Ai Goto (後藤 愛, Gotō Ai, born 20 October 1983) is a former Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Now she works at the human resources department NTT East badminton club. She was the women's singles champion at the 2009 Osaka International tournament.[1] At the BWF Grand Prix tournament, she was a semifinalist at the 2010 Dutch Open,[2] 2011 Russian Open,[3] and at the 2011 Indonesia Masters.[4] Goto also competed at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[5]

Ai Goto
Personal information
Birth nameAi Goto
Country Japan
Born (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 41)
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking17 (November, 2010)
Current ranking372 (October, 2013)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Peru International   Michelle Li 23–21, 14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 Polish International   Neslihan Yigit 21–9, 12–21, 21–7   Winner
2009 Osaka International   Kim Moon-hi 21–14, 21–14   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 後藤 愛" (in Japanese). NTT East. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Yao Jie naar finale Dutch Open badminton" (in Dutch). NU.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Russian Open 2011 SF – All-northeastern finals". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "【インドネシアGPG】 遠藤/早川が準優勝" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Asian Games 2010 Day 1 – Double success for Thailand". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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