Akiko Morigami Biography

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Akiko Morigami

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Infobox last updated on: May 14, 2007.

Akiko Morigami Detailed Biography

Akiko Morigami (born January 12, 1980, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.

She has won 1 singles title in her career and reached 1 singles final (2005 Cincinnati Women's Open/lost to Patty Schnyder). In the 2006 French Open, she upset World No.3 Nadia Petrova in the first round. Petrova was a favorite to win the Grand Slam title. She is known for her strong two-handed game.

She won her first WTA Singles title at Tier IV Prague in 2007 defeating top-seed Marion Bartoli of France 6-1 6-3 in the final.

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tour Championships (0)

Tier I Event (0)

Tier II Event (0)

Tier III Event (0)

Tier IV Event (1)

ITF Circuit (6)

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Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent in the final

Score

1.

March 12, 2000

Warrnambool, Australia

Grass

Mireille Dittman

6-4 5-7 6-1

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March 26, 2000

Wodonga, Australia

Grass

Mareze Joubert

6-1 6-1

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October 14, 2001

Saga, Japan

Grass

Nana Miyagi

6-4 7-5

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October 28, 2001

Home Hill, Australia

Hard

Mireille Dittman

0-6 6-4 6-1

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April 27, 2003

Dothan, United States

Clay

Milagros Sequera

6-3 6-4

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June 6, 2004

Surbiton, Great Britain

Grass

Anna Chakvetadze

6-4 1-6 6-1

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May 7, 2007

Prague, Czech Republic

Clay

Marion Bartoli

6-1 6-3

Source: netglimse.com