# Ayako Sakuramoto

Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako, born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She is a member of the Yonex team. She specializes in women's doubles and has achieved success in numerous tournaments. These include the Asian Junior Championships, BWF World Tour, BWF Grand Prix, and BWF International Challenge/Series. Sakuramoto frequently partners with Yukiko Takahata and Rena Miyaura, with whom she has won multiple titles and medals.

## Career

Sakuramoto who educated at the Kyushu International University High School, won the girls' doubles bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. She also won 2012 gold and 2013 bronze in the mixed team event. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Yukiko Takahata. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Takahata.

## Achievements
### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India | Ayano Torii | Suci Rizky Andini Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah | 15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (12 titles, 2 runners-up)

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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata | Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu | 21–9, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata | Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim | 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Yukiko Takahata | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 23–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata | Nita Violina Marwah Putri Syaikah | 21–17, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Rena Miyaura | Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato | 21–13, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Rena Miyaura | Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato | 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Rena Miyaura | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Walkover | Winner |
| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Rena Miyaura | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning | 21–19, 16–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | Arisa Igarashi | Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong | 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |

### BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | New Zealand Open | Yukiko Takahata | Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei | 21–18, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Osaka International | Yukiko Takahata | Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won | 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Yukiko Takahata | Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe | 21–10, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Osaka International | Yukiko Takahata | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao | 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Hinata Suzuki | Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato | 21–15, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament