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Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Born (1985-03-16) 16 March 1985 (age 41)
Inagawa, Hyōgo, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
RetiredDecember 2014
Women's singles
Highest ranking7 (23 September 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 New DelhiWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2010 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2012 WuhanWomen's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouWomen's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 TaipeiWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2005 HyderabadWomen's singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Kuala LumpurGirls' singles
Bronze medal – third place2002 Kuala LumpurGirls' team
Signature
Eriko Hirose's signature

Eriko Hirose (廣瀬 栄理子, Hirose Eriko, born 16 March 1985) is a Japanese badminton coach and former player who specialized in women's singles. She achieved a career-high singles world ranking of No. 7 and represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Hirose was the runner-up at the 2011 All England Open, becoming the first Japanese player to reach the women's singles final in 32 years. She won a women's singles bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and two singles bronze medals at the Asian Championships. In team events, she was part of the Japanese women's team that won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and three Uber Cup medals between 2010 and 2014.

Domestically, Hirose won the women's singles title at the All Japan Championships five times, including three consecutive titles from 2008 to 2010. She retired from competitive badminton in December 2014 and later became a coach, serving on the coaching staff of Japan's national B team.

Career

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Hirose began playing badminton in the first grade of elementary school and later attended Aomori Yamada High School.[1] In 2002, she won bronze medals in both the girls' singles and girls' team events at the Asian Junior Championships in Kuala Lumpur.[2][3] After graduating from high school, she joined Sanyo Electric in 2003.[1] The following year, she reached the women's singles final at the Indonesia Open, where she finished runner-up to China's Xie Xingfang.[4]

In 2005, Hirose competed at the World Championships in Anaheim, advancing to the third round before losing to Hong Kong's Wang Chen.[5] Later that year, she won a bronze medal in women's singles at the Asian Championships in Hyderabad after losing to compatriot Kaori Mori in the semifinals.[6] Hirose was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal in the women's team event at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.[7] In 2007, she won the women's singles title at the inaugural Osaka International, defeating Kanako Yonekura in the final.[8]

During the qualification period for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hirose suffered a torn right hamstring at the 2007 Philippines Open, sidelining her for three months. After being told that surgery would rule out a timely return for the Olympics, she opted for non-surgical treatment. On her return, Hirose reached the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open in November 2007, defeating 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Zhou Mi in straight games in the second round, a victory she later described as a turning point in her qualification for Beijing.[1]

Hirose represented Japan in the women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She defeated Iceland's Ragna Ingólfsdóttir in the first round[9] and Vietnam's Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung in the second round.[10] Her run ended in the third round, where she lost in three games to fifth seed Pi Hongyan of France.[11]

In May 2010, Hirose helped Japan win a bronze medal at the 2010 Uber Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where the team reached the semifinals before losing 1–3 to South Korea.[12] At the 2010 World Championships in Paris, she advanced to the quarterfinals after upsetting top-seeded world No. 1 Wang Yihan in three games in the third round.[13] She was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual champion Wang Lin.[14] On 23 September 2010, Hirose reached a career-high women's singles world ranking of No. 7.[15] Later that year, she won a bronze medal in women's singles at the Asian Games in Guangzhou after losing to world No. 1 Wang Xin in the semifinals.[16]

In March 2011, Hirose reached the women's singles final at the All England Open, becoming the first Japanese woman to contest the singles final at the tournament since Saori Kondo in 1979. After defeating fifth seed Saina Nehwal in the quarterfinals and Petya Nedelcheva in the semifinals, she finished as runner-up to world No. 1 Wang Shixian.[17][18] Her appearance in the final came two days after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, with Hirose saying that she hoped her performance could bring encouragement to those affected in Japan.[18] In April 2011, following Sanyo Electric's integration into Panasonic, the Sanyo Electric badminton team was renamed the Panasonic Badminton Team.[19] In May 2012, she was part of the Japanese team that won a bronze medal at the 2012 Uber Cup in Wuhan.[20] In September 2012, amid news that Panasonic's badminton team would be suspended at the end of the season, Hirose reached her first Japan Open final,[21] where she finished runner-up to Tai Tzu-ying.[22] The following month, she defeated Wang Shixian in three games at the French Open before reaching the semifinals, where she lost to eventual champion Minatsu Mitani.[23][24]

