a semi-final since Wen Ruibo's run in Chongqing in March.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
Japan won both singles titles on the final day as Hayata beat Odo 4-2 and Harimoto ended the home hopes of Franziska with three straight games.
- Day 6 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals day preview: Hayata meets Miwa Harimoto as Franziska chases a German first
Japan have five of the eight semi-finalists, while Patrick Franziska and Sabine Winter carry German hopes into the last day.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
Two Germans are in the semi-finals after Franziska beat the world No 1 12-10 in the sixth game, while Japan have five of the last eight and China none.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five preview: Winter meets Chen Yi as Matsushima plays Franziska
Four Germans play in the quarter-finals, Miwa Harimoto and Chen Xingtong meet again after the Yokohama final, and Wen Ruibo carries China's hopes against Lin Yun-Ju.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four review: Verdonschot knocks out Calderano as Winter beats Han Ying
The 21-year-old wildcard beat the sixth seed on a service fault at 12-11 in the fourth, Franziska came from two games down against Duda and four Germans are in the quarter-finals.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four preview: Han Ying meets Sabine Winter as Franziska plays Duda
The last 16 finishes with two all-German matches, the two Harimotos in the afternoon and Kaufmann, Mittelham and Verdonschot all trying to reach the quarter-finals.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Montpellier finals: Sun Yingsha beats Kuai Man as Jang Woojin comes from 3-1 down
Sun dropped the opening game before winning the next four, while Franziska was one game from the title before Jang won the last three.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day five review: Kuai Man ends Miwa Harimoto's run as Moregard survives
Four of the eight quarter-finals went the full seven games, and all four women's semi-finalists are Chinese.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day five preview: Miwa Harimoto faces Kuai Man as Moregard meets Lin Shidong
Five Chinese women are in the last eight, and Truls Moregard is the only one of the top four men's seeds still in the draw.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day four review: Chen Yi beats Wang Manyu as Zhou knocks out Félix Lebrun
Neither top seed is left after the last 16, and France have no one in the quarter-finals after Gauzy also lost from two games up.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day four preview: Wang Manyu meets Chen Yi as Félix Lebrun plays Zhou Qihao
Eleven last-16 matches decide the rest of the quarter-final line-up, with the top seed Wang Manyu facing the new Asian champion in the first match of the day.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
- International
Asian Championships 2026: Harimoto and Chen Yi win singles titles as China and Japan share the honours
Harimoto came from two games down to beat Li Tianyang, Chen Yi swept Miwa Harimoto, and Japan's women came from 2-1 down to beat China in the team final.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Final | Satsuki Odo | W 4-212-10, 11-3, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Miwa Harimoto | W 4-111-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Kuai Man | W 4-311-13, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, 13-15, 11-7 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Annett Kaufmann | W 3-111-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Lily Zhang | W 3-011-5, 12-10, 11-4 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Sun Yingsha | L 3-47-11, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-111-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Doo Hoi Kem | W 3-011-9, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Final | Wang Manyu / Kuai Man with Miwa Harimoto | L 1-311-13, 2-11, 11-9, 7-11 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Semi-final | Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi with Miwa Harimoto | W 3-111-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Chien Tung-Chuan / Li Yu-Jhun with Miwa Harimoto | W 3-211-9, 10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Shin Yubin | L 2-312-10, 11-13, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Charlotte Lutz / Prithika Pavade with Miwa Harimoto | W 3-011-8, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Fan Shuhan | W 3-211-13, 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Miyu Nagasaki | W 3-111-5, 11-5, 4-11, 11-2 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Chen Yi | L 3-44-11, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 18-16, 4-11 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Satsuki Odo | W 4-111-8, 11-8, 17-15, 11-13, 11-8 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Honoka Hashimoto | W 3-211-8, 7-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-2 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Margaryta Pesotska | W 3-011-4, 11-4, 11-9 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Almaty 2026Women's singles, Final | Miu Hirano | L 1-49-11, 11-9, 7-11, 1-11, 8-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 45-12 | 79% | 3 | 6 | 23-3 |
| 2025 | 57 | 37-20 | 65% | 1 | 3 | 12-4 |
| 2024 | 36 | 27-9 | 75% | 2 | 3 | 24-5 |
| 2023 | 36 | 28-8 | 78% | 2 | 2 | 16-5 |
| 2022 | 21 | 15-6 | 71% | 1 | 1 | 22-4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4-2 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 13-2 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Miwa Harimoto10-3
- Sun Yingsha0-13
- Cheng I-Ching5-2
- Miu Hirano3-3
- Kuai Man2-4
- Lily Zhang5-0
- Doo Hoi Kem5-0
- Bruna Takahashi5-0
- Bernadette Szőcs4-1
- Wang Yidi1-4
Where the ranking points come from
