Introduction
Akiko Morigami (森上 亜希子, Morigami Akiko, born January 12, 1980) 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 (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). 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)
| 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 (7) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | July 24, 2005 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Patty Schnyder | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | May 7, 2007 | Prague, CZE | Clay | Marion Bartoli | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | July 22, 2007 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Anna Chakvetadze | 1–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (2) (1-1)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tour Championships (0) |
| Tier I Event (0) |
| Tier II Event (0) |
| Tier III Event (0) |
| Tier IV Event (1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | February 16, 2003 | Cellular South Cup, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Saori Obata | Alina Jidkova Bryanne Stewart |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | February 24, 2007 | Cellular South Cup, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Jarmila Gajdošová | Nicole Pratt Bryanne Stewart |
5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
ITF career finals
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | March 12, 2000 | Warrnambool | Grass | Mireille Dittmann | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | March 26, 2000 | Wodonga | Grass | Mareze Joubert | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | October 14, 2001 | Saga | Grass | Nana Miyagi | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | October 28, 2001 | Home Hill | Hard | Mireille Dittmann | 0–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | April 27, 2003 | Dothan | Clay | Milagros Sequera | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | June 6, 2004 | Surbiton | Grass | Anna Chakvetadze | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | November 4, 2007 | Taoyuan | Hard | Yanina Wickmayer | 6–4, 7–6 |