R16 Japan Women's Open 2003

Maria Sharapova #48 def. Akiko Morigami #64

6-1 6-3

Maria Sharapova defeated Akiko Morigami 6-1 6-3 in the 2003 Japan Women's Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 3, 2003*
Tournament: Japan Women's Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Maria Sharapova	Akiko Morigami
Country	RUS	JPN
Birth date	Apr 19, 1987	Jan 12, 1980
Age	16	23
Height	188 cm	165 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	48	64
Ranking points (entering)	749	573
Elo (entering)	1,669	1,597
Current career W-L	601–175	79–109
Current career earnings	$38,777,962	$1,177,175

Pre-match H2H

Maria Sharapova #48 0 – 0 Akiko Morigami #64

Path

Maria Sharapova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jin-Hee (sr) Kim #242	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2003	R32

Maria Sharapova's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Claudine Schaul #83	7-5 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2003	QF

Akiko Morigami's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Kirilenko #117	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2003	R32