Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara is a retired Japanese professional tennis player.
On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings.
At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The same year, Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama reached the French Open doubles semifinals, losing to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in three sets.
Playing for Japan at the Fed Cup, Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5.
WTA career finals
Doubles (1–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 August 2002 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 4-6, 6-7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 September 2002 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Anna Kournikova Janet Lee | 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 21 October 2002 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 October 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Chang Kai-chen Lilia Osterloh | 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 27 February 2012 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Chan Hao-ching | Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung | 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 9 April 2012 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard | Kimiko Date-Krumm | Sofia Arvidsson Kaia Kanepi | 6–2, 4–6, |