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Rika Fujiwara

b. 1981

Japanese tennis player

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Born 1981. Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese tennis player.

is a Japanese former 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 Fed Cup team, Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5.

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) Legend Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5 (0–1) Tier II / Premier (0–1) Tier III, IV & V / International (1–3)Finals by surfaceHard (1–4)Carpet (0–1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 12 August 2002 Rogers Cup, Canada Hard Ai Sugiyama Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola SuΓ‘rez 4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss 2. 9 September 2002 China Open, China Hard Ai Sugiyama Anna Kournikova Janet Lee 5–7, 3–6Loss 3. 21 October 2002 Linz Open, Austria Carpet (i) Ai Sugiyama Jelena DokiΔ‡ Nadia Petrova 3–6, 2–6Loss 4. 11 October 2010 Japan Women's Open Hard Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen Lilia Osterloh 0–6, 3–6Loss 5. 27 February 2012 Malaysian Open, Malaysia Hard Chan Hao-ching Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung 5–7, 4–6Win 1. 9 April 2012 Danish Open, Denmark Hard (i) Kimiko Date-Krumm Sofia Arvidsson Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]

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Singles (9–8) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 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), 2–6Loss 3. 25 September 2000 ITF Saga, Japan Grass Eva KrejčovΓ‘ 6–7(3–7), 2–6Loss 4. 5 March 2001 ITF Hangzhou, China Hard Liu Nannan 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7Win 5. 4 June 2001 Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass Kristina Brandi 6–3, 6–3Loss 6. 6 August 2002 ITF Beijing, China Hard Sun Tiantian 3–6, 0–6Win 7. 12 May 2003 ITF Nagano, Japan Grass Ayami Takase 7–5, 6–0Win 8. 12 July 2004 ITF Gunma, Japan Carpet Ayami Takase 6–1, 6–2Win 9. 12 September 2004 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Shiho Hisamatsu 4–6, 7–5, 6–0Win 10. 21 May 2007 ITF Nagano, Japan Carpet Natsumi Hamamura 7–5, 6–2Win 11. 21 January 2008 ITF Waikoloa, United States Hard Sandra KlΓΆsel 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Loss 12. 22 March 2009 ITF Redding, United States Hard Laura Granville 2–6, 6–2, 4–6Win 13. 16 November 2009 Pune Open, India Hard Bojana Jovanovski 5–7, 6–4, 6–3Loss 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, 6–1Loss 16. 16 May 2011 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Carpet (i) Misa Eguchi 3–6, 3–6Win 17. 9 December 2013 ITF Navi Mumbai, India Hard Magda Linette 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)

Doubles (36–25) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 2 August 1999 ITF PΓ©rigueux, France Clay Hanna-Katri Aalto Selima Sfar Jo Ward 4–6, 3–6Loss 2. 24 July 2000 ITF Evansville, United States Hard Anne Plessinger Tomoe Hotta Ryoko Takemura 4–6, 1–6Win 3. 31 July 2000 ITF Harrisonburg, United States Clay Cindy Watson Lauren Kalvaria Gabriela Lastra 6–4, 5–7, 7–5Win 4. 26 March 2001 ITF Stone Mountain, United States Hard Jeon Mi-ra Alicia Molik Bryanne Stewart 7–5, 6–3Win 5. 13 August 2001 Bronx Open, United States Hard Clarisa FernΓ‘ndez Kristie Boogert Els Callens 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4Win 6. 23 April 2002 Dothan Classic, United States Clay Maja PalaverΕ‘iΔ‡ Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck 6–3, 6–0Loss 7. 1 May 2002 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Grass Shinobu Asagoe Cho Yoon-jeong Evie Dominikovic 2–6, 2–6Win 8. 27 April 2003 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Grass Saori Obata Shinobu Asagoe Nana Smith 1–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 9. 6 May 2003 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Saori Obata LΔ«ga Dekmeijere Nana Smith 2–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss 10. 13 July 2003 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Trudi Musgrave Li Ting Sun Tiantian 6–3, 5–7, 5–7Win 11. 18 April 2004 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard Aiko Nakamura Olena Antypina Goulnara Fattakhetdinova 6–3, 6–3Win 12. 9 May 2004 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Saori Obata Monique Adamczak Nicole Kriz 6–2, 6–4Win 13. 10 May 2004 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Carpet Jeon Mi-ra Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–1)Loss 14. 7 September 2004 ITF Ibaraki, Japan Hard Shiho Hisamatsu Maki Arai Remi Tezuka 1–6, 7–5, 2–6Win 15. 7 November 2004 Shenzhen Open, China Hard Elena Tatarkova Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–4, 1–6, 6–1Loss 16. 14 February 2005 ITF Bromma, Sweden Hard (i) Ryōko Fuda Michelle Gerards Anousjka van Exel w/oLoss 17. 3 April 2005 ITF Augusta, United States Hard Saori Obata Anastasia Rodionova Tatiana Poutchek 6–7(3–7), 0–6Win 18. 8 May 2005 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Carpet Saori Obata Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto 6–1, 6–2Win 19. 31 May 2005 Surbiton Trophy, UK Grass Saori Obata Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss 20. 13 May 2007 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Junri Namigata Ayumi Morita Akiko Yonemura 2–6, 2–6Win 21. 13 September 2007 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Junri Namigata Kumiko Iijima Akiko Yonemura 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–5]Loss 22. 4 February 2008 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Surina De Beer Ashley Harkleroad Shenay Perry 6–3, 4–6, [6–10]Win 23. 7 April 2008 ITF MonzΓ³n, Spain Hard Emmanuelle Gagliardi MarΓ­a JosΓ© MartΓ­nez SΓ‘nchez Arantxa Parra Santonja 1–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]Win 24. 27 October 2008 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Kimiko Date-Krumm Chan Chin-wei Chen Yi 7–5, 6–3Win 25. 9 February 2009 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Chen Yi Lindsay Lee-Waters Melinda Czink 7–5, 7–6(7–5)Win 26. 17 May 2009 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Chanelle Scheepers Kimiko Date-Krumm Sun Tiantian 7–5, 6–4Loss 27. 5 June 2009 Nottingham Trophy, UK Grass Eleni Daniilidou Alexa Glatch Natalie Grandin 3–6, 6–2, [7–10]Loss 28. 2 August 2009 ITF Obihiro, Japan Carpet Kurumi Nara Natsumi Hamamura Ayumi Oka 6–3, 1–6, [5–10]Loss 29. 10 October 2009 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan Hard Kimiko Date-Krumm Chan Yung-jan Ayumi Morita 2–6, 4–6Win 30. 6 September 2010 ITF Noto, Japan Carpet Tamarine Tanasugarn Shuko Aoyama Akari Inoue 6–3, 6–3Win 31. 28 November 2010 Toyota World Challenge, Japan Carpet (i) Shuko Aoyama Irina-Camelia Begu MΔƒdΔƒlina Gojnea 1–6, 6–3, [11–9]Win 32. 16 January 2011 ITF Pingguo, China Hard (i) Shuko Aoyama Liu Wanting Sun Shengnan 6–4, 6–3Loss 33. 25 February 2011 Mildura International, Australia Grass Kumiko Iijima Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska 6–4, 6–7(6–8), [4–10]Loss 34. 4 March 2011 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard Kumiko Iijima Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [4–10]Loss 35. 20 March 2011 ITF Sanya, China Hard Hsu Wen-hsin Iryna BrΓ©mond Ani Mijačika 6–3, 5–7, [10–12]Win 36. 27 March 2011 Kunming Open, China Clay Shuko Aoyama Irina Buryachok Veronika Kapshay 6–3, 6–2Win 37. 3 April 2011 ITF Wenshan, China Hard Shuko Aoyama Liang Chen Tian Ran 6–4, 6–0Win 38. 8 May 2011 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Shuko Aoyama Aiko Nakamura Junri Namigata 7–6(7–3), 6–0Loss 39. 15 May 2011 Kurume Cup, Japan Grass Tamarine Tanasugarn Ayumi Oka Akiko Yonemura 3–6, 7–5, [8–10]Win 40. 22 May 2011 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Carpet (i) Shuko Aoyama Natsumi Hamamura Ayumi Oka 6–4, 6–4Win 41. 6 January 2012 ITF Quanzhou, China Hard Chan Hao-ching Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]Loss 42. 28 April 2013 ITF Wenshan, China Hard Junri Namigata Miki Miyamura Varatchaya Wongteanchai 5–7, 3–6Loss 43. 12 May 2013 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet Akiko Omae Junri Namigata Erika Sema 5–7, 6–3, [7–10]Loss 44. 12 May 2013 Kurume Cup, Japan Grass Akiko Omae Kanae Hisami Mari Tanaka 4–6, 6–7(2–7)Win 45. 24 March 2014 ITF Osprey, United States Clay Hsieh Shu-ying Irina Falconi Eva HrdinovΓ‘ 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–4]Win 46. 7 July 2014 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany Clay Yuuki Tanaka Lesley Kerkhove Xenia Knoll 6–1, 6–4Loss 47. 16 March 2015 ITF Kōfu, Japan Hard Akari Inoue Haruka Kaji Aiko Yoshitomi 2–6, 3–6Win 48. 18 May 2015 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Grass Miyu Kato Mana Ayukawa Makoto Ninomiya 6–2, 6–0Win 49. 28 May 2016 ITF Karuizawa, Japan Grass Kotomi Takahata Mana Ayukawa Yuuki Tanaka 6–1, 6–4Win 50. 3 September 2016 ITF Noto, Japan Carpet Ayaka Okuno Akari Inoue Miki Miyamura 6–4, 1–6, [10–6]Win 51. 5 September 2016 ITF Kyoto, Japan Hard (i) Miki Miyamura Risa Hasegawa Midori Yamamoto 6–1, 6–2Loss 52. 15 October 2016 ITF Makinohara, Japan Carpet Erika Sema Ksenia Lykina Riko Sawayanagi 4–6, 1–6Win 53. 12 November 2016 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan Hard (i) Yuki Naito Jamie Loeb An-Sophie Mestach 6–4, 6–7(12–14), [10–8]Loss 54. 19 November 2016 Toyota World Challenge, Japan Carpet (i) Ayaka Okuno Ksenia Lykina Akiko Omae 7–6(7–4), 2–6, [5–10]Win 55. 10 June 2017 ITF Tokyo, Japan Hard Kyōka Okamura Momoko Kobori Kotomi Takahata 6–2, 6–0Win 56. 17 June 2017 Kōfu International, Japan Hard Kyōka Okamura Hiroko Kuwata Riko Sawayanagi 7–6(7–4), 6–3Win 57. 22 October 2017 ITF Hamamatsu, Japan Carpet Kyōka Okamura Lu Jiajing Ayaka Okuno 6–2, 6–4Win 58. 11 November 2017 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan Hard (i) Yuki Naito Eri Hozumi Junri Namigata 6–1, 6–3Loss 59. 17 March 2018 ITF Toyota, Japan Hard (i) Dalma GΓ‘lfi Choi Ji-hee Kim Na-ri 2–6, 3–6Win 60. 5 May 2018 Kangaroo Cup, Japan Hard Yuki Naito Ksenia Lykina Emily Webley-Smith 7–5, 6–4Loss 61. 1 June 2018 Grado Tennis Cup, Italy Clay Naiktha Bains Giorgia Marchetti Alice Matteucci 0–6, 4–6

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Rika Fujiwara was born on 19 September 1981 in Tokyo.

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