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Ayumi Morita

Jpn
Residence: Ota City, Japan
DOB: March 11, 1990
Birthplace: Ota City, Japan
Height: 5' 5" (1.64 m)
Weight: 119 lbs. (54 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Status: Pro (2005)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Zheng); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Gajdosova); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Cetkovska).
2004 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Japan (as WC).

2005 - Played first WTA main draw at Tokyo [Japan Open], falling 1r (as WC); fell in qualifying twice.

2006 - Reached 3r once; fell in qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - QF twice, at Bali and Seoul; reached 3r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Reached 2r six times (incl. Olympics); fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying 13 times (incl. other three majors); won three singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on April 14 (after Amelia Island; rose from No.114 to No.99).

2009 - First Top 100 season; SF twice, at Strasbourg (ret. vs. Hradecka w/left thigh strain) and Guangzhou (l. to Brianti); QF at Auckland (ret. w/left hamstring strain); reached 2r twice; fell 1r 16 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying three times; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Kleybanova); reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors and Strasbourg - l. to Rodionova 26 63 75; held 2mp at 5-1 third set) and in qualifying seven times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; retired in Charleston 2r w/left adductor strain.

2011 - First Top 50 season; QF four times, at Kuala Lumpur, Brussels, Stanford (ret. vs. Bartoli w/ankle injury) and Osaka; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r eight times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open - ret. vs. Robson w/shoulder injury) and in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on February 21 (No.57 to No.48).
SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Taipei 5-TPE; 2010 - ITF/Tokyo-JPN; 2008 - ITF/Tokyo 3-JPN, ITF/Kolkata-IND, ITF/Toyota-JPN; 2007 - ITF/Kurume-JPN; 2006 - ITF/Tokachi-JPN, ITF/Tokyo 3-JPN.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Tokyo 3-JPN (w/Chan); 2007 - ITF/Gifu-JPN (w/Sugiyama), ITF/Fukuoka-JPN (w/Yonemura).
Finalist (2): 2008 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Nakamura); 2007 - Bangkok (w/Namigata).

ADDITIONAL
Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2007-09, 2012; Japanese Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Junichi Maruyama; trains at National Tennis Center in Japan ... Mother, Hiromi, is a homemaker (former volleyball player); father, Tomohiro, is a technician for an electrical company; has one brother, Kazuhiro ... Started playing tennis at age 7 with her family ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surfaces are grass, hard ... Enjoys action movies, rock music, golf, movies and shopping ... Self-described as easy-going ... Most admires Ai Sugiyama for working hard and Justine Henin for her attitude on and off court ... Biggest goal is to win a Grand Slam.
- Received Fed Cup Heart Award in 2011.