Ayane Kurihara


Ayane Kurihara is a Japanese badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kohei Gondo for mixed doubles. Kurihara competed with her former partner Kenta Kazuno in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Kurihara announced her retirement through her Twitter account on 23 December 2019.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300 Naru Shinoya Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		10–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Akita MastersSuper 100 Kohei Gondo Alfian Eko Prasetya
Angelica Wiratama		21–9, 21–23, 21–17 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011German Open Liu Xin13–21, 21–15, 9–21 Runner-up
2010Russian Open Ella Diehl21–19, 21–19 Winner

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015U.S. Open Naru Shinoya Yu Yang
Zhong Qianxin		14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015Swiss Open Naru Shinoya Bao Yixin
Tang Yuanting		19–21, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010Malaysia International Masayo Nojirino21–15, 18–21, 21–10 Winner

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Portugal International Naru Shinoya Carola Bott
Jennifer Karnott		21–13, 21–16 Winner
2015China International Naru Shinoya Ou Dongni
Yu Xiaohan		21–14, 18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2014Malaysia International Naru Shinoya Maretha Dea Giovani
Rosyita Eka Putri Sari		21–14, 21–17 Winner
2014Polish Open Naru Shinoya Anastasia Chervyakova
Nina Vislova		21–15, 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kohei Gondo Natchanon Tulamok
Natcha Saenghote		21–7, 21–16 Winner
2018Indonesia International Kohei Gondo Adnan Maulana
Shella Devi Aulia		21–17, 23–21 Winner
2018South Australia International Kohei Gondo Terry Hee Yong Kai
Citra Putri Sari Dewi		20–22, 18–21 Runner-up