Rika Fujiwara| Country |
 Japan |
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| Residence |
Kanagawa, Japan |
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| Born |
(1981-09-19) September 19, 1981
Tokyo, Japan |
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| Height |
5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
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| Turned pro |
1999 |
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| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money |
$745,212 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
363 - 275 |
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| Career titles |
8 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 84 (August 22, 2005) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| Australian Open |
1R (2006) |
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| French Open |
1R (2005) |
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| Wimbledon |
1R (2005, 2008) |
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| US Open |
1R (2005) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
266 - 149 |
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| Career titles |
1 WTA, 24 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 13 (November 11, 2002) |
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| Grand Slam Doubles results |
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| Australian Open |
QF (2002) |
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| French Open |
SF (2002) |
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| Wimbledon |
3R (2002) |
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| US Open |
3R (2005) |
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Last updated on: 22 January 2012. |
Rika Fujiwara (Japanese: 藤原 里華 Fujiwara Rika, born September 19, 1981, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, No. 84 in singles (August 2005), and No. 13 in doubles (November 2002). She turned pro in 1999 and currently resides in Kanagawa, Japan.
In the 2002 Australian Open she partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The same year, Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama got to the French Open doubles semifinals, losing to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs by 1–6, 7–6, 2–6.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 6 (1–5)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
| Olympic Gold (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/1) |
Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/1) |
Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) |
Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/1) |
International (1/2) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
18 August 2002 |
Canada Masters, Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Ai Sugiyama |
 Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Paola Suárez |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up |
2. |
15 September 2002 |
China Open, Shanghai, China |
Hard |
Ai Sugiyama |
 Anna Kournikova
 Janet Lee |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
3 November 2002 |
Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria |
Carpet (i) |
Ai Sugiyama |
 Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
17 October 2010 |
HP Open, Osaka, Japan |
Hard |
Shuko Aoyama |
Chang Kai-chen
 Lilia Osterloh |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
4 March 2012 |
Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Hard |
Chan Hao-ching |
Chang Kai-chen
Chuang Chia-jung |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner |
1. |
15 April 2012 |
E-Boks Open, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Hard (i) |
Kimiko Date-Krumm |
 Sofia Arvidsson
 Kaia Kanepi |
6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
Grand Slam Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | W-L |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments |
| Australian Open |
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1R |
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|
0–1 |
| French Open |
1R |
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|
|
0–1 |
| Wimbledon |
1R |
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|
1R |
0–2 |
| U.S. Open |
1R |
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|
0–1 |
| Win-Loss |
0–3 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
0–5 |
Grand Slam Doubles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
External links
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Fujiwara, Rika |
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| Short description |
Japanese tennis player |
| Date of birth |
September 19, 1981 |
| Place of birth |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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