Akiko Morigami


Akiko Morigami 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. 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.

WTA career finals

Singles (3) (1-2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.July 24, 2005Cincinnati, United StatesHard Patty Schnyder4–6, 0–6
Winner1.May 7, 2007Prague, Czech RepublicClay Marion Bartoli6–1, 6–3
Runner-up1.July 22, 2007Cincinnati, United StatesHard Anna Chakvetadze1–6, 3–6

Doubles (2) (1-1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Winner1.February 16, 2003Memphis, United StatesHard Saori Obata Alina Jidkova
Bryanne Stewart
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up1.February 24, 2007Memphis, United StatesHard Jarmila Gajdošová Nicole Pratt
Bryanne Stewart
5–7, 6–4,

ITF finals

Singles (7–4)

Doubles (3-0)