Akiko Morigami

Akiko Morigami
森上亜希子

Country	Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Born	(1980-01-12) January 12, 1980 Osaka, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	January 12, 1998
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$1,177,175
Singles
Career record	286 - 243
Career titles	1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 41 (August 15, 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2r (2003–04, 2007–08)
French Open	3r (2005)
Wimbledon	3r (2003, 2007)
US Open	2r (2004)
Doubles
Career record	60 - 95
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 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional 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.

Morigami retired 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 the eventual champion Samantha Stosur 1-6, 2-6. This was her last professional WTA match.

WTA career finals

Singles (3) (1-2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 24, 2005	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Patty Schnyder	4-6, 0-6
Winner	1.	May 7, 2007	Prague, CZE	Clay	Marion Bartoli	6–1 6–3
Runner-up	1.	July 22, 2007	Cincinnati, USA	Hard	Anna Chakvetadze	1-6, 3-6

Doubles (2) (1-1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	16-Feb-2003	Cellular South Cup, Memphis, United States	Hard (i)	Saori Obata	Alina Jidkova Bryanne Stewart	6-1 6-1
Runner-up	1.	24 February 2007	Cellular South Cup, Memphis, United States	Hard (i)	Jarmila Gajdošová	Nicole Pratt Bryanne Stewart	5–7, 6–4, [5–10]

ITF career finals

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	March 12, 2000	Warrnambool	Grass	Mirielle Dittmann	6–4 5–7 6–1
Winner	2.	March 26, 2000	Wodonga	Grass	Mareze Joubert	6–1 6–1
Winner	3.	October 14, 2001	Saga	Grass	Nana Miyagi	6–4 7–5
Winner	4.	October 28, 2001	Home Hill	Hard	Mirielle Dittmann	0–6 6–4 6–1
Winner	5.	April 27, 2003	Dothan	Clay	Milagros Sequera	6–3 6–4
Winner	6.	June 6, 2004	Surbiton	Grass	Anna Chakvetadze	6–4 1–6 6–1
Winner	7.	November 4, 2007	Taoyuan	Hard	Yanina Wickmayer	6–4 7–6(5)

External links

• Akiko Morigami at the Women's Tennis Association