Rika Fujiwara

Rika Fujiwara

Fujiwara at the 2006 Australian Open
Country (sports)	Japan
Born	(1981-09-19) 19 September 1981 (age 39) Tokyo
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2020
Prize money	$882,018
Singles
Career record	482–373
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 84 (22 August 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2006)
French Open	1R (2005)
Wimbledon	1R (2005, 2008)
US Open	1R (2005)
Doubles
Career record	394–235
Career titles	1 WTA, 36 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 13 (11 November 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2002)
French Open	SF (2002)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
US Open	3R (2005)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2002)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2003)
Wimbledon	3R (2002)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	23–5
Last updated on: 7 April 2021.

Rika Fujiwara (藤原 里華, Fujiwara Rika, born 19 September 1981) is a retired Japanese tennis player.

On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings.

At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The same year, Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama reached the French Open doubles semifinals, losing to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in three sets.

Playing for Japan at the Fed Cup, Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5.

WTA career finals[]

Doubles[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 August 2002	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Ai Sugiyama	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	4-6, 6-7(4)
Runner-up	2.	9 September 2002	Shanghai, China	Hard	Ai Sugiyama	Anna Kournikova Janet Lee	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	21 October 2002	Linz, Austria	Carpet (i)	Ai Sugiyama	Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	11 October 2010	Osaka, Japan	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Chang Kai-chen Lilia Osterloh	0–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	27 February 2012	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Chan Hao-ching	Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung	5–7, 4–6
Winner	1.	9 April 2012	Copenhagen, Denmark	Hard (i)	Kimiko Date-Krumm	Sofia Arvidsson Kaia Kanepi	6–2, 4–6, [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles[]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	23 November 1998	ITF Nagasaki, Japan	Grass	Maiko Inoue	1–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	2.	23 July 2000	ITF Baltimore, United States	Hard	Manisha Malhotra	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6
Loss	3.	25 September 2000	ITF Saga, Japan	Grass	Eva Krejčová	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss	4.	5 March 2001	ITF Hangzhou, China	Hard	Liu Nannan	6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7
Win	5.	4 June 2001	ITF Surbiton, England	Grass	Kristina Brandi	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6.	6 August 2002	ITF Beijing, China	Hard	Sun Tiantian	3–6, 0–6
Win	7.	12 May 2003	ITF Nagano, Japan	Grass	Ayami Takase	7–5, 6–0
Win	8.	12 July 2004	ITF Gunma, Japan	Carpet	Ayami Takase	6–1, 6–2
Win	9.	12 September 2004	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Shiho Hisamatsu	4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win	10.	21 May 2007	ITF Nagano, Japan	Carpet	Natsumi Hamamura	7–5, 6–2
Win	11.	21 January 2008	ITF Waikoloa, United States	Hard	Sandra Klösel	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	12.	22 March 2009	ITF Redding, United States	Hard	Laura Granville	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	13.	16 November 2009	ITF Pune, India	Hard	Bojana Jovanovski	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	14.	6 March 2011	ITF Sydney, Australia	Hard	Yurika Sema	4–6, 7–5, 6–7(2–7)
Win	15.	9 May 2011	Kurume Cup, Japan	Grass	Monique Adamczak	6–3, 6–1
Loss	16.	16 May 2011	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	Carpet (i)	Misa Eguchi	3–6, 3–6
