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Aiko Nakamura

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Aiko Nakamura
中村藍子
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceTennōji-ku, Osaka
Born (1983-12-28) 28 December 1983 (age 40)
Osaka
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$861,081
Singles
Career record268–237
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (6 August 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2006, 2007)
French Open1R (2005–2008)
Wimbledon2R (2005, 2007)
US Open2R (2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record80–113
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 64 (3 March 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008)
French Open1R (2006–2008)
Wimbledon2R (2005, 2007, 2008)
US Open2R (2007)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–4

Aiko Nakamura (中村藍子, Nakamura Aiko) (born 28 December 1983), is a Japanese former professional tennis player. In July 2008, she was the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at No. 107, after Ai Sugiyama.

Nakamura was born in Tennōji-ku, Osaka. Like her role-model Monica Seles, she had a double-handed forehand and backhand, but served right-handed. She won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In 2006, she reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to Marion Bartoli in three sets.

Nakamura also played for the Japan Fed Cup team. She retired from professional tennis in 2012.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Oct 2006 Tokyo, Japan Hard France Marion Bartoli 6–2, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (0–1)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Sep 2008 Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Ayumi Morita United States Jill Craybas
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
6–4, 5–7, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (4–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 April 2002 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Russia Maria Sharapova 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 21 July 2002 ITF Baltimore, United States Hard United States Tory Zawacki 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 20 October 2002 ITF Haibara, Japan Carpet Japan Shinobu Asagoe 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 27 October 2002 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Haruka Inoue 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 23 November 2003 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard United States Jessica Lehnhoff 6–7(2), 6–7(2)
Winner 6. 8 August 2004 ITF Louisville, United States Hard Puerto Rico Vilmarie Castellvi 6–4, 6–2
Winner 7. 24 October 2004 ITF Haibara, Japan Carpet Japan Yuka Yoshida 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 7 May 2006 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Japan Erika Takao 1–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner 9. 3 May 2009 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Japan Tomoko Yonemura 6–1, 6–4
Winner 10. 29 August 2011 ITF Tsukuba, Japan Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 28 July 2002 ITF Evansville, United States Hard South Korea Kim Jin-hee Australia Gabrielle Baker
Australia Deanna Roberts
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 18 May 2003 ITF Nagano, Japan Grass Japan Maki Arai Japan Tomoko Taira
Japan Tomoko Yonemura
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 25 May 2003 ITF Gunma, Japan Grass Japan Maki Arai Japan Kumiko Iijima
Thailand Suchanun Viratprasert
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Winner 4. 18 April 2004 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Japan Rika Fujiwara Ukraine Olena Antypina
Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 3 May 2009 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Australia Sophie Ferguson Japan Misaki Doi
Japan Kurumi Nara
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 2 May 2011 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Japan Junri Namigata Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Rika Fujiwara
6–7(3), 0–6

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