Akiko Morigami
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| Country |  Japan |
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| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Born | January 12, 1980 Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (120 lb; 8.8 st) |
| Turned pro | January 12, 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Career prize money | $1,144,525 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 283–238 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (August 15, 2005) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2r (2003–04, 2007–08) |
| French Open | 3r (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 3r (2003, 2007) |
| US Open | 2r (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–92 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (July 30, 2007) |
| Last updated on: July 20, 2008. | |
Akiko Morigami (Japanese: 森上亜希子, born January 12, 1980, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.
Morigami has won 1 singles title in her career, defeating top-seed Marion Bartoli of France 6–1 6–3 in Prague in 2007. She has reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). In the 2006 French Open, she upset then-World No.3 Nadia Petrova in the first round. Petrova was a favorite to win the Grand Slam title. She is known for her strong two-handed game.
Morigami is set to retire after the 2009 HP Japan Women's Open in Osaka. In the first round she defeated qualifier Anastasia Rodionova 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 and in the second round she lost to Samantha Stosur 1-6, 2-6. This was her last professional WTA match.
[edit] WTA Titles
[edit] Singles (8)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I Event (0) |
| Tier II Event (0) |
| Tier III Event (0) |
| Tier IV Event (1) |
| ITF Circuit (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | March 12, 2000 |  Warrnambool |
Grass | Mireille Dittman |
6–4 5–7 6–1 |
| 2. | March 26, 2000 | Wodonga |
Grass |  Mareze Joubert |
6–1 6–1 |
| 3. | October 14, 2001 | Saga |
Grass | Nana Miyagi |
6–4 7–5 |
| 4. | October 28, 2001 | Home Hill |
Hard | Mireille Dittman |
0–6 6–4 6–1 |
| 5. | April 27, 2003 |  Dothan |
Clay |  Milagros Sequera |
6–3 6–4 |
| 6. | June 6, 2004 |  Surbiton |
Grass |  Anna Chakvetadze |
6–4 1–6 6–1 |
| 7. | May 7, 2007 |  Prague |
Clay |  Marion Bartoli |
6–1 6–3 |
| 8. | November 4, 2007 |  Taoyuan |
Hard |  Yanina Wickmayer |
6–4 7–6(5) |
