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Akiko Morigami (森上 亜希子, Morigami Akiko, born January 12, 1980) is a Japanese former tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On 15 August 2005, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 41.

Akiko Morigami
森上亜希子

At the 2007 Australian Open
Country (sports)	Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Born	(1980-01-12) 12 January 1980 (age 42) Osaka, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	January 1998
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,177,175
Singles
Career record	286–243 (54.1%)
Career titles	1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 41 (15 August 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)
French Open	3R (2005)
Wimbledon	3R (2003, 2007)
US Open	2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record	60–95 (38.7%)
Career titles	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 59 (30 July 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2004, 2007, 2008)
French Open	3R (2007)
Wimbledon	2R (2005, 2007)
US Open	3R (2006, 2007)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	18–5 (78.3%)

Morigami won one singles title in her career, defeating top-seeded Marion Bartoli in 2007 in the final of the Prague Open. She reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). At the 2006 French Open, she upset then-world No. 3, Nadia Petrova, in the first round.

Morigami retired after the 2009 Japan Open. In the first round, she defeated qualifier Anastasia Rodionova in three sets, and in the second round, she lost to the eventual champion Samantha Stosur, 1–6, 2–6. This was her last match on the professional tour.

WTA career finals

Legend

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III

Tier IV

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	Jul 2005	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Hard	Patty Schnyder	4–6, 0–6
Win	May 2007	Prague Open, Czech Republic	Clay	Marion Bartoli	6–1, 6–3
Loss	Jul 2007	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Hard	Anna Chakvetadze	1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	Feb 2003	Memphis Indoors, United States	Hard (i)	Saori Obata	Alina Jidkova Bryanne Stewart	6–1, 6–1
Loss	Feb 2007	Memphis Indoors, United States	Hard (i)	Jarmila Gajdošová	Nicole Pratt Bryanne Stewart	5–7, 6–4, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (7–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	13 October 1996	ITF Kugayama, Japan	Hard	Shinobu Asagoe	1–6, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	30 August 1999	ITF Kuroshio, Japan	Hard	Kerry-Anne Guse	4–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	12 March 2000	ITF Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Mireille Dittmann	6–4, 5–7, 6–1
Winner	2.	26 March 2000	ITF Wodonga, Australia	Grass	Mareze Joubert	6–1, 6–1
Winner	3.	14 October 2001	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Nana Miyagi	6–4, 7–5
Winner	4.	28 October 2001	ITF Home Hill, Australia	Hard	Mireille Dittmann	0–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	5.	27 April 2003	ITF Dothan, United States	Clay	Milagros Sequera	6–3, 6–4
Winner	6.	6 June 2004	ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom	Grass	Anna Chakvetadze	6–4, 1–6, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	22 February 2005	ITF Saint Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Laura Granville	2–6, 7–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4	7 February 2007	ITF Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Caroline Wozniacki	3–6, 2–6
Winner	7.	4 November 2007	ITF Taoyuan, Taiwan	Hard	Yanina Wickmayer	6–4, 7–6(5)

Doubles: 3 (3–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	11 June 2001	ITF Tallinn, Estonia	Clay	Miho Saeki	Natalia Egorova Ekaterina Sysoeva	6–2, 7–6(7)
Winner	2.	26 May 2002	ITF Tallinn, Estonia	Clay	Saori Obata	Teryn Ashley Kristen Schlukebir	7–5, 7–6(2)
Winner	3.	9 June 2006	ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic	Clay	Jarmila Wolfe	Līga Dekmeijere Alicja Rosolska	6–3, 7–6(3)

External links

• Akiko Morigami at the Women's Tennis Association
• Akiko Morigami at the International Tennis Federation
• Akiko Morigami at the Billie Jean King Cup

На других языках

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[de] Akiko Morigami

Akiko Morigami (jap. .mw-parser-output .Hani{font-size:110%}森上 亜希子, Morigami Akiko; * 12. Januar 1980 in Ikuno-ku, Osaka) ist eine ehemalige japanische Tennisspielerin.

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- [en] Akiko Morigami

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[es] Akiko Morigami

Akiko Morigami es una extenista profesional nacida el 12 de enero de 1980 en Osaka (Japón).

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[ru] Моригами, Акико

Акико Моригами (яп. 森上亜希子 Моригами Акико, родилась 12 января 1980 года в Осаке, Япония) — японская теннисистка; победительница двух турниров WTA (из них один в одиночном разряде).

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