Mayu Matsumoto

Mayu Matsumoto
Personal information
Born (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byKei Nakashima
Mizuki Fujii
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking150 (WS, 13 August 2015)
1 (WD with Wakana Nagahara, 30 April 2019)
148 (XD with Yuki Kaneko, 19 July 2018)
Current ranking6 (WD with Yuki Fukushima, 13 January 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
2019 Basel Women's doubles
2021 Huelva Women's doubles
2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
2019 Wuhan Women's doubles
2023 Dubai Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team

Mayu Matsumoto (松本 麻佑, Matsumoto Mayu; born 7 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. Born in Hokkaido, she graduated from Shiritsu Towanomorisanai High School. She plays for the Honegori Sagamihara team. Matsumoto was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Wakana Nagahara. They obtained the honor after their win in the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world. In 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as a women's doubles world No. 1.