Aiko Nakamura

(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 Singles: 1 (runner-up) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III, IV & V (0–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore Loss Oct 2006 Tokyo, Japan Hard Marion Bartoli 6–2, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III, IV & V (0–1)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss Sep 2008 Tokyo, Japan Hard Ayumi Morita Jill Craybas Marina Erakovic 6–4, 5–7, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (4–6) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore Runner-up 1. 21 April 2002 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Maria Sharapova 4–6, 1–6 Runner-up 2. 21 July 2002 ITF Baltimore, United States Hard Tory Zawacki 4–6, 5–7 Runner-up 3. 20 October 2002 ITF Haibara, Japan Carpet Shinobu Asagoe 4–6, 5–7 Runner-up 4. 27 October 2002 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Haruka Inoue 2–6, 2–6 Runner-up 5. 23 November 2003 ITF Nuriootpa, Australia Hard Jessica Lehnhoff 6–7(2), 6–7(2) Winner 6. 8 August 2004 ITF Louisville, United States Hard Vilmarie Castellvi 6–4, 6–2 Winner 7. 24 October 2004 ITF Haibara, Japan Carpet Yuka Yoshida 6–1, 6–4 Runner-up 8. 7 May 2006 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Erika Takao 1–6, 7–5, 1–6 Winner 9. 3 May 2009 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Tomoko Yonemura 6–1, 6–4 Winner 10. 29 August 2011 ITF Tsukuba, Japan Hard Chan Chin-wei 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 6 (3–3) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Winner 1. 28 July 2002 ITF Evansville, United States Hard Kim Jin-hee Gabrielle Baker Deanna Roberts 6–4, 6–0 Runner-up 2. 18 May 2003 ITF Nagano, Japan Grass Maki Arai Tomoko Taira Tomoko Yonemura 3–6, 1–6 Runner-up 3. 25 May 2003 ITF Gunma, Japan Grass Maki Arai Kumiko Iijima Suchanun Viratprasert 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 Winner 4. 18 April 2004 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Rika Fujiwara Olena Antypina Goulnara Fattakhetdinova 6–3, 6–3 Winner 5. 3 May 2009 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Sophie Ferguson Misaki Doi Kurumi Nara 6–2, 6–1 Runner-up 6. 2 May 2011 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Junri Namigata Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara 6–7(3), 0–6