4,770 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026 | Winner | 600 | Counts | 2 August 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Winner | 600 | Counts | 28 June 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Quarter-final | 580 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Quarter-final | 580 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Quarter-final | 580 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Runner-up (team) | 365 | Not counted | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Contender Almaty 2026 | Runner-up | 280 | Not counted | 13 September 2027 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Semi-final | 175 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Last 16 | 100 | Not counted | 14 December 2026 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Tashkent 2026 | Quarter-final | 90 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 | Last 16 | 55 | Not counted | 23 November 2026 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 40 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Last 16 | 30 | Not counted | 21 June 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships Tashkent 2026 | Winner (team) | 28 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 15 February 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | Not held | Not held | SF | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| World Championships | R16 | Not held | SF | Not held | QF | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | F | Not held | F | Not held | F | 0 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | R16 | – | 0 |
| WTT Finals | SF | – | – | R16 | R16 | – | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | QF | R32 | R64 | QF | QF | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | SF | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | R16 | R16 | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | QF | QF | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R16 | QF | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Olympic Games 2
- Bronze 2024 Singles
- Silver 2024 Team
World Team Championships 3
- Silver 2026 Team
- Silver 2024 Team
- Silver 2022 Team
Grand Smash 2
- Winner 2026 Europe Smash doubles Europe Smash - Sweden 2026
- Winner 2026 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2026
Continental and multi-sport 1
- Bronze 2026 Asian Games singles
WTT tour 19
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Frankfurt singles WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos singles WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos doubles WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana singles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Frankfurt singles WTT Champions Frankfurt 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Bangkok doubles WTT Star Contender Bangkok 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana singles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Zagreb singles WTT Contender Zagreb 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2024
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Antalya singles WTT Contender Antalya 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Antalya doubles WTT Contender Antalya 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro singles WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Almaty doubles WTT Contender Almaty 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Almaty singles WTT Contender Almaty 2022
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2022
- Winner 2021 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2021
Club
Clubs
- Nippon Life Red Elf · T.LeagueCurrent
Club matches
T.League: 80-25 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Hitomi Sato | W 3-011-5, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 1-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Miyuu Kihara | L 1-311-9, 8-11, 8-11, 3-11 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Miwa Harimoto | L 2-311-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Miu Hirano | L 0-19-11 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 3-2 Nippon Paint Mallets | Sakura Yokoi | L 2-39-11, 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 7-11 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 3-2 Nippon Paint Mallets | Satsuki Odo | W 1-011-6 |
| 14 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 4-0 Kyushu Karina | Shin Yubin | W 3-111-9, 10-11, 11-10, 11-6 |
| 28 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Kyoka Idesawa | W 3-011-9, 11-10, 11-2 |
| 28 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Kasumi Kimura | L 0-15-11 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 3-1 Kyushu Karina | Hitomi Edahiro | W 3-29-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 1-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Miwa Harimoto | L 0-36-11, 9-11, 7-11 |
| 20 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 4-0 Kyoto Kaguya Rise | Hiyori Okazaki | W 3-011-5, 11-6, 11-3 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Sachi Aoki / Sakura Yokoi with Kaho Akae | W 2-011-9, 11-4 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Saki Shibata | W 3-011-4, 11-7, 11-6 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 3-1 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Kasumi Kimura | W 3-011-8, 11-10, 11-6 |
| 3 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 3-1 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Miyuu Kihara | W 3-011-3, 11-8, 11-5 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 4-0 Kyushu Karina | Ringo Kobayashi | W 3-18-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 1 Mar 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Minami Ando | W 3-29-11, 11-9, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 |
| 1 Mar 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 2-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Minami Ando | L 0-16-11 |
| 5 Jan 2025 | T.LeagueNippon Life Red Elf 1-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Honoka Hashimoto | L 0-310-11, 10-11, 10-11 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from wikiwand.com, allabouttabletennis.com, en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.