Win	17.	9 December 2013	ITF Navi Mumbai, India	Hard	Magda Linette	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	2 August 1999	Périgueux, France	Clay	Hanna-Katri Aalto	Selima Sfar Jo Ward	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	24 July 2000	Evansville, United States	Hard	Anne Plessinger	Tomoe Hotta Ryoko Takemura	4–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	31 July 2000	Harrisonburg, United States	Clay	Cindy Watson	Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra	6–4, 5��7, 7–5
Winner	4.	26 March 2001	Stone Mountain, United States	Hard	Jeon Mi-ra	Alicia Molik Bryanne Stewart	7–5, 6–3
Winner	5.	13 August 2001	The Bronx, United States	Hard	Clarisa Fernández	Kristie Boogert Els Callens	2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner	6.	23 April 2002	Dothan, United States	Clay	Maja Palaveršić	Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	7.	1 May 2002	Gifu, Japan	Grass	Shinobu Asagoe	Cho Yoon-jeong Evie Dominikovic	2–6, 2–6
Winner	8.	27 April 2003	Gifu, Japan	Grass	Saori Obata	Shinobu Asagoe Nana Smith	1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	9.	6 May 2003	Fukuoka, Japan	Clay	Saori Obata	Līga Dekmeijere Nana Smith	2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	13 July 2003	Modena, Italy	Clay	Trudi Musgrave	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Winner	11.	18 April 2004	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Hard	Aiko Nakamura	Olena Antypina Goulnara Fattakhetdinova	6–3, 6–3
Winner	12.	9 May 2004	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Saori Obata	Monique Adamczak Nicole Kriz	6–2, 6–4
Winner	13.	10 May 2004	Karuizawa, Japan	Carpet	Jeon Mi-ra	Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto	6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–1)
Runner-up	14.	7 September 2004	Ibaraki, Japan	Hard	Shiho Hisamatsu	Maki Arai Remi Tezuka	1–6, 7–5, 2–6
Winner	15.	7 November 2004	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Elena Tatarkova	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	6–4, 1–6, 6–1
Runner-up	16.	14 February 2005	Bromma, Sweden	Hard (i)	Ryōko Fuda	Michelle Gerards Anousjka van Exel	w/o
Runner-up	17.	3 April 2005	Augusta, United States	Hard	Saori Obata	Anastasia Rodionova Tatiana Poutchek	6–7(3–7), 0–6
Winner	18.	8 May 2005	Gifu, Japan	Carpet	Saori Obata	Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto	6–1, 6–2
Winner	19.	31 May 2005	Surbiton, England	Grass	Saori Obata	Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	20.	13 May 2007	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Junri Namigata	Ayumi Morita Akiko Yonemura	2–6, 2–6
Winner	21.	13 September 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Junri Namigata	Kumiko Iijima Akiko Yonemura	3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–5]
Runner-up	22.	4 February 2008	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Surina De Beer	Ashley Harkleroad Shenay Perry	6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Winner	23.	7 April 2008	Monzón, Spain	Hard	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja	1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Winner	24.	27 October 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Kimiko Date-Krumm	Chan Chin-wei Chen Yi	7–5, 6–3
Winner	25.	9 February 2009	Midland, United States	Hard (i)	Chen Yi	Lindsay Lee-Waters Melinda Czink	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	26.	17 May 2009	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Chanelle Scheepers	Kimiko Date-Krumm Sun Tiantian	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	27.	5 June 2009	Nottingham, England	Grass	Eleni Daniilidou	Alexa Glatch Natalie Grandin	3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Runner-up	28.	2 August 2009	Obihiro, Japan	Carpet	Kurumi Nara	Natsumi Hamamura Ayumi Oka	6–3, 1–6, [5–10]
Runner-up	29.	10 October 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Kimiko Date-Krumm	Chan Yung-jan Ayumi Morita	2–6, 4–6
Winner	30.	6 September 2010	Noto, Japan	Carpet	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Shuko Aoyama Akari Inoue	6–3, 6–3
