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Akiko Morigami

Akiko Morigami
  • Residence: Tokyo, Japan
  • Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1980
  • Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
  • Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
  • Weight: 123 1/2 lbs. (56 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
  • Status: Pro (January 12, 1998)
  • Pronounced: a-KEE-koh mo-ree-GAH-mee

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Akiko Morigami Biography

Coached by Natsuki Harada ... Introduced to tennis at age 8 by parents; father is Masaaki, mother is Masako; brother is Teppei; no other family members play tennis; has dog named Mac ... Favorites include the movie Pearl Harbor and Japanese pancakes ... Other sports interest is skiing ... Enjoys shopping; lists favorite cities as Paris and New York because of good shopping there ... Relaxes by shopping with friends and watching movies.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 1
WTA Doubles Titles - 1
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $1,177,175
W/L - Singles - - - 286 - 243
W/L - Doubles - - - 60 - 95
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Results

OSAKA

WTA // JAPAN // 12-Oct-2009 // $220,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 103 6-4 4-6 6-2
R16 Loss [3] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 15 6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$2,950
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
- - -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
15-Aug-2005 (41) 30-Jul-2007 (59)
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  • Morigami Retires

    Morigami Retires

    October 16, 2009
    Akiko Morigami announced her retirement from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in her birthtown of Osaka.
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JANUARY - Did not play.

FEBRUARY - Did not play.

MARCH - Did not play.

APRIL - Reached 2r at Fes (l. to No.6 seed Makarova).

MAY - Did not play.
1995 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Japan.

1996 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit in Japan.

1997 - Fell in Tour qualifying at two events in Tokyo.

1998 - Fell in Tour qualifying at same two events in Tokyo.

1999 - Fell in Tour qualifying at three events in Tokyo.

2000 - Fell in Tour qualifying at US Open and same three events in Tokyo; won first two ITF Circuit singles titles.

2001 - Fell in Tour qualifying four times, incl. three times in Tokyo; on ITF Circuit, won two singles titles and one doubles title.

2002 - Played first five Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Shanghai, Tokyo [Japan Open] and Pattaya City; fell in qualifying at all four Grand Slams; won one ITF Circuit doubles title.

2003 - First Top 100 finish; SF twice, at Hyderabad (l. to Tulyaganova) and Shanghai (d. No.13 Martínez en route for first career Top 20 win; l. to Rubin); made main draw debut at all four Grand Slams, best run being 3r at Wimbledon (l. to Capriati); won one ITF Circuit singles title and afterwards on April 28 made Top 100 debut (rose from No.104 to No.93); also won first Tour doubles title at Memphis (w/Obata).

2004 - QF at Hobart; notched second career Top 20 win over No.19 Farina Elia (Los Angeles 1r); won one ITF Circuit singles title; ret. during 's-Hertogenbosch 2r match w/right wrist strain and during Bali 1r match w/right wrist tendonitis.

2005 - Reached first Tour singles final at Cincinnati (d. No.15 Zvonareva en route for third career Top 20 win; l. to Schnyder), SF at San Diego (first career Tier I SF; ret. vs. Sugiyama w/lower back strain) and QF at Memphis; equal-best Grand Slam performance of career at Roland Garros, reaching 3r (l. to Dementieva); on August 8 (after San Diego) rose from No.61 to No.42 (Top 50 debut); ret. during US Open 1r match w/heat illness; withdrew from Los Angeles w/right knee tendonitis and from Hasselt and Philadelphia w/left wrist tendonitis.

2006 - QF at Seoul; notched first career Top 10 win over No.3 Petrova in Roland Garros 1r (snapping her 15-match win streak); won third ITF Circuit doubles title of career; withdrew from Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Bogotá and Acapulco w/left ankle sprain and from Cincinnati w/right knee injury.

2007 - Second Top 50 season; won first Tour singles title nine years after going pro at Prague (d. Bartoli in final); runner-up at Cincinnati (l. to Chakvetadze in final); QF twice, at Forest Hills and Beijing; equal-best Grand Slam run of career at Wimbledon, reaching 3r (l. to eventual champion V.Williams 62 36 75, having led 5-3 third set); wins over No.14 Safina (Wimbledon) and No.16 Schnyder (Cincinnati) were fifth and sixth Top 20 wins; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Bali w/right patellar tendonitis and from Bangkok w/shoulder injury.

