Coached by Junichi Maruyama ... Mother, Hiromi, is a homemaker and
former volleyball player; father, Tomohiro, is a technician for an
electrical company; has one brother, Kazuhiro, two years Ayumi's junior
... Started playing tennis at age 7 with her family ... Graduated from
high school in 2008 ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surfaces
are grass, hard ... Enjoys action movies, rock music, golf, going to
movies and shopping ... Superstition is to wear the same shirt (washed)
after a victory ... Most memorable experience so far is qualifying for Wimbledon in 2007 ... Self-described as easy-going ... Most admires Ai Sugiyama for working very hard and Justine Henin
for her attitude on and off court ... Trains at Sugiyama's tennis
academy and sometimes works with Ai's mother, Fusako ... Biggest goal
in tennis is to win a Grand Slam title. |
