Satomi Watanabe
| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 15, 1999 Yokohama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Tecnifibre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 6 (June 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 6 (4 August 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Satomi Watanabe (渡邉 聡美, Watanabe Satomi; born 15 January 1999) is a Japanese professional squash player.[1] She reached a career high ranking of number 6 in the world during June 2025.[2]
Early life
Watanabe was born in Yokohama on January 15 1999. She started playing squash at 8 years old, before moving to Malaysia at the age of 12 to train with top coaches there for five years.[3]
Career
Watanabe has won multiple junior and professional PSA tournaments and has represented Japan internationally.
All-Japan Championships
Watanabe won her first All-Japan championship in 2017 at just 18 years old - making her the youngest player ever to have done so. She went on to win another 4 consecutive titles, before sitting out the 2023 tournament. She then won the title once again in 2024.[3]
International career
In 2022, she was part of the Japanese team at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships and was voted the MVP for the event after winning all of her six matches.[4]
In 2023, Watanabe became the first Japanese player to achieve a top-20 ranking in the PSA World Rankings, reaching 19th ranking after winning the Women’s Kinetic Orange Ball 30K Challenger event, played in Boynton Beach, Florida.[5]
In January 2025, Watanabe won her 10th PSA title after securing victory in Cleveland's Squash in the Land during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[6] She beat the 1st, 2nd, and 4th seeded players to achieve this victory.[3]
In March 2025, Watanabe became the first Japanese player to achieve a top-10 PSA World Ranking.[3]
World Games
In August 2025, Watanabe became the first Japanese squash player to win a gold medal at the world games, after defeating France’s Marie Stephan.[7]
References
- ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Squash Info - Satomi Watanabe". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ a b c d Olympics.com. "渡邉聡美のすごさを知る5の視点 日本スカッシュ界の未来を切り拓く逸材". Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Japan's Satomi Watanabe announced as MVP of 2022 WSF Women's World Team Championship". World Squash. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "WATANABE BECOMES FIRST JAPANESE PLAYER TO REACH TOP 20 OF PSA WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS". www.psasquashtour.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "$88,750 Women's Squash in the Land 2025, Playhouse Square Outcalt Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA". Squash Info. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "【スカッシュ】渡邉聡美が金メダル獲得！！WORLD GAMES 2025". スポーツナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
World rankings – Top ten squash players as of 4 August 2025 | |
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