2008 - Reached 2r twice (Australian Open, Dubai); fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros); notched seventh Top 20 win at Dubai (d. No.17 Szavay); withdrew from Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Prague, Berlin and Wimbledon w/left knee injury and from Charleston w/hip injury; ret. in Istanbul 1r w/left knee injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2007 - Prague, ITF/Taoyuan-TPE; 2004 - ITF/Surbiton-GBR; 2003 - ITF/Dothan, AB-USA; 2001 - ITF/Saga-JPN, ITF/Home Hill-AUS; 2000 - ITF/Warrnambool-AUS, ITF/Wodonga 3-AUS.
Finalist (2): 2007 - Cincinnati; 2005 - Cincinnati.
Semifinalist (3): 2005 - San Diego; 2003 - Hyderabad, Shanghai.
Quarterfinalist (5): 2007 - Forest Hills, Beijing; 2006 - Seoul; 2005 - Memphis; 2004 - Hobart.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2006 - ITF/Prostejov-CZE (w/Gajdosova); 2003 - Memphis (w/Obata); 2002 - ITF/Lawrenceville, GA-USA (w/Obata); 2001 - ITF/Tallinn-EST (w/Saeki).
Finalist (1): 2007 - Memphis (w/Gajdosova).

ADDITIONAL
Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2002-08; Japanese Olympic Team, 2004.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 1
WTA Doubles Titles - 1
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $1,177,175
W/L - Singles - - - 286 - 243
W/L - Doubles - - - 60 - 95

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
4 / 6 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - 2r 2r 1r 1r 2r 2r -
3 / 6 FRENCH OPEN - 1r 1r 2r 3r 1r 1r -
5 / 6 WIMBLEDON 1r - 3r 2r 1r 1r 3r -
1 / 5 US OPEN - - 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r -

Doubles

W/L   2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
0 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - 1r 1r - - 1r - -
3 / 5 FRENCH OPEN - 1r 3r 1r 1r - 2r -
2 / 5 WIMBLEDON 1r - 2r 1r 2r - 1r -
5 / 4 US OPEN - - 3r 3r 2r - 1r -
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Akiko Morigami Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

OSAKA

WTA // JAPAN // 12-Oct-2009 // $220,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 103 6-4 4-6 6-2
R16 Loss [3] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 15 6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$2,950

TOKYO 3

ITF // JAPAN // 05-Oct-2009 // $100,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Junri Namigata (JPN) 176 7-5 6-1
R16 Loss [7] Alexandra Panova (RUS) 148 6-2 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+20

Prize Money

$1,520

TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC

WTA // JAPAN // 27-Sep-2009 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss [10] Jill Craybas (USA) 85 6-2 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,500

WIMBLEDON

Grand Slam // GREAT BRITAIN // 22-Jun-2009 // $9,487,267 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss [5] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 5 6-3 7-6 (1)

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$18,422

FES

WTA // MOROCCO // 27-Apr-2009 // $220,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 1078 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [W] Fatima Zahrae El Allami (MAR) 526 2-6 5-5 RET
R16 Loss [6] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 51 6-0 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$2,950
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 60
27/08/2007 US OPEN 1R 2
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 3R 90
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 60
28/08/2006 US OPEN 1R 2
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 2R 38
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 2R 38
Date Tournament Round Points
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
29/08/2005 US OPEN 1R 2
20/06/2005 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 3R 100
17/01/2005 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
30/08/2004 US OPEN 2R 40
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 36
25/08/2003 US OPEN 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON 3R 102
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 36
26/08/2002 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
24/06/2002 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 21
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 17
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 29
28/08/2000 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
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Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2009 404 619
2008 250 918
2007 50 63
2006 85 127
2005 48 228
2004 68 299
2003 63 90
2002 134 300
2001 197 242
2000 266 640
1999 294 640
1998 285 640
1997 393 0
1996 559 796
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
15-Aug-2005 (41) 30-Jul-2007 (59)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
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Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 60
27/08/2007 US OPEN 1R 2
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 3R 90
27/05/2007 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 60
28/08/2006 US OPEN 1R 2
26/06/2006 WIMBLEDON 2R 38
28/05/2006 FRENCH OPEN 2R 38
Date Tournament Round Points
16/01/2006 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
29/08/2005 US OPEN 1R 2
20/06/2005 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
23/05/2005 FRENCH OPEN 3R 100
17/01/2005 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
30/08/2004 US OPEN 2R 40
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 36
25/08/2003 US OPEN 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
23/06/2003 WIMBLEDON 3R 102
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
13/01/2003 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 36
26/08/2002 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
24/06/2002 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 21
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 17
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 29
28/08/2000 US OPEN Q - 1R 2

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
27/09/2009 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC Q - 1R 1

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
12/10/2009 OSAKA 2R 30
27/04/2009 FES 2R 30

