Hina Hayata
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 Hayata at ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 2000 Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (5'7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Dual Winged Left Hand Attacker | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Hina Hayata (早田 ひな, Hayata Hina, born 7 July 2000) is a Japanese international table tennis player.[1] She is the most successful player on the ITTF Challenge Series since its inception in 2017.[2] Owing to her stature, she is able to generate powerful spins on both wings more so than most female players.
She won the bronze medal in Women's Doubles at the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships with Mima Ito.
In the ITTF Portugal Open 2019, she caused a major upset by beating 4-time Women's World Cup Champion Liu Shiwen 4-3. She went on to beat another Chinese player Hu Limei before winning the tournament by defeating her compatriot Honoka Hashimoto in the finals.[3]
In January 2020, she won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships for the first time, shocking reigning champion Mima Ito in the semifinals and then defeating Kasumi Ishikawa in the finals.[4]
Career records
- Singles
ITTF Challenge series wins [6]: Spain Open 2017, Portugal Open 2019, Oman Open 2019, Serbia Open 2019, Paraguay Open 2019, Belarus Open 2019
- Doubles
- World Table Tennis Championships: 2nd (2019), 3rd (2017)
- ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: 1st (2016, 2018)
- World Junior Table Tennis Championships: 2nd (2016)
- Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships: 3rd (2015)
- Mixed doubles
- World Junior Table Tennis Championships: 2nd (2016)
- Team
- World Table Tennis Championships: 2nd (2018)
- World Junior Table Tennis Championships: 1st (2016)
- Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships: 1st (2014), 2nd (2015)
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