Ayumi Morita

Who is Ayumi Morita?

Ayumi Morita is a Japanese tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the second highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 74, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.

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. Morita is a small and quick player with excellent footwork and movement around the court.

Morita is one of the most successful Fed Cup players of recent times with a 16–9 match win record for Japan.