Akiko Morigami
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| Country (sports) |
 Japan
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| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Born |
January 12, 1980 Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | January 12, 1998 |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,177,175 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 286–243 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (August 15, 2005) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 3R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2003, 2007) |
| US Open | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 60–95 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (July 30, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2004, 2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 3R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2005, 2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2006, 2007) |
| Last updated on: July 20, 2008. | |
Akiko Morigami (Japanese: 森上亜希子, 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.
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