Winner	31.	28 November 2010	Toyota, Japan	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Irina-Camelia Begu Mădălina Gojnea	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	32.	16 January 2011	Pingguo, China	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Liu Wanting Sun Shengnan	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	33.	25 February 2011	Mildura, Australia	Grass	Kumiko Iijima	Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska	6–4, 6–7(6–8), [4–10]
Runner-up	34.	4 March 2011	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Kumiko Iijima	Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska	6–3, 6–7(3–7), [4–10]
Runner-up	35.	20 March 2011	Sanya, China	Hard	Hsu Wen-hsin	Iryna Brémond Ani Mijačika	6–3, 5–7, [10–12]
Winner	36.	27 March 2011	Kunming, China	Clay	Shuko Aoyama	Irina Buryachok Veronika Kapshay	6–3, 6–2
Winner	37.	3 April 2011	Wenshan, China	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Liang Chen Tian Ran	6–4, 6–0
Winner	38.	8 May 2011	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Shuko Aoyama	Aiko Nakamura Junri Namigata	7–6(7–3), 6–0
Runner-up	39.	15 May 2011	Kurume, Japan	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Ayumi Oka Akiko Yonemura	3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner	40.	22 May 2011	Karuizawa, Japan	Carpet (i)	Shuko Aoyama	Natsumi Hamamura Ayumi Oka	6–4, 6–4
Winner	41.	6 January 2012	Quanzhou, China	Hard	Chan Hao-ching	Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Runner-up	42.	28 April 2013	Wenshan, China	Carpet	Junri Namigata	Miki Miyamura Varatchaya Wongteanchai	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	43.	12 May 2013	Fukuoka, Japan	Grass	Akiko Omae	Junri Namigata Erika Sema	5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up	44.	12 May 2013	Kurume, Japan	Grass	Akiko Omae	Kanae Hisami Mari Tanaka	4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Winner	45.	24 March 2014	Osprey, United States	Clay	Hsieh Shu-ying	Irina Falconi Eva Hrdinová	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]
Winner	46.	7 July 2014	Aschaffenburg, Germany	Clay	Yuuki Tanaka	Lesley Kerkhove Xenia Knoll	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	47.	16 March 2015	Kōfu, Japan	Hard	Akari Inoue	Haruka Kaji Aiko Yoshitomi	2–6, 3–6
Winner	48.	18 May 2015	Karuizawa, Japan	Grass	Miyu Kato	Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya	6–2, 6–0
Winner	49.	28 May 2016	Karuizawa, Japan	Grass	Kotomi Takahata	Mana Ayukawa Yuuki Tanaka	6–1, 6–4
Winner	50.	3 September 2016	Noto, Japan	Carpet	Ayaka Okuno	Akari Inoue Miki Miyamura	6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
Winner	51.	5 September 2016	Kyoto, Japan	Hard (i)	Miki Miyamura	Risa Hasegawa Midori Yamamoto	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	52.	15 October 2016	Makinohara, Japan	Carpet	Erika Sema	Ksenia Lykina Riko Sawayanagi	4–6, 1–6
Winner	53.	12 November 2016	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Yuki Naito	Jamie Loeb An-Sophie Mestach	6–4, 6–7(12–14), [10–8]
Runner-up	54.	19 November 2016	Toyota, Japan	Carpet (i)	Ayaka Okuno	Ksenia Lykina Akiko Omae	7–6(7–4), 2–6, [5–10]
Winner	55.	10 June 2017	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Kyōka Okamura	Momoko Kobori Kotomi Takahata	6–2, 6–0
Winner	56.	17 June 2017	Kōfu, Japan	Hard	Kyōka Okamura	Hiroko Kuwata Riko Sawayanagi	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Winner	57.	22 October 2017	Hamamatsu, Japan	Carpet	Kyōka Okamura	Lu Jiajing Ayaka Okuno	6–2, 6–4
Winner	58.	11 November 2017	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Yuki Naito	Eri Hozumi Junri Namigata	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	59.	17 March 2018	Toyota, Japan	Hard	Dalma Gálfi	Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri	2–6, 3–6
Winner	60.	5 May 2018	Gifu, Japan	Hard	Yuki Naito	Ksenia Lykina Emily Webley-Smith	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	61.	1 June 2018	Grado, Italy	Clay	Naiktha Bains	Giorgia Marchetti Alice Matteucci	0–6, 4–6

Performance timelines[]

Singles[]

Doubles[]

Notes

References[]

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