is a retired Japanese

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player. On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings. At the

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, Fujiwara partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and

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. The same year, Fujiwara and

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reached the

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doubles semifinals, losing to

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and Rennae Stubbs in three sets. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (9–8)

Doubles (36–25)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara, Rika 1981 births Living people Japanese female tennis players Sportspeople from Tokyo Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women