Seiko Yamada


Seiko Yamada is a Japanese badminton player. Together with Shizuka Yamamoto, she won the women's doubles national champion in 2000 and 2003. Yamada competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto. They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.

Achievements

IBF World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England
Shizuka Yamamoto Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting
9–15, 11–15 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Iran Fajr International Ayumi Tasaki Rie Eto
Yu Wakita
15–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2009Lao International Yuka Hayashi Aki Akao
Yasuyo Imabeppu
21–15, 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2005French Open Shizuka Matsuo Elodie Eymard
Weny Rahmawati
12–15, 17–14, 6–15 Runner-up
2003Western Australia International Shizuka Yamamoto Rebecca Gordon
Sara Runesten-Petersen
15–3, 15–5 Winner
2003Waikato International Shizuka Yamamoto Ai Hirayama
Akiko Nakashima
15–1, 17–16 Winner
2003Mauritius International Shizuka Yamamoto Nicole Grether
Juliane Schenk
9–15, 4–15 Runner-up