Miyu Kato (tennis)
Miyu Kato is a professional Japanese tennis player.
On 15 January 2018, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 122. On 30 January 2017, she peaked at No. 30 in the doubles rankings. As of 16 March 2020, Kato won 2 WTA doubles titles, as well one WTA 125K doubles title. On ITF Tour, she won 3 singles titles and 12 doubles titles.
Playing for Japan at the Fed Cup, Kato has 6–1 record, as of 16 March 2020.
Personal life and background
Her Mmther's name is Kyoko, while father is Daiki. She also has one brother named Yuki. She started playing tennis at age 8. Her favorite surface is hard. She Speaks Japanese and English. She stated that her tennis idol growing up were Justine Henin and Roger Federer. In free times, she also enjoys watching movies and reading. Her favorite tournament is Wimbledon.Performance timeline
Doubles
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2017 Japan Women's Open – Singles| | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard |  Zarina Diyas | 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2016 Taiwan Open – Doubles| | Taiwan Open, Taiwan | International | Hard |  Eri Hozumi |  Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | 2016 Katowice Open – Doubles| | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Hard | Eri Hozumi |  Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova | 3–6, 7–5, |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2018 ASB Classic – Women's Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | Eri Hozumi |  Sara Errani  Bibiane Schoofs | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | 2018 Japan Women's Open – Doubles| | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Makoto Ninomiya | Eri Hozumi  Zhang Shuai | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | 2018 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles| | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier | Hard | Makoto Ninomiya |  Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | 2019 Tianjin Open – Doubles| | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Nao Hibino | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–5 | 2020 Monterrey Open – Doubles| | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Wang Yafan |  Kateryna Bondarenko  Sharon Fichman | 6–4, 3–6, |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2013 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | 10,000 | Hard |  Lauren Embree | 6–3, 1–6, 1–3 ret. |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Makoto Ninomiya | 7–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2015 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard |  Nigina Abduraimova | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2015 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Shuko Aoyama | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2016 | ACT Clay International, Australia | 25,000 | Clay |  Anna Bondár | 6–4, 7–6 |
Doubles: 22 (12–10)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2011 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Carpet | Riko Sawayanagi | Kazusa Ito Tomoko Taira | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Carpet | Misaki Mori | Nao Hibino Emi Mutaguchi | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2012 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Eri Hozumi |  Monique Adamczak  Caroline Garcia | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2013 | ITF Hong Kong | 10,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Tian Ran Tang Haochen | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2013 | ITF Hong Kong | 10,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Xin Wen Li Yihong | 6–4, 1–6, |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2013 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | 10,000 | Carpet | Hiroko Kuwata | Mana Ayukawa Emi Mutaguchi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2013 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Yurina Koshino | Isabella Holland Sally Peers | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Loss | 3–5 | Feb 2014 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Yuuki Tanaka |  Nungnadda Wannasuk Varunya Wongteanchai | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Apr 2014 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | Yuuki Tanaka | Jessica Moore  Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5–7, 7–6, |
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | Kamonwan Buayam Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Aug 2014 | Wuhan World Tour, China | 50,000 | Hard | Makoto Ninomiya | Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Apr 2015 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 15,000 | Clay | Nao Hibino | Miyabi Inoue Akiko Omae | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–7 | May 2015 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Rika Fujiwara | Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jun 2015 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya | 6–2, 5–7, |
| Win | 8–7 | Jun 2015 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Kotomi Takahata |  Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 8–8 | Mar 2016 | ACT Clay International, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Eri Hozumi | Ashleigh Barty Arina Rodionova | 7–5, 3–6, |
| Win | 9–8 | May 2016 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000+H | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Hiroko Kuwata Ayaka Okuno | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–8 | May 2017 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 80,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi |  Katy Dunne  Julia Glushko | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–8 | May 2017 | ITF Rome, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Eri Hozumi |  Ekaterine Gorgodze  Melanie Stokke | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Oct 2017 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Jacqueline Cako  Nina Stojanović | 6–2, 5–7, |
| Loss | 11–10 | Mar 2018 | ACT Clay International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | Makoto Ninomiya | Priscilla Hon  Dalila Jakupović | 4–6, 6–4, |
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2019 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Nao Hibino | Naomi Broady  Erin Routliffe | 6–2, 6–2 |