Risa Sugimoto
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 August 1994 Shiga Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Head | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 127 (January 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 152 (October 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 1 October 1994. | |||||||||||||||
Risa Sugimoto (杉本 梨沙, Sugimoto Risa, born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese female professional squash player who represents Japan women's national squash team internationally.[1][2] She achieved her career-highest PSA ranking of World No. 127 in January 2018 during the 2017-18 PSA World Tour.[3][4]
Career
[edit]She entered the Professional Squash Association in 2017 and competed in the Nissan Open Championships as a part of the 2016-17 PSA World Tour. Her best result at a PSA World Tour came at the Greater Bendigo International Open 2019 which was part of the 2019–20 PSA World Tour where she reached quarterfinals of the event and lost to Australia's Sarah Cardwell.[5]
She was part of the Japanese squad which competed at the Women's World Team Championships in 2012, 2016 and in 2018.[6] Risa also represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games, making her Asian Games debut appearance and claimed a bronze medal with the team in the women's team event at the 2018 Asian Games along with Misaki Kobayashi and Satomi Watanabe. At the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships, she progressed to round two of the event and lost to Malaysia's Wen Li Lai.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Squash Info | Risa Sugimoto | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Risa Sugimoto - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Squash Info | PSA World Squash Rankings: Risa Sugimoto | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Squash Info | Risa Sugimoto | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Squash Info | Women's Bendigo International 2019 | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Team Championship: Playoff positions decided - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Top seeds ease through opening matches of Asian Individual Squash Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Risa Sugimoto at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Risa Sugimoto at Squash Info
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- Japanese female squash players
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in squash
- Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Squash players at the 2022 Asian Games
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