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Aiko Nakamura
Japanese tennis player

Aiko Nakamura

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Japanese tennis player
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Female
Place of birth
Ōsaka
Age
40 years
Residence
Ōsaka
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Biography

Aiko Nakamura (中村藍子, Nakamura Aiko) (born 28 December 1983 in Osaka), is a former female Japanese tennis player. She was once the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 (21 July 2008), after Ai Sugiyama.
Coached by Eiji Takeuchi. Began playing tennis at age five; parents also played. Has one older sister, Shoko. Enjoys shopping, movies, listening to music . Trains by lifting weights, swimming and running.
Like her role-model Monica Seles, she has a double-handed forehand and backhand, but serves right-handed. She has won two ITF singles and two ITF doubles titles. In 2006, she made it to the final at the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to Marion Bartoli of France 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.
Nakamura plays for Japan's Fed Cup team. Having not played since the end of 2009, Nakamura is currently unranked. However, she has been given a wildcard into the 2010 HP Open in Osaka, Japan. She defeated Alexandra Panova in the first round before falling to Kimiko Date-Krumm in straight sets.
Nakamura retired from tennis in 2012.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Winner – Legend (pre/post 2010)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.8 October 2006Tokyo, JapanHardFrance Marion Bartoli6–2, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Winner – Legend (pre/post 2010)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier II / Premier (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V / International (0–1)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.29 September 2008Tokyo, JapanHardJapan Ayumi MoritaUnited States Jill Craybas
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
6–4, 5–7, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles 10 (4–6)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.21 April 2002Gunma, JapanCarpetRussia Maria Sharapova4–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.21 July 2002Baltimore, United StatesHardUnited States Tory Zawacki4–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.20 October 2002Haibara, JapanCarpetJapan Shinobu Asagoe4–6, 5–7
Runner-up4.27 October 2002Tokyo, JapanHardJapan Haruka Inoue2–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.23 November 2003Nuriootpa, AustraliaHardUnited States Jessica Lehnhoff6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)
Winner6.8 August 2004Louisville, United StatesHardPuerto Rico Vilmarie Castellvi6–4, 6–2
Winner7.24 October 2004Haibara, JapanCarpetJapan Yuka Yoshida6–1, 6–4
Runner-up8.7 May 2006Gifu, JapanCarpetJapan Erika Takao1–6, 7–5, 1–6
Winner9.3 May 2009Gifu, JapanCarpetJapan Tomoko Yonemura6–1, 6–4
Winner10.29 August 2011Tsukuba, JapanHardChinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles 6 (3–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner1.28 July 2002Evansville, United StatesHardSouth Korea Kim Jin-heeAustralia Gabrielle Baker
Australia Deanna Roberts
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up2.18 May 2003Nagano, JapanGrassJapan Maki AraiJapan Tomoko Taira
Japan Tomoko Yonemura
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.25 May 2003Gunma, JapanGrassJapan Maki AraiJapan Kumiko Iijima
Thailand Suchanun Viratprasert
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Winner4.18 April 2004Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamHardJapan Rika FujiwaraUkraine Olena Antypina
Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
6–3, 6–3
Winner5.3 May 2009Gifu, JapanCarpetAustralia Sophie FergusonJapan Misaki Doi
Japan Kurumi Nara
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up6.2 May 2011Fukuoka, JapanCarpetJapan Junri NamigataJapan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Rika Fujiwara
6–7(3–7), 0–6

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