Akiko Gooden (born February 14, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player.
Born in Tokyo, Gooden was seven years of age when she moved to the United States and swam competitively as a child. Having settled on tennis, she became the nation's top ranked 12s and 14s player, before going on to play professionally.
Gooden, who reached a best singles ranking of 155, featured in the qualifying draws for the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 1990. As a doubles player she played in the main draws of the 1991 US Open and 1992 Australian Open.
ITF finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Singles: 2 (1–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. June 19, 1989 Madeira, Portugal Hard Emiko Sakaguchi 6–2, 7–5Loss 1. October 9, 1989 Nagasaki, Japan Hard Naoko Sawamatsu 4–6, 0–6
Doubles: 1 (1–0) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. October 5, 1992 Leawood, United States Hard Nicole Arendt Rachel Jensen Stephanie Reece 6–3, 6–1
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