Miyuu Kihara

Miyuu Kihara (木原 美悠) is a Japanese table tennis player.

Career highlights
In 2019, Kihara upset world No. 9 Miu Hirano and became the youngest finalist in singles at the All Japan National Championships. In May, at the age of 14 years and 278 days, Kihara won both the women's singles and doubles (with Miyu Nagasaki) at the Croatia Open. She was the youngest ever to win an international open tournament since the ITTF World Tour began in 1996. Kihara and Nagasaki continued to capture doubles titles, including the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.

Kihara advanced to the semifinals at WTT inaugural event, the WTT Contender Doha 2021, before losing to Hina Hayata. In 2022, Kihara won the singles title at WTT Star Contender Doha by defeating Han Ying in the final. She became a member of the Japanese women's team, winning silver at the 2022 World Team Championships. She also claimed the U-19 singles title at the ITTF World Youth Championships.