Noma Noha Akugue

Noma Noha Akugue (born 2 December 2003) is a German professional tennis player of Nigerian descent.[1]

Noma Noha Akugue
Noha Akugue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceGlinde, Germany
Born (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20)
Reinbek, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$219,815
Singles
Career record102–76 (57.3%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 177 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record34–22 (60.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 201 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 244 (20 May 2024)
Last updated on: 22 May 2024.

Noha Akugue has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 142, achieved in July 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 201, also reached in July 2023.

Career

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2021–2022: WTA Tour debut

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She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, partnering Julia Middendorf in the doubles competition.

2023: Maiden WTA Tour final

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In singles, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard player at the 2023 Hamburg European Open and reached the final by winning her first four matches on the WTA Tour, defeating Laura Pigossi, Storm Hunter, Martina Trevisan and Diana Shnaider en route.[2][3] In the final, she lost to Arantxa Rus.[4]

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Wimbledon qualifying.[5]

Tournament2021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ10 / 00–0
French OpenAAQ2Q20 / 00–0
WimbledonAAQ2Q10 / 00–0
US OpenAAQ10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments00202
Titles00000
Finals00101
Overall win–loss0–00–04–20–04–2
Year-end ranking708258171

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 Berlin Ladies Open.

Tournament2021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAA0 / 00–0
US OpenAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments30216
Overall win–loss0–30–02–11–13–5
Year-end ranking865435279

WTA Tour career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Finals (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2023Hamburg European Open, GermanyWTA 250Clay Arantxa Rus0–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (1 title, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (0–3)
W25 tournaments (0–3)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–6)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2020ITF Alkmaar, NetherlandsW15Clay Cindy Burger1–6, 4–6
Win1–1May 2022ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Yang Ya-yi6–1, 6–1
Loss1–2May 2022ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Barbora Matúsová2–6, 5–7
Loss1–3Aug 2022ITF Hechingen, GermanyW60Clay Lea Bošković5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–4Aug 2022ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW25Clay Brenda Fruhvirtová3–6, 1–6
Loss1–5Sep 2022ITF Prague, Czech RepublicW60Clay Réka Luca Jani3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–6Oct 2022ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Ylena In-Albon3–6, 2–6
Loss1–7Nov 2022ITF Kiryat Motzkin, IsraelW25Hard Anna Kubareva6–7(5–7), 7–5, 5–7
Loss1–8Feb 2024ITF Porto, PortugalW75Hard (i) Anna Bondár6–7(4–7), 2–6

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (1–1)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2022ITF Cairo,
Egypt
W15Clay Ani Vangelova Yasmin Ezzat
Noa Liauw a Fong
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win1–1Aug 2022ITF Leipzig,
Germany
W25Clay Ella Seidel Tea Lukic
Joëlle Steur
6–0, 7–5
Win2–1Jul 2023ITF Amstelveen,
Netherlands
W60Clay Marie Weckerle Ayla Aksu
Ena Kajević
7–5, 6–3
Loss2–2May 2024ITF Prague,
Czech Republic
W75Clay Ella Seidel Jaimee Fourlis
Dominika Šalková
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Noma Noha Akugue, dalla Nigeria col mito Steffi Graf". sport.tiscali.it (in Italian). 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hamburg: Teenage wild card Noha Akugue victorious on WTA debut". WTA Tennis. 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Noha Akugue advances to Hamburg final on WTA Tour debut, will play Rus for title". Tennis Majors. 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Rus ends Noha Akugue's dream week to win Hamburg title". WTA Tennis. 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Player card Noma Noha Akugue". Roland Garros. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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