Ayako Suzuki

Ayako Suzuki 鈴木 亜弥子
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1987-03-14) March 14, 1987 (age 37) Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Women's singles SU5 Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking	1 (WS 1 January 2019) 3 (WD with Noriko Ito 29 August 2019)
Medal record Women's para-badminton Representing  Japan Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's singles 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles World Championships 2009 Seoul Women's singles 2017 Ulsan Women's singles 2019 Basel Women's singles 2019 Ulsan Women's doubles Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Women's singles 2018 Jakarta Women's singles Asian Championships 2016 Beijing Women's singles

Ayako Suzuki (鈴木 亜弥子, Suzuki Ayako, born 14 March 1987) is a Japanese former paralympic badminton player.^[1][2][3] She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, being awarded the silver medal in the women's singles SU5 event.^[4] Suzuki also participated in the women's doubles SL3–SU5 event, being awarded the bronze medal with her teammate, Noriko Ito.^[4]

Suzuki announced her retirement from para-badminton on 4 September 2022.^[5]

Suzuki was born in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture. She was born with a disability that prevented her right arm from rising above her shoulder. She started playing badminton in third grade and eventually competed in able-bodied competitions.^[6]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Yang Qiuxia	17–21, 9–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Noriko Ito	Lénaïg Morin Faustine Noël	21–16, 21–18	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Fencing Hall, Seoul, South Korea	Ma Huihui	21–10, 21–3	Gold
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Yang Qiuxia	18–21, 21–18, 21–18	Gold
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Yang Qiuxia	21–17, 17–21, 15–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Noriko Ito	Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah	15–21, 11–21	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010[a]	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Sudsaifon Yodpa	21–6, 21–0	Gold
		Su Kunrong	21–9, 21–5
		Nor Fariha Kamarudin	Walkover
		Chen Xinyun	21–11, 21–13
2018[b]	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Putu Christiani	21–6, 21–6	Silver
		Warining Rahayu	21–9, 21–10
		Lam Tsz Huen	21–2, 21–8
		Yang Qiuxia	16–21, 16–21

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Yang Qiuxia	21–17, 11–21, 9–21	Silver

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	Mamiko Toyoda	21–19, 21–7	Winner
		Julie Thrane	21–14, 21–13
		Abbigale Louize Richards	21–2, 21–3
		Megan Hollander	21–3, 16–2 retired
2016	Indonesia Para Badminton International	Leani Ratri Oktila	21–15, 21–8	Winner
2017	Thailand Para Badminton International	Mamiko Toyoda	21–14, 21–10	Winner
2017	Japan Para Badminton International	Yang Qiuxia	8–21, 21–13, 21–18	Winner
2018	Turkish Para Badminton International	Mamiko Toyoda	21–18, 21–15	Winner
2018	Brazil Para Badminton International	Akiko Sugino	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Akiko Sugino	21–15, 21–5	Winner
2018	Australia Para Badminton International	Leani Ratri Oktila	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2019	Dubai Para Badminton International	Yang Qiuxia	18–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Cathrine Rosengren	21–14, 21–9	Winner
2019	Irish Para Badminton International	Cathrine Rosengren	21–13, 21–7	Winner
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Cathrine Rosengren	21–11, 21–12	Winner
2019	China Para Badminton International	Yang Qiuxia	14–21, 21–19, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Denmark Para Badminton International	Mamiko Toyoda	Walkover	Winner
2019	Japan Para Badminton International	Yang Qiuxia	19–21, 20–22	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Japan Para Badminton International	Asami Yamada	Katrin Seibert Chanida Srinavakul	12–21, 21–16, 21–12	Winner
2018	Australia Para Badminton International	Noriko Ito	Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah	17–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2019	Turkish Para Badminton International	Mio Hayashi	Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui	12–21, 21–18, 21–16	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Noriko Ito	Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Para Badminton International	Noriko Ito	Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul	21–15, 21–12	Winner
2019	China Para Badminton International	Noriko Ito	Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui	8–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2019	Denmark Para Badminton International	Noriko Ito	Kaede Kameyama Asami Yamada	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2019	Japan Para Badminton International	Noriko Ito	Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui	13–21, 8–21	Runner-up

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