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Women · JPN

Saki Shibata

World No. 72 ▼2

World ranking
No. 72, 496 points
Age
29 (born 25 August 1997)
Plays
Right-handed

Overview

Latest results

DateEventOpponentResult
13 Nov 2026WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 16Qin YuxuanW 3-111-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-3
12 Nov 2026WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Last 16Miyuu Kihara / Miu Hirano with Cocona MuramatsuL 0-35-11, 9-11, 8-11
12 Nov 2026WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 32Andreea DragomanW 3-011-4, 11-5, 11-8
25 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's singles, Last 16Kaho AkaeL 0-34-11, 11-13, 4-11
24 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's doubles, Semi-finalHina Hayata / Kaho Akae with Hitomi SatoL 0-39-11, 7-11, 3-11
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Latest news

Honours

6 titles and gold medals on record.

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News

Results

Recent matches

DateEventOpponentResult
13 Nov 2026WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 16Qin YuxuanW 3-111-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-3
12 Nov 2026WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Last 16Miyuu Kihara / Miu Hirano with Cocona MuramatsuL 0-35-11, 9-11, 8-11
12 Nov 2026WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 32Andreea DragomanW 3-011-4, 11-5, 11-8
25 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's singles, Last 16Kaho AkaeL 0-34-11, 11-13, 4-11
24 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's doubles, Semi-finalHina Hayata / Kaho Akae with Hitomi SatoL 0-39-11, 7-11, 3-11
24 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's singles, Last 32Su Tsz TungW 3-112-10, 11-6, 7-11, 11-3
24 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-finalPaulina Vega / Daniela Ortega with Hitomi SatoW 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-2
23 Jul 2026WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Women's doubles, Last 16Karina Shiray / Beatriz Fiore with Hitomi SatoW 3-011-6, 11-7, 11-2
19 Jun 2026WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-finalMiwa Harimoto / Hina Hayata with Hitomi SatoL 0-32-11, 10-12, 8-11
18 Jun 2026WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026Women's doubles, Last 16Diya Chitale / Yashaswini Ghorpade with Hitomi SatoW 3-111-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8
13 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Women's doubles, Semi-finalLee Eunhye / Choi Hyojoo with Hitomi SatoL 0-39-11, 9-11, 6-11
12 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-finalLea Rakovac / Hana Arapovic with Hitomi SatoW 3-111-1, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7
11 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Women's doubles, Last 16Qin Yuxuan / Zong Geman with Hitomi SatoW 3-23-11, 16-14, 11-9, 10-12, 11-5
10 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Women's singles, Qualifying round 4Fan ShuhanL 2-311-8, 11-8, 6-11, 7-11, 2-11
10 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Women's singles, Qualifying round 3Sachi AokiW 3-011-9, 11-3, 11-8
9 Jun 2026WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Women's singles, Qualifying round 2Xia Lian NiW 3-112-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3
4 Jun 2026WTT Contender Skopje 2026Women's singles, Last 32Jia Nan YuanL 2-34-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 5-11
4 Jun 2026WTT Contender Skopje 2026Women's doubles, Last 16Cocona Muramatsu / Sachi Aoki with Hitomi SatoL 2-311-9, 6-11, 11-9, 5-11, 4-11
3 Jun 2026WTT Contender Skopje 2026Women's singles, QERIvana MalobabicW 3-011-5, 11-5, 11-3
24 May 2026WTT Contender Lagos 2026Women's doubles, FinalReina Aso / Joo Cheonhui with Hitomi SatoL 1-311-1, 8-11, 7-11, 4-11

Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.

Season by season

202167% of 3
202267% of 6
202480% of 25
202585% of 26
202663% of 19
YearSinglesWon-lostWin %TitlesFinalsDoubles
20261912-763%0014-9
20252622-485%2423-2
20242520-580%00–
202264-267%00–
202132-167%001-1

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.

Where the ranking points come from

496 points from 7 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.

EventResultPointsDrops off
WTT Star Contender Doha 2026Quarter-final175Counts25 January 2027
WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos 2026Last 16115Counts2 August 2027
WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026Last 16115Counts22 February 2027
WTT Contender Lagos 2026Last 1630Counts31 May 2027
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2026Last 1630Counts19 April 2027
WTT Contender Skopje 2026Last 3219Counts14 June 2027
WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Qualifying12Counts21 June 2027

From World Table Tennis's ranking records.

Honours

Honours

At the majors and Grand Smashes

202120222023202420252026Titles
World ChampionshipsR32Not held–Not held–Not held0

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.

WTT tour 6

Club

Club matches

T.League: 48-25 in singles, all seasons on record.

DateLeagueOpponentResult
7 Nov 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kyoto Kaguya RiseMiku IzumoW 3-011-8, 11-4, 11-4
9 Oct 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kyoto Kaguya RiseKana HanaiW 3-19-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8
4 Oct 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 3-1 Kyushu KarinaYuna Kuriyama / Saya Yamamuro with Sachi AokiW 2-111-6, 9-11, 12-10
4 Oct 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 3-1 Kyushu KarinaSaya YamamuroW 3-011-6, 11-5, 11-7
20 Sep 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 1-3 Kyoto Kaguya RiseMiku Izumo / Ringo Kobayashi with Sachi AokiL 0-28-11, 10-11
20 Sep 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 1-3 Kyoto Kaguya RiseMiku IzumoL 2-310-11, 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 10-12
16 Aug 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 1-3 Top Otome Pingpongs NagoyaMiyuu Kihara / Takako Nagao with Sachi AokiL 0-210-11, 3-11
16 Aug 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 1-3 Top Otome Pingpongs NagoyaKasumi KimuraL 1-311-5, 8-11, 7-11, 8-11
2 Aug 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 2-3 Top Otome Pingpongs NagoyaYurika NambaW 3-011-8, 11-9, 11-2
7 Mar 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kyoto Kaguya RiseYukari SugasawaW 3-011-7, 11-3, 11-7
22 Feb 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 2-3 Nippon Life Red ElfAnne Uesawa / Asuka Sasao with Hitomi SatoL 0-29-11, 5-11
10 Jan 2026T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kinoshita Abyell KanagawaZhang Rui / Hana Sakurai with Hitomi SatoW 2-011-3, 11-8
21 Dec 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 3-1 Kyushu KarinaMoe NomuraW 3-111-5, 11-3, 10-11, 11-10
19 Dec 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 3-2 Nippon Life Red ElfHina HayataL 0-34-11, 7-11, 6-11
14 Dec 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 3-1 Top Otome Pingpongs NagoyaKyoka IdesawaL 2-39-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11
13 Dec 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kyoto Kaguya RiseMiku IzumoW 3-111-6, 10-11, 11-10, 11-8
29 Nov 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 1-3 Top Otome Pingpongs NagoyaKasumi KimuraW 3-18-11, 11-10, 11-7, 11-7
9 Nov 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 2-3 Kinoshita Abyell KanagawaMiu HiranoL 0-37-11, 4-11, 7-11
1 Nov 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kyushu KarinaChen Hsien-Tzu / Narumi Shudo with Sachi AokiW 2-18-11, 11-9, 11-7
1 Nov 2025T.LeagueNippon Paint Mallets 4-0 Kyushu KarinaHitomi EdahiroW 3-14-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8

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 worldtabletennis.com, checked 6 November 2026.