Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Akiko Morigami ended her career with a straight-sets defeat to Erika Takao in the women's singles quarterfinals at the national championships on Thursday. The 29-year-old Morigami, who announced in October she would be retiring at the end of this season, fell 6-2, 6-2 to 2006 national champion Takao at Ariake Tennis Forest Park.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
OSAKA (Kyodo) Akiko Morigami lost to third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Japan Women's Open on Thursday. Morigami, a longtime member of Japan's Fed Cup team who will retire at the end of the season, dropped four of her seven service games and never had a break point against the world No. 12 player.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Japan's Akiko Morigami said on Monday she will retire from competitive tennis at the end of the season as she is no longer able to perform at a high level. "I have fluid that has built up in my knee and I am no longer able to train the way I want to. If I can't return to the stage of playing that I once had I really don't see any reason to continue," said Morigami.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Japan's Akiko Morigami said on Monday she will retire from competitive tennis at the end of the season as she is no longer able to perform at a high level. "I have fluid that has built up in my knee and I am no longer able to train the way I want to. If I can't return to the stage of playing that I once had I really don't see any reason to continue," said Morigami.
[FashionRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
A TSF reader tipped us off about Akiko Morigami s retirement from professional tennis, announced yesterday. She is playing in the first round against Anastasia Rodionova at this weeks HP Japan Open in...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
LONDON, June 23 (UPI) -- Two-time defending champion Venus Williams was dominant in a first-round win Tuesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London. Williams defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 in a match in which she had 11 unforced errors and 29 winners. Williams was particularly strong on Voegele's second serve, winning 16 of 19 points in that situation. Her second-round opponent will be Kateryna...
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to a first-round Wimbledon victory over Japan's Akiko Morigami.
ATP Mens Tennis (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
Wimbledon 2009 Schedule of Play Tuesday 6/23 Centre Court 13:00 Start Ladies' Singles - 1st Round Venus Williams(USA)[3] v. Stefanie Voegele(SUI) Gentlemen's Singles - 1st Round Jeremy Chardy(FRA)v. Andy Roddick(USA)[6] Gentlemen's Singles - 1st Round Andy Murray(GBR)[3]v. Robert Kendrick(USA) Court 1 13:00 Start Gentlemen's Singles - 1st Round Juan Martin Del Potro(ARG)[5]v. Arnaud Clement(FRA) Ladies'...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 04/29/2009
April 29 (Reuters) - Morocco Grand Prix women's singles second round results on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding, * new result). * 6-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Akiko Morigami (Japan) 6-0 6-1 2-Alisa Kleybanova (Russia) beat Jarmila Groth (Slovakia) 6-4 6-1 1-Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) beat Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic) 1-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Marta Domachowska (Poland) beat Eva Fernandez-Brugues...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
The size of the task in countering corruption has been underlined by a Japanese player's claim that she was asked to throw a match here. Akiko Morigami said that a coach of her national team had asked her to lose a doubles match so that her playing partner, Aiko Nakamura, could play elsewhere this week and attempt to earn the rankings points that might earn a place in the Olympic Games this summer....
On the Baseline Tennis News (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Week of April 14-20, 2008 The list of tennis players who have withdrawn from this week's Family Circle Cup in Charleston and Estoril Open in Estoril include world No. 1 Justine Henin, Nadia Petrova, and Nathalie Dechy.
On the Baseline Tennis News (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
View the singles and doubles results from day one at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. Also, take a look at Thursday's complete schedule of play for the Tier I tennis tournament.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
March 26 (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson Open women's singles first round results from Miami on Wednesday (* denotes new result) * Sara Errani (Italy) beat Akiko Morigami (Japan) 6-2 3-6 6-4 * Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-4 7-5 * Elena Vesnina (Russia) beat Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) 6-4 6-4 Marta Domachowska (Poland) beat Jill Craybas (U.S.) 6-4 0-6 7-6(6) Marina Erakovic...
On the Baseline Tennis News (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
View the singles and doubles results from day one at the 2008 Bangalore Open. Also, take a look at Tuesday's complete schedule of play from the Tier II tennis tournament.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
Sybille Bammer praised Akiko Morigami after the Japanese ace almost caused an upset in the opening round of the Bangalore Open.
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