Ayumi Morita

Ayumi Morita
森田 あゆみ

Toray Pan Pacific Open 2009 in Tokyo
Country	Japan
Residence	Ōta, Gunma, Japan
Born	(1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 22) Ōta, Gunma, Japan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	55 kg (120 lb; 8.7 st)
Turned pro	2005
Retired	Active
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Career prize money	US $1,038,204
Singles
Career record	199–152
Career titles	0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 40 (October 3, 2011)
Current ranking	No. 88 (May 21, 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2011)
French Open	2R (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	2R (2010)
US Open	1R (2009, 2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record	74–63
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 65 (February 9, 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	1R (2009)
Wimbledon	2R (2010)
US Open	2R (2010)
Last updated on: January 10, 2011.

Ayumi Morita (森田 あゆみ, Morita Ayumi^?, born March 11, 1990 in Ōta, Gunma, Japan^[1]) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.

Morita is known for strong and consistent two-handed groundstrokes which she hits very flat. She is also regarded as very tough mentally for a young player, often showing great resolve to win close matches despite a lackluster serve.^{[citation needed]} Morita is a small and quick player with excellent footwork and movement around the court.

Career

On September 16, 2008, she beat world No. 19 Ágnes Szávay 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 in the Toray Pan Pacific Open.^[2]

On January 5, 2009, Morita upset former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Michaëlla Krajicek in the final round of qualifying to reach the main draw of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. She faced third set deficits in all three of her qualifying matches, including a 4–1 deficit in her first match against Katie O'Brien.

2011

Her first tournament of 2011 was the 2011 ASB Classic. She faced Romanian teenager Simona Halep and lost 6–0, 7–6 despite recovering from being two breaks down in the second set. Her next tournament was the 2011 Moorilla Hobart International. She faced Akgul Amanmuradova and won 3–6, 6–1, 7–6. Her next opponent was Bethanie Mattek-Sands, to whom she lost to by a score of 6–3, 6–1. Ayumi played at the 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles where she defeated #27 seed Alexandra Dulgheru 6–4, 6–4. She then defeated wildcard Caroline Garcia in the second round 6–4, 6–4. She was defeated by Peng Shuai in the third round 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.

At the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, Morita successfully qualified by defeating Sophie Lefèvre 6–2, 6–4 and Vesna Manasieva 7–5, 6–1. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated No.14 seed Petra Kvitová 7–6, 7–6. Before the match, Kvitová had only lost once in 2011 and had already won two titles. Morita will play Indian wildcard Sania Mirza in the second round.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 13 (8–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 May 2005	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Yung-Jan Chan	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	14 May 2006	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Yung-Jan Chan	3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner	3.	6 August 2006	Tokachi, Japan	Carpet	Erika Takao	6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Winner	4.	30 September 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Yung-Jan Chan	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	6 May 2007	Gifu, Japan	Carpet	Yung-Jan Chan	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	9 June 2007	Surbiton, England	Grass	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Winner	7.	22 July 2007	Kurume, Japan	Carpet	Erika Takao	6–1, 3–1 ret.
Runner-up	8.	5 August 2007	Obihiro, Japan	Carpet	Sophie Ferguson	4–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	2 November 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Jarmila Gajdošová	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Winner	10.	22 November 2008	Kolkata, India	Hard	Elora Dabija	6–3, 6–1
Winner	11.	30 November 2008	Toyota, Japan	Carpet	Ksenia Lykina	6–1, 6–3
Winner	12.	4 October 2010	Toyota, Japan	Hard	Jill Craybas	6–3, 7–5
Winner	13.	31 October 2011	Taipei	Hard	Kimiko Date-Krumm	6–2, 6-2

Doubles 7 (3–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 July 2005	Kurume, Japan	Carpet	Erika Sema	Chin-Wei Chan Su-Wei Hsieh	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	17 February 2006	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Junri Namigata	Chin-Wei Chan Chia-Jung Chuang	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	16 February 2007	Melbourne, Australia	Clay	Natsumi Hamamura	I-Hsuan Hwang Ye-Ra Lee	2–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	6 May 2007	Gifu, Japan	Carpet	Ai Sugiyama	Kumiko Iijima Seiko Okamoto	6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Winner	5.	13 May 2007	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Akiko Yonemura	Rika Fujiwara Junri Namigata	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	5 August 2007	Obihiro, Japan	Carpet	Akiko Yonemura	Kumiko Iijima Junri Namigata	6–7(3–7), 0–6
Winner	7.	10 October 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Yung-Jan Chan	Kimiko Date-Krumm Rika Fujiwara	6–2, 6–4

References

• Ayumi Morita at the International Tennis Federation

External links

• Official Site
• Ayumi Morita at the Women's Tennis Association
• Ayumi Morita at the Fed Cup
• Ayumi Morita at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile

v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Japanese female singles tennis players as of April 2, 2012 Ayumi Morita (79 6) Kimiko Date-Krumm (85 7) Misaki Doi (121 7) Erika Sema (134 2) Kurumi Nara (145 1) Yurika Sema (174 2) Rika Fujiwara (202 7) Misa Eguchi (214 2) Aiko Nakamura (227 5) Akiko Omae (229 9)