Kanako Yonekura


Kanako Yonekura is a badminton player from Japan.
Yonekura won the gold in women's singles of the badminton tournament in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final.
She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Camilla Martin of Denmark in the round of 32.

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1998Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Gong Zhichao1–11, 11–5, 11–6 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jun Jae-youn2–11, 5–11 Bronze

World University Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1996Strasbourg, France Choi Ma-ree0–11, 12–10, 10–12 Silver

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Strasbourg, France Saori Itoh Gao Leng
Gao Yuan
1–15, 12–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2003Thailand Open Dai Yun7–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2000Swedish Open Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn11–9, 10–13, 13–10 Winner
2000Korea Open Camilla Martin6–11, 6–11 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2007India International Saina Nehwal21–13, 21–18 Winner
2007Scottish Open Elizabeth Cann21–19, 18–21, 21–17 Winner
2007White Nights Olga Konon21–11, 21–7 Winner
2007Australian Open Chie Umezu11–21, 21–11, 21–10 Winner
2007Osaka International Eriko Hirose14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2003Southern Panam Classic Kelly Morgan11–2, 11–3 Winner
2003Waikato International Kaori Mori11–4, 11–2 Winner
2003South Africa International Pi Hongyan11–6, 4–11, 9–11 Runner-up
2003Mauritius International Pi Hongyan11–5, 10–13, 4–11 Runner-up
2000Waitakere International Wang Chen1–11, 2–11 Runner-up
2000Australia Capital International Wang Chen6–11, 8–11 Runner-up
1997Chinese Taipei International Chan Ya-lin4–11, 8–11 Runner-up