Akiko Morigami

Akiko Morigami
2007 at the Australian Open
Nation:	Japan
Birthday:	January 12, 1980
Size:	165 cm
1st professional season:	1998
Resignation:	2009
Playing hand:	Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money:	$ 1,177,175
singles
Career record:	286: 243
Career title:	1 WTA , 7 ITF
Highest ranking:	41 (August 15, 2005)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	60:95
Career title:	1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking:	59 (July 10, 2006)
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Akiko Morigami ( Japanese 森 上 亜 希 子 , Morigami Akiko ; born January 12, 1980 in Ikuno-ku , Osaka ) is a former Japanese tennis player .

Career

Akiko Morigami won her only individual title on the WTA Tour 2007 in Prague when she defeated Marion Bartoli 6: 1, 6: 3 in the final. In addition, she reached the final twice at the WTA tournament in Cincinnati , where she lost to Patty Schnyder in 2005 and to Anna Tschakwetadze in 2007 .

She made it into the third round of a Grand Slam tournament three times, at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2007 and at the French Open in 2005 .

In 2003 she was able to celebrate a title win in doubles at the WTA tournament in Memphis , when she defeated Alina Schidkowa and Bryanne Stewart in two sets at the side of her compatriot Saori Obata in the final .

Between 2002 and 2009 she played 23 games for the Japanese Fed Cup team , of which she was able to make 18 victorious.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, she competed in both singles and doubles. In both competitions the end came in the second round.

Tournament victories

singles

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	May 13, 2007	Prague	WTA Tier IV	sand	Marion Bartoli	6: 1, 6: 3

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	February 22, 2003	Memphis	WTA Tier III	Hard court (hall)	Saori Obata	Alina Schidkowa Bryanne Stewart	6: 1, 6: 1

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Career
Australian Open	2	2	1	1	2	2	-	2
French Open	1	1	3	2	1	1	-	3
Wimbledon	3	1	1	2	3	-	1	3
US Open	1	2	1	1	1	-	-	2

Double

competition	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Career
Australian Open	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	1
French Open	2	-	1	1	AF	1	-	AF
Wimbledon	1	-	2	1	2	-	1	2
US Open	1	-	2	AF	AF	-	-	AF

Web links

Commons : Akiko Morigami  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• WTA profile Akiko Morigami (English)
• ITF profile Akiko Morigami (English)
• Fed Cup stats by Akiko Morigami (English)
• Akiko Morigami in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )