is a Japanese professional

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player. Akita has a career-high

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of 221 in singles and 369 in doubles. She has won six singles and two doubles titles on the

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. In 2012, she made her main-draw debut on the

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in the doubles event of Pattaya Open, partnering

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. The pair reached the quarterfinals, losing to second seeds

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and

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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* * 1990 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub