Akiko Morigami

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Akiko Morigami
森上亜希子
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
Born (1980-01-12) January 12, 1980 (age 44)
Osaka, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned proJanuary 12, 1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$1,144,525
Singles
Career record283–238
Career titles1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 41 (August 15, 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2r (2003–04, 2007–08)
French Open3r (2005)
Wimbledon3r (2003, 2007)
US Open2r (2004)
Doubles
Career record59–92
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

WTA Titles

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 AustraliaWarrnambool Grass AustraliaMireille Dittman 6–4 5–7 6–1
2. March 26, 2000 AustraliaWodonga Grass South AfricaMareze Joubert 6–1 6–1
3. October 14, 2001 JapanSaga Grass JapanNana Miyagi 6–4 7–5
4. October 28, 2001 AustraliaHome Hill Hard AustraliaMireille Dittman 0–6 6–4 6–1
5. April 27, 2003 United StatesDothan Clay VenezuelaMilagros Sequera 6–3 6–4
6. June 6, 2004 United KingdomSurbiton Grass RussiaAnna Chakvetadze 6–4 1–6 6–1
7. May 7, 2007 Czech RepublicPrague Clay FranceMarion Bartoli 6–1 6–3
8. November 4, 2007 Chinese TaipeiTaoyuan Hard BelgiumYanina Wickmayer 6–4 7–6(5)

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