In 2013, Hirose earned her second career women's singles bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Taipei, losing in the semifinals to Wang Yihan.[25] She contributed to Japan's silver-medal finish at the 2014 Uber Cup in New Delhi, defeating P. C. Thulasi in Japan's semifinal victory over India.[26][27] Domestically, Hirose won the women's singles title at the All Japan Championships five times, in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, including three consecutive titles from 2008 to 2010.[28]

Following the disbandment of Panasonic's badminton team, Hirose joined Yonex in 2013 under a professional contract.[1] In December 2014, following a semifinal exit at the All Japan Championships, Hirose announced her retirement from competitive badminton at the age of 29, concluding a 23-year playing career.[29] In January 2017, she joined the coaching staff of the Japan national team as a B-team coach.[30][31]

Achievements

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Asian Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China China Wang Xin 7–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze [16]

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Japan Kaori Mori 5–11, 11–5, 10–13 Bronze Bronze [32]
2013 Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan China Wang Yihan 12–21, 6–21 Bronze Bronze [25]

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Zhu Lin 7–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze [2]

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 All England Open China Wang Shixian 22–24, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18]
2012 Japan Open Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 21–9, 9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [33][34]
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2004 Indonesia Open China Xie Xingfang 8–11, 0–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [4]

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Osaka International Japan Kanako Yonekura 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[35]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eriko Hirose (former Olympic badminton player), Part 2: "Being able to stand on the court is happiness"". Sports Communications (in Japanese). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 "2002 Asian Junior Badminton Championships – Individual Competition". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 20 July 2002. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "2002 Asian Junior Badminton Championships". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Blair/Munt miss Indonesia victory". BBC Sport. 19 December 2004. Archived from the original on 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top Chinese stars battle into last 8". Dawn. Agence France-Presse. 20 August 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "2005 Asian Badminton Championships – Full Results". Badminton Asia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Japanese Delegation Results – Badminton". Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2007". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (8 August 2008). "Ragna failed to find her rhythm". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Mai, Hồng (11 August 2008). "Nguyên Nhung expected the defeat". Ngôi Sao (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Olympic badminton results". Antara News (in Indonesian). Agence France-Presse. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Yoon, Chul (13 May 2010). "Korea reaches Uber Cup final past Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "Hirose upsets top-seeded Wang at badminton worlds". Dawn. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "Lee and Lin ousted from badminton worlds". China Internet Information Center. Xinhua. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "BWF World Ranking – Ranking of Eriko HIROSE (15417)". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Lin, Lee cruise into last four". The Hindu. Agence France-Presse. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  17. ↑ Kumar, Prem (12 March 2020). "On This Day: Two All England Hoodoos Busted". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 "Hirose finishes runner-up after loss to Wang at All England Open". AFPBB News (in Japanese). Agence France-Presse. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sanyo rugby and badminton teams renamed Panasonic". Kaden Watch (in Japanese). 31 March 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "2012 Uber Cup semifinal results". Antara News (in Indonesian). 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "Panasonic players reach finals amid club closure". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  22. ↑ "Lee wins third Japan Open men's singles title". AFPBB News (in Japanese). 23 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  23. ↑ "French Open Day 3: Hirose upstages Wang Shixian". Badminton World Federation. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  24. ↑ "Saina sinks Schenk again, rolls into final". The Times of India. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  25. 1 2 "Chinese players dominate in Taipei". Taipei Times. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "Uber Cup semifinal: India miss final berth, lose to Japan 2-3". The Times of India. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  27. ↑ Chakraborty, Amlan (24 May 2014). "China defend Uber Cup title after Thomas Cup heartbreak". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  28. ↑ "We Love Badminton Vol. 3: Eriko Hirose (former Japan national team player)". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  29. ↑ "Beijing Olympian Eriko Hirose announces retirement". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  30. ↑ "2017 Japan national badminton team announced". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  31. ↑ "Eriko Hirose (former Olympic badminton player), Part 1: "The reasons behind Japan's rise"". Sports Communications (in Japanese). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  32. ↑ Kawashima, Ichirō (11 September 2005). "2005 Asian Badminton Championships | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  33. ↑ "Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying wins Yonex Japan Open". Taipei Times. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  34. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (23 September 2012). "Japan Open: Day 6 – Tai Tzu Ying Celebrates Maiden Superseries Triumph". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  35. ↑ "Eriko HIROSE Head To Head". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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