Akiko Morigami - Biography

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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) No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. March 12, 2000 Warrnambool, Australia Grass Mireille Dittman 6-4 5-7 6-1 2. March 26, 2000 Wodonga, Australia Grass Mareze Joubert 6-1 6-1 3. October 14, 2001 Saga, Japan Grass Nana Miyagi 6-4 7-5 4. October 28, 2001 Home Hill, Australia Hard Mireille Dittman 0-6 6-4 6-1 5. April 27, 2003 Dothan, United States Clay Milagros Sequera 6-3 6-4 6. June 6, 2004 Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Anna Chakvetadze 6-4 1-6 6-1 7. May 7, 2007 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Marion Bartoli 6-1 6-3