Kim Ha-na

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Ha-na (Korean: 김하나; Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɦa.na] or [kim] [ha.na]; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim won her first Superseries title at the 2012 India Open in the women's doubles event.^[2] She reached a career high of world no. 1 in the mixed doubles in September 2016.^[3]

Kim Ha-na (right) with Jung Kyung-eun became the runner-up at the 2011 U.S. Open.

Kim Ha-na (right) with her partner in mixed doubles Ko Sung-hyun (June 2016).

Kim Ha-na 김하나
Kim Ha-na at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(1989-12-27) 27 December 1989 (age 34) Jeju, South Korea[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	5 (WD 16 January 2014) 1 (XD with Ko Sung-hyun 22 September 2016) 5 (XD with Seo Seung-jae 17 May 2018)[1]
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea Uber Cup 2012 Wuhan Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2015 Donggguan Mixed team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team Asian Championships 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles 2014 Gimcheon Women's doubles 2016 Wuhan Mixed doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Sport career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun, along with Ha Jung-eun, Kim Min-jung, Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii were disqualified from the competition because their efforts were not focused on winning their matches, and their conduct was in a way that was harmful and violent to the sport.^[4] They were also accused of trying to lose in order to manipulate the draw.^[4] Kim and her partner Jung Kyung-eun played against China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.^[5] South Korea filed an appeal to the Badminton World Federation at the Olympics, but it was rejected.^[4]

She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.^[6]

She competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, in the mixed doubles with Ko Sung-hyun.^[7] They were knocked out in the quarterfinals by the Chinese pair of Xu Chen and Ma Jin.^[7]

In 2017, she helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won that tournament.^[8][9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Jung Kyung-eun	Luo Ying Luo Yu	18–21, 18–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Ko Sung-hyun	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	22–20, 21–17	Gold
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Ko Sung-hyun	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	19–21, 11–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[11]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Spain Masters	Super 300	Kim Sa-rang	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	15–21, 21–11, 21–10	Winner

BWF Superseries (6 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,^[13] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	India Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2014	India Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Tang Yuanting Yu Yang	10–21, 21–13, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Japan Open	Kong Hee-yong	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	India Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2014	India Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	16–21, 21–18, 18–21	Runner-up
2014	Australian Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels	21–16, 21–17	Winner
2015	Denmark Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	20–22, 21–18, 21–9	Winner
2015	French Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	21–10, 15–21, 21–19	Winner
2015	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Ko Sung-hyun	Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock	14–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Singapore Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Xu Chen Ma Jin	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2016	Indonesia Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Xu Chen Ma Jin	15–21, 21–16, 13–21	Runner-up
2016	Japan Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	10–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2016	Korea Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2016	French Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Korea Grand Prix	Eom Hye-won	Jung Kyung-eun Yoo Hyun-young	16–21, 21–18, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Swiss Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2011	U.S. Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	21–14, 20–22, 18–21	Runner-up
2011	Macau Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na	8–4 retired	Winner
2012	German Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Tang Jinhua Xia Huan	21–23, 13–21	Runner-up
2013	German Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Ma Jin Tang Jinhua	11–21, 21–14, 21–13	Winner
2013	Swiss Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	23–21, 21–16	Winner
2013	Chinese Taipei Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	Walkover	Winner
2014	German Open	Jung Kyung-eun	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–23, 22–24	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	German Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2015	Chinese Taipei Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2015	Korea Masters	Ko Sung-hyun	Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung	19–21, 21–17, 21–19	Winner
2016	German Open	Ko Sung-hyun	Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2016	Korea Masters	Ko Sung-hyun	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2017	Chinese Taipei Open	Seo Seung-jae	Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin	22–20, 21–10	Winner
2017	U.S. Open	Seo Seung-jae	Kim Won-ho Shin Seung-chan	16–21, 21–14, 21–11	Winner
2017	Macau Open	Seo Seung-jae	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	14–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2017	Korea Masters	Seo Seung-jae	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	17–21, 21–13, 21–18	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Dubai International	Kim Sa-rang	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	20–22, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Hungarian International	Kim Sa-rang	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2019	Nepal International	Kim Sa-rang	Supak Jomkoh Supissara Paewsampran	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

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2. "South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na". BBC.Com.UK. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
3. "고성현·김하나, BWF 세계랭킹 '혼합복식 1위'". Korean Broadcasting System (in Korean). 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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5. "Reports: Eight Badminton Players Tossed Out Of Olympics". NPR.Org. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
6. "KIM Hana". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
7. "Kim Ha-Na Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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10. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
12. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
13. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Kim Ha-na at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Kim Ha-na at BWFBadminton.com
• Kim Ha-na at Olympedia
• Kim Ha-na at Olympics.com
• Badminton pairs expelled from London 2012 Olympics after 'match-fixing' scandal