Women · JPN
Miwa Harimoto
World No. 3
- World ranking
- No. 3, 6,889 points
- Age
- 18 (born 16 June 2008)
- Birthplace
- Sendai, Japan
- Height
- 166 cm
- Plays
- Right-handed, Shakehand
- Club
- Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (T.League)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Hina Hayata | L 1-47-11, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 8-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Chen Xingtong | W 4-212-10, 11-5, 6-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-7 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Joo Cheonhui | W 3-16-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Sofia Polcanova | W 3-211-13, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Kuai Man | L 2-411-9, 8-11, 2-11, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11 |
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
28 titles and gold medals on record, including Olympic Games, World Championships, World Team Championships.
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 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 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- International
Sun Yingsha pulls out of WTT Champions Frankfurt a day after winning in Montpellier
Poland's Natalia Bajor replaces the world No 2, leaving Miwa Harimoto as the highest-ranked woman in the draw after Wang Manyu also withdrew.
- 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 3 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day three review: Sidorenko knocks out Matsushima as Wang Yidi cruises
Jang Woojin won the longest match of the day 12-10 in the fifth game against Lin Yun-Ju, and Chen Xingtong ended Annett Kaufmann's run.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day three preview: Miwa Harimoto and Calderano start as the last 16 begins
The first round ends in the afternoon, and the evening brings Moregard, Matsushima, Chen Xingtong and the defending champion Wang Yidi into the last 16.
- 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, Semi-final | Hina Hayata | L 1-47-11, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 8-11 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Chen Xingtong | W 4-212-10, 11-5, 6-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-7 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Joo Cheonhui | W 3-16-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Sofia Polcanova | W 3-211-13, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Kuai Man | L 2-411-9, 8-11, 2-11, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Lily Zhang | W 3-216-14, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Bruna Takahashi | W 3-011-7, 11-8, 11-4 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Semi-final | Wang Manyu | L 1-48-11, 7-11, 11-7, 5-11, 8-11 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Final | Wang Manyu / Kuai Man with Hina Hayata | L 1-311-13, 2-11, 11-9, 7-11 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Quarter-final | Wang Yidi | W 4-29-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Semi-final | Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi with Hina Hayata | W 3-111-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Sora Matsushima | L 1-37-11, 11-13, 13-11, 7-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | He Zhuojia | W 3-014-12, 11-9, 11-3 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Chien Tung-Chuan / Li Yu-Jhun with Hina Hayata | W 3-211-9, 10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Huang Youzheng / Chen Yi with Sora Matsushima | W 3-25-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Charlotte Lutz / Prithika Pavade with Hina Hayata | W 3-011-8, 11-3, 11-4 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Su Tsz Tung | W 3-111-5, 13-15, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Chan Baldwin / Kim Nayeong with Sora Matsushima | W 3-115-17, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Prithika Pavade | W 3-011-9, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Women's singles, Final | Chen Yi | W 4-311-7, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 12-10 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 54-10 | 84% | 5 | 6 | 25-5 |
| 2025 | 69 | 53-16 | 77% | 5 | 6 | 53-15 |
| 2024 | 55 | 38-17 | 69% | 1 | 3 | 4-8 |
| 2023 | 35 | 27-8 | 77% | 2 | 2 | 20-6 |
| 2022 | 33 | 25-8 | 76% | 0 | 1 | 7-1 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2022, 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.
- Hina Hayata3-10
- Joo Cheonhui8-1
- Wang Yidi3-6
- Wang Manyu1-8
- Shin Yubin7-1
- Satsuki Odo6-2
- Prithika Pavade6-0
- Chen Xingtong4-2
- Anna Hursey5-0
- Adriana Diaz5-0
Where the ranking points come from
6,889 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 Macao 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Winner | 1000 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Semi-final | 900 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Semi-final | 900 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Semi-final | 900 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Runner-up (team) | 609 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Quarter-final | 580 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Not counted | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Winner | 400 | Not counted | 21 June 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Tashkent 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
| ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 | Runner-up (team) | 341 | Not counted | 7 December 2026 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Last 16 | 300 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Semi-final | 270 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Haikou 2026 | Semi-final | 175 | Not counted | 15 February 2027 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Semi-final | 175 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Last 16 | 100 | Not counted | 14 December 2026 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships Tashkent 2026 | Winner (team) | 83 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Not held | QF | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | F | Not held | W | 1 |
| World Cup | SF | R16 | R16 | 0 |
| WTT Finals | QF | R16 | – | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | R16 | R32 | QF | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | QF | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | R64 | QF | SF | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | R16 | SF | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | R32 | SF | 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 2024 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
Olympic Games 1
- Silver 2024 Team
World Championships 1
- Bronze 2025 Doubles
World Team Championships 2
- Silver 2026 Team
- Silver 2024 Team
World Cup 1
- Bronze 2024 Singles
Grand Smash 2
- Winner 2026 Europe Smash doubles Europe Smash - Sweden 2026
- Winner 2026 Singapore Smash doubles Singapore Smash 2026
Continental and multi-sport 3
- Gold 2026 Asian Championships mixed doubles
- Bronze 2026 Asian Games singles
- Gold 2024 Asian Championships team
WTT tour 24
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Macao singles WTT Champions Macao 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Yokohama singles WTT Champions Yokohama 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Contender Zagreb singles WTT Contender Zagreb 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2026
- Winner 2026 WTT Champions Chongqing singles WTT Champions Chongqing 2026
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender London singles WTT Star Contender London 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu singles WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu doubles WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Buenos Aires singles WTT Contender Buenos Aires 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Buenos Aires doubles WTT Contender Buenos Aires 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Zagreb doubles WTT Contender Zagreb 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Ljubljana doubles WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Tunis singles WTT Contender Tunis 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai singles WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai doubles WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Tunis singles WTT Contender Tunis 2024
- Winner 2023 WTT Contender Tunis singles WTT Contender Tunis 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Feeder Antalya singles WTT Feeder Antalya 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Feeder Antalya doubles WTT Feeder Antalya 2023
- Winner 2023 WTT Star Contender Goa doubles WTT Star Contender Goa 2023
- Winner 2022 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2022
Club
Clubs
- Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa · T.LeagueCurrent
Club matches
T.League: 64-25 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-2 Kyushu Karina | Hitomi Edahiro | W 3-011-4, 11-8, 11-10 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-2 Kyushu Karina | Kokomi Ishida | W 1-011-4 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Kyushu Karina | Saya Yamamuro | W 3-011-5, 11-3, 11-6 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 4-0 Kyoto Kaguya Rise | Miku Izumo | W 3-111-4, 11-10, 10-11, 11-4 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-2 Kyushu Karina | Huang Yu-Jie | W 3-111-3, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 2 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-2 Kyushu Karina | Huang Yu-Jie | W 1-011-7 |
| 25 Jul 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 1-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Kasumi Kimura | W 3-111-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-2 Nippon Life Red Elf | Anne Uesawa / Asuka Sasao with Miyuu Nagasaki | W 2-118-20, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-2 Nippon Life Red Elf | Hina Hayata | W 3-27-11, 11-8, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8 |
| 21 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-0 Nippon Paint Mallets | Hitomi Sato | W 3-211-9, 4-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 1-3 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Yuna Ojio | W 3-011-5, 11-3, 11-5 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Kyushu Karina | Kokomi Ishida | W 3-011-5, 11-5, 11-7 |
| 1 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Kyoto Kaguya Rise | Miku Izumo | W 3-210-11, 10-11, 11-10, 11-6, 11-7 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 2-3 Kyushu Karina | Narumi Shudo / Honami Nakamori with Kotona Okada | L 1-27-11, 11-10, 7-11 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 2-3 Kyushu Karina | Moe Nomura | W 3-011-9, 11-7, 11-10 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Nippon Life Red Elf | Hina Hayata | W 3-011-6, 11-9, 11-7 |
| 16 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Haruna Ojio | W 3-011-1, 11-6, 11-8 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Nippon Life Red Elf | Kaho Akae | W 3-27-11, 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 4-0 Kyushu Karina | Ringo Kobayashi | W 3-011-4, 11-9, 11-3 |
| 21 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa 3-1 Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya | Yuna Ojio | W 3-111-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-3 |
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 en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.