Akiko Gooden (born February 14, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player.
[1] 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.
[2] 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.