Sayaka Hobara
Hobara at the 2025 Taipei Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 July 1998 Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Norio Imai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 15 (WD with Rui Hirokami, 20 January 2026) 17 (XD with Yuichi Shimogami, 20 January 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 15 (WD with Rui Hirokami) 17 (XD with Yuichi Shimogami) (10 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Sayaka Hobara (保原 彩夏, Hobara Sayaka; born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese badminton player. A left-handed player from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, she is a former World Junior Champion, winning the girls' doubles title in 2016 with Nami Matsuyama. She competes in both women's and mixed doubles, achieving career-high world rankings of No. 15 in women's doubles and No. 17 in mixed doubles. Hobara was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2025 Sudirman Cup.