Country (sports) Japan Career titles 1 WTA, 7 ITF Weight 56 kg Residence Tokyo, Japan Name Akiko Morigami Turned pro January 12, 1998 | Prize money $1,177,175 Role Tennis player Retired 2009 Career record 286 - 243 Height 1.65 m | |
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Born January 12, 1980 (age 44)
Osaka, Japan ( 1980-01-12 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed both sides) Similar People Aiko Nakamura, Shinobu Asagoe, Ai Sugiyama, Rika Fujiwara, Ayumi Morita | ||
2007 Australian Open R2 Kim Clijsters vs Akiko Morigami Highlights
Akiko Morigami (Japanese: 森上亜希子, born January 12, 1980) 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.
