In the women's singles event she reached the third round before losing to Wang Chen of Hong Kong.

[2] At the same year, she won the women's singles bronze medal at the Asian Championships after lose to her compatriot Kaori Mori in the semi-final.

In the 2010 BWF World Championship, she caused an upset over the world number one ranking player, Wang Yihan in the third round but lost to Wang Lin in the quarterfinals.

[3] In the 2011 All England Open, she came second in the women's singles, losing in the final to China's Wang Shixian.

[4] Hirose spent 23 years career in badminton and announced her retirement at the end of National Championships in December 2014.