![]() Noha Akugue at the 2023 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Glinde, Germany |
Born | Reinbek, Germany | 2 December 2003
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $185,465 |
Singles | |
Career record | 92–64 (59.0%) |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 142 (31 July 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 184 (8 January 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2024) |
French Open | Q2 (2023) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
US Open | Q1 (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 26–18 (59.1%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 201 (31 July 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 284 (1 January 2024) |
Last updated on: 2 January 2024. |
Noma Noha Akugue (born 2 December 2003) is a German professional tennis player of Nigerian descent.[1]
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
2021–2022: WTA debut
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 final
In singles, she made her WTA 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
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 WTA Tour.[5]
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
Year-end ranking | 708 | 258 | 171 |
Doubles
Current through the 2023 WTA Tour.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | |
Year-end ranking | 865 | 435 | 279 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (1 title, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2020 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2022 | ITF Hechingen, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2022 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2022 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2022 | ITF Kiryat Motzkin, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 5–7 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt |
15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Leipzig, Germany |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands |
60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
References
- ↑ "Noma Noha Akugue, dalla Nigeria col mito Steffi Graf". sport.tiscali.it (in Italian). 27 January 2021.
- ↑ "Hamburg: Teenage wild card Noha Akugue victorious on WTA debut". WTA Tennis. 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Noha Akugue advances to Hamburg final on WTA Tour debut, will play Rus for title". Tennis Majors. 28 July 2023.
- ↑ "Rus ends Noha Akugue's dream week to win Hamburg title". WTA Tennis. 29 July 2023.
- ↑ "Player card Noma Noha Akugue". Roland Garros. Retrieved 8 November 2023.