# Minatsu Mitani

Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津, Mitani Minatsu, born 4 September 1991) is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club. She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.
Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Championships on 28 November 2019, and officially announced her retirement on the first day of 2019 S/J League on 20 December.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Li Xuerui | 8–21, 14–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of 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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Mia Blichfeldt | 9–21, 23–21, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Shiori Saito | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | French Open | Saina Nehwal | 21–19, 21–11 | Winner |
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Australian Open | Seo Yoon-hee | 20–22, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Macau Open | P. V. Sindhu | 22–24, 11–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Banuinvest International | Yui Hashimoto | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Croatian International | Perrine Le Buhanic | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2011 | Osaka International | Megumi Taruno | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Austrian International | Naoko Fukuman | Rie Eto Yu Wakita | 14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 20 August 2019.
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Chen Yufei | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| He Bingjiao | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Li Xuerui | 10 | 0 | 10 | –10 |
| Wang Lin | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Wang Shixian | 8 | 1 | 7 | –6 |
| Wang Xin | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Wang Yihan | 7 | 1 | 6 | –5 |
| Cheng Shao-chieh | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 8 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Tine Baun | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Pi Hongyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Juliane Schenk | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Saina Nehwal | 10 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
| P. V. Sindhu | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Akane Yamaguchi | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 8 | 1 | 7 | –6 |
| Carolina Marín | 7 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 7 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 8 | 1 | 7 | –6 |