Akiko Morigami 森上亜希子 | |
Residence: | Tokyo, Japan |
Birth Date: | 1980 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
Height: | 1.65 m |
Turnedpro: | January 1998 |
Retired: | 2009 |
Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $1,177,175 |
Singlestitles: | 1 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 41 (15 August 2005) |
Australianopenresult: | 2R (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (2005) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2003, 2007) |
Usopenresult: | 2R (2004) |
Doublestitles: | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 59 (30 July 2007) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (2004, 2007, 2008) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (2007) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (2005, 2007) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (2006, 2007) |
Team: | yes |
is a Japanese former tennis player.She turned professional in 1998. On 15 August 2005, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 41.
Morigami won one singles title in her career, defeating top-seeded Marion Bartoli in 2007 in the final of the Prague Open. She reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). At the 2006 French Open, she upset then-world No. 3, Nadia Petrova, in the first round.
Morigami retired after the 2009 Japan Open. In the first round, she defeated qualifier Anastasia Rodionova in three sets, and in the second, she lost to the eventual champion, Samantha Stosur, 1–6, 2–6. This was her last match on the professional tour.
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Tier IV |
Result | Date | width=100 | Tournament | Surface | width=160 | Partner | width=160 | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Feb 2003 | Memphis Indoors, US | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |||
Loss | Feb 2007 | Memphis Indoors, US | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
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$75,000 tournaments | |
$50,000 tournaments | |
$25,000 tournaments | |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | 13 October 1996 | ITF Kugayama, Japan | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |
Loss | 2. | 30 August 1999 | ITF Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 1. | 12 March 2000 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
Win | 2. | 26 March 2000 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Mareze Joubert | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Win | 3. | 14 October 2001 | ITF Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Win | 4. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Home Hill, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 0–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 5. | 27 April 2003 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 6. | 6 June 2004 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | 3. | 22 February 2005 | ITF Saint Paul, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 4 | 7 February 2007 | Las Vegas Open, United States | Hard | Caroline Wozniacki | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 7. | 4 November 2007 | ITF Taoyuan, Taiwan | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1. | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(7) | ||
Win | 2. | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(2) | ||
Win | 3. | 9 June 2006 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() | Līga Dekmeijere ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(3) |
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