Stories
Biography
- Coached by father, Shinichi, and mother, Michiko ... Best shot is backhand; favorite surface is grass ... Has one sister, Ami, who also plays competitive tennis ... Admires parents, Steffi Graf ... Favorite tournament is US Open ... Likes to visit Palau, because the ocean is beautiful ... Other sports interest is basketball ... Favorite author is Sidney Sheldon ... Has a sheep dog named Prin (meaning Princess).
- Official Website: www.rikafujiwara.com
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
84Height
5' 1" (1.55 m)Birthday
Sep 19, 1981 September 19, 1981Birthplace
Tokyo, JapanCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Waikoloa, HI-USA; 2007 - ITF/Nagano-JPN; 2004 - ITF/Gunma-JPN, ITF/Ibaraki-JPN; 2003 - ITF/Nagano-JPN; 2001 - ITF/Surbiton-GBR.
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2012 - Copenhagen (w/Date-Krumm); 2009 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA (w/Chen), ITF/Saint-Gaudens-FRA (w/Scheepers); 2008 - ITF/Monzón-ESP (w/Gagliardi), ITF/Tokyo 3-JPN (w/Date Krumm); 2007 - ITF/Tokyo 3-JPN (w/Namigata); 2005 - ITF/Gifu-JPN, ITF/Surbiton-GBR (both w/Obata); 2004 - ITF/Ho Chi Minh City-VIE (w/Nakamura), ITF/Fukuoka-JPN (w/Obata), ITF/Karuizawa-JPN (w/Jeon), ITF/Shenzhen 2-CHN (w/Tatarkova); 2003 - ITF/Gifu-JPN (w/Obata); 2002 - ITF/Dothan, AL-USA (w/Palaversic Coopersmith); 2001 - ITF/Stone Mountain, GA-USA (w/Jeon), ITF/Bronx, NY-USA (w/Fernández); 2000 - ITF/Harrisonburg, VA-USA (w/Watson).
Finalist (3): 2002 - Montréal, Shanghai, Linz (all w/Sugiyama).
ADDITIONAL
Japanese Fed Cup Team, 2003, 2005, 2008-09.
