Ayumi Morita

Ayumi Morita (森田 あゆみ Morita Ayumi, born March 11, 1990 in Ōta, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.

Ayumi Morita Performance

Morita is known for strong and consistent two-handed groundstrokes which she hits very flat. She is also regarded as very tough mentally for a young player, often showing great resolve to win close matches despite a lackluster serve.[citation needed] Morita is a small and quick player with excellent footwork and movement around the court.

Ayumi Morita Shooting

On September 16, 2008, she beat world No. 19 Ágnes Szávay 6–7 (7–9), 7–5, 6–4 in the Toray Pan Pacific Open.On January 5, 2009, Morita upset former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Michaëlla Krajicek in the final round of qualifying to reach the main draw of the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. She faced third set deficits in all three of her qualifying matches, including a 4–1 deficit in her first match against Katie O'Brien.

Ayumi Morita Happiness Expression

Her first tournament of 2011 was the 2011 ASB Classic. She faced Romanian teenager Simona Halep and lost 6–0, 7–6 despite recovering from being two breaks down in the second set. Her next tournament was the 2011 Moorilla Hobart International. She faced Akgul Amanmuradova and won 3–6, 6–1, 7–6. Her next opponent was Bethanie Mattek-Sands, to whom she lost to by a score of 6–3, 6–1. Ayumi played at the 2011 Australian Open - Women's Singles where she defeated #27 seed Alexandra Dulgheru 6–4, 6–4. She then defeated wildcard Caroline Garcia in the second round 6–4, 6–4. She was defeated by Peng Shuai in the third round 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.