Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako; born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She currently plays for Gifu Bluvic, having previously spent over a decade as a member of the Yonex team. She specializes in women's doubles and has achieved success in numerous tournaments. These include the Asian Junior Championships, BWF World Tour, BWF Grand Prix, and BWF International Challenge/Series. Sakuramoto frequently partners with Yukiko Takahata and Rena Miyaura, with whom she has won multiple titles and medals.

Sakuramoto who educated at the Kyushu International University High School, won the girls' doubles bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. She also won 2012 gold and 2013 bronze in the mixed team event. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Yukiko Takahata. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Takahata.

In 2021, Sakuramoto formed a partnership with Mayu Matsumoto, reaching the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open. In April 2022, partnering with Hinata Suzuki, she was the runner-up at the Mexican International, losing a three-game final to compatriots Rui Hirokami and Yuna Kato. Later that year, she formed a new partnership with Rena Miyaura. The pair won the Canada Open in September, defeating Hirokami and Kato in straight games. In October, they reached the final of the Indonesia Masters Super 100, finishing as runners-up to Hirokami and Kato.

Continuing her partnership with Miyaura, Sakuramoto helped Japan reach the quarter-finals of the Asia Mixed Team Championships. On the World Tour, the duo claimed two Super 300 titles: the Swiss Open in March, following a walkover in the final against Yuki Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, and the Orléans Masters in April by defeating Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning. The pair also reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open, China Open, and Japan Masters.

Sakuramoto and Miyaura advanced to the semi-finals of the All England Open, after defeating the Malaysian pair of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in the quarter-finals. In team events, Sakuramoto helped the Japanese women's squad win bronze medals at both the Asia Team Championships in February and the Uber Cup in April. Towards the end of the year, she formed a new partnership with Arisa Igarashi, reaching the second round at both the Japan Masters and the China Masters.

Sakuramoto and Igarashi won the India Open in January, defeating Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong after having played together for four and a half months. In February, she contributed to Japan's bronze medal at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao. Later that year, Sakuramoto partnered with Mei Sudo, reaching the semi-finals at the Thailand International Series and the Thailand International Challenge in August.

Sakuramoto began competing with Sayaka Hirota, and the pair reached the quarter-finals of the All England Open in March. On 1 April, Sakuramoto transferred to the Gifu Bluvic badminton team, concluding a 12-year tenure with Yonex. She cited the opportunity to partner with Hirota as her primary motivation for the move. Later in the year, the duo advanced to the final of the Super 500 Malaysia Masters, where they finished as runners-up to Chen Fanshutian and Luo Xumin.

Girls' doubles