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
02/02/2008 FED CUP WEEK 1 - WORLD GROUP 2 W 0
21/04/2007 FED CUP WEEK 1 1R 0
15/07/2006 FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS W 0
23/04/2005 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
24/04/2004 FED CUP WEEK 1 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
19/05/2008 ISTANBUL 1R 1
26/03/2008 MIAMI 1R 1
03/03/2008 BANGALORE 1R 1
25/02/2008 DUBAI 2R 40
18/02/2008 DOHA 1R 1
06/01/2008 HOBART 1R 1
31/12/2007 AUCKLAND 1R 1
01/10/2007 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 1
24/09/2007 SEOUL 1R 1
17/09/2007 BEIJING 3R 70
Date Tournament Round Points
21/08/2007 FOREST HILLS 2R 30
30/07/2007 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
23/07/2007 STANFORD 1R 1
16/07/2007 CINCINNATI QF 100
18/06/2007 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
21/05/2007 STRASBOURG 1R 1
14/05/2007 ROME 1R 1
07/05/2007 PRAGUE W 115
02/04/2007 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 1
21/03/2007 MIAMI 2R 30
Date Tournament Round Points
07/03/2007 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
18/02/2007 MEMPHIS 1R 1
30/01/2007 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC Q - 2R 10
07/01/2007 HOBART Q - 1R 1
02/10/2006 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 2R 16
25/09/2006 SEOUL 3R 24
11/09/2006 BALI 2R 19
20/08/2006 NEW HAVEN Q - 1R 1
07/08/2006 LOS ANGELES 2R 14
31/07/2006 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
24/07/2006 STANFORD 2R 37
19/06/2006 EASTBOURNE 2R 37
12/06/2006 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
15/05/2006 ROME 2R 36
08/05/2006 PRAGUE 2R 12
22/03/2006 MIAMI 1R 1
08/03/2006 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
08/01/2006 SYDNEY Q - 1R 1
02/01/2006 AUCKLAND 1R 1
03/10/2005 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
26/09/2005 SEOUL 2R 16
19/09/2005 BEIJING 1R 1
23/08/2005 FOREST HILLS 1R 1
01/08/2005 SAN DIEGO QF 182
18/07/2005 CINCINNATI QF 144
13/06/2005 EASTBOURNE Q - 2R 8
06/06/2005 BIRMINGHAM 2R 11
16/05/2005 ISTANBUL 2R 26
11/04/2005 CHARLESTON 2R 33
04/04/2005 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 12
Date Tournament Round Points
23/03/2005 MIAMI 2R 21
09/03/2005 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
13/02/2005 MEMPHIS 3R 40
01/02/2005 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) 2R 50
09/01/2005 HOBART 1R 1
02/01/2005 AUCKLAND 1R 1
04/10/2004 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 2R 24
27/09/2004 GUANGZHOU 1R 1
13/09/2004 BALI 1R 1
22/08/2004 NEW HAVEN 2R 29
Date Tournament Round Points
02/08/2004 MONTREAL 1R 1
25/07/2004 SAN DIEGO 1R 1
19/07/2004 LOS ANGELES 2R 37
14/06/2004 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 2R 17
07/06/2004 BIRMINGHAM 3R 35
17/05/2004 STRASBOURG 2R 17
12/04/2004 CHARLESTON 2R 40
05/04/2004 AMELIA ISLAND 2R 24
24/03/2004 MIAMI 2R 20
10/03/2004 INDIAN WELLS 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
15/02/2004 MEMPHIS 1R 1
03/02/2004 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) 2R 79
11/01/2004 HOBART 3R 32
05/01/2004 AUCKLAND 1R 1
29/09/2003 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 2R 20
15/09/2003 SHANGHAI 4R 137
08/09/2003 BALI 1R 1
04/08/2003 LOS ANGELES 1R 1
28/07/2003 SAN DIEGO Q - 1R 1
16/06/2003 EASTBOURNE 2R 14
Date Tournament Round Points
09/06/2003 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
19/05/2003 MADRID 1R 1
14/04/2003 AMELIA ISLAND 2R 29
07/04/2003 CHARLESTON Q - 1R 1
31/03/2003 SARASOTA 2R 6
19/03/2003 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
05/03/2003 INDIAN WELLS 1R 15
16/02/2003 MEMPHIS 1R 1
03/02/2003 HYDERABAD 4R 64
28/01/2003 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) Q - 2R 13
Date Tournament Round Points
05/01/2003 SYDNEY Q - 3R 24
04/11/2002 PATTAYA CITY 2R 12
30/09/2002 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 2R 20
23/09/2002 BALI 1R 12
16/09/2002 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 3R 9
09/09/2002 SHANGHAI 2R 14
08/07/2002 CASABLANCA 1R 1
10/06/2002 BIRMINGHAM Q - 1R 1
17/02/2002 MEMPHIS Q - 3R 8
29/01/2002 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) Q - 3R 15
Date Tournament Round Points
06/01/2002 CANBERRA 1R 1
01/10/2001 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 1R 1
24/09/2001 BALI Q - 2R 1
17/09/2001 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 1R 1
29/01/2001 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) Q - 2R 6
09/10/2000 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 1R 1
02/10/2000 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 1R 1
01/02/2000 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) Q - 1R 1
20/09/1999 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 1R 1
12/04/1999 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 2R 3
Date Tournament Round Points
01/02/1999 TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) Q - 1R 1
21/09/1998 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 2R 7
13/04/1998 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 3R 5
15/09/1997 TOKYO (TOYOTA) Q - 3R 11
14/04/1997 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN Q - 3R 6
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