Hina Hayata: Japan's left-handed Paris 2024 bronze medalist

Hina Hayata is one of Japan's most complete players and a left-hander who troubles even the Chinese. A double medalist at Paris 2024, she keeps winning on the WTT circuit and leads the world doubles ranking in 2026.

This page sums up Hina Hayata's career, her titles and her playing style.

Who is Hina Hayata

Hina Hayata was born on July 7, 2000, in Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. She is left-handed and plays with the shakehand grip. She made her world-tour debut very young and became a central piece of the Japanese team, alongside Mima Ito and, more recently, Miwa Harimoto.

Hina Hayata's titles

Key moments

At Paris 2024, Hina Hayata was one of the big stories of the women's event: she won singles bronze after reaching the semifinals, and team silver with Japan. The singles final was between two Chinese players, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha. The full tournament is in table tennis at Paris 2024.

In 2026 she won the singles at the Star Contender Ljubljana (4-3 in the final) and the Star Contender São José dos Campos in Brazil (4-2 in the final), and was runner-up at the Almaty Contender, losing to Miu Hirano. In doubles she won twice with Miwa Harimoto, in Ljubljana and at the Europe Smash in Malmö, and lost the China Smash final to Wang Manyu and Kuai Man. In October 2026 she is No. 6 in the singles ranking with 4,770 points and No. 1 in doubles with 8,350. To understand the points, see table tennis world ranking. More on the country in Japan table tennis history.

Playing style

Hina Hayata is a left-handed attacker who hits from both wings:

• Left-handed angles, which trouble opponents used to right-handers (see how to play against a lefty).
• Two-wing attack and a high-tempo game.
• A flair for doubles, where she reached the top of the world ranking.

To compare the grips, see shakehand vs penhold.

Recent results on the tour

Year	Wins	Losses
2026	48	9
Total	48	9

W	WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-30	Women's singles Round of 16	Hayata Hina JPN vs Bernadette Szocs ROU 3-1 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6
W	WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 2026-10-27	Women's singles Round of 32	Hayata Hina JPN vs Doo Hoi Kem HKG 3-0 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
L	China Smash 2026 2026-10-10	Women's doubles Final	Harimoto Miwa / Hayata Hina JPN vs Wang Manyu / Kuai Man CHN 1-3 11-13, 2-11, 11-9, 7-11
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-09	Women's doubles Semifinals	Harimoto Miwa / Hayata Hina JPN vs Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi CHN 3-1 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-08	Women's doubles Quarterfinals	Harimoto Miwa / Hayata Hina JPN vs Chien Tung-Chuan / Li Yu-Jhun TPE 3-2 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6
L	China Smash 2026 2026-10-08	Women's singles Round of 16	Shin Yubin KOR vs Hayata Hina JPN 3-2 10-12, 13-11, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-07	Women's doubles Round of 16	Harimoto Miwa / Hayata Hina JPN vs Charlotte Lutz / Prithika Pavade FRA 3-0 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
W	China Smash 2026 2026-10-06	Women's singles Round of 32	Fan Shuhan CHN vs Hayata Hina JPN 2-3 13-11, 10-12, 8-11, 11-5, 6-11

Hayata Hina's results

Source: WTT official results. Updated October 31, 2026. worldtabletennis.com

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