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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$302,879
Singles
Career record121–91
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 206 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record43–28
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 189 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 189 (21 October 2024)
Last updated on: 21 October 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. 189, reached in October 2024.

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 in two sets.[4]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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 Iași Open.[5]

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A Q2 Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 2 2 4
Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 1 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 5–4
Year-end ranking 708 258 171

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 Berlin Ladies Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A 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 1 6
Overall win–loss 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–5
Year-end ranking 865 435 279

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 Hamburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay   Arantxa Rus 0–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (1–3)
W25 tournaments (0–3)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2020 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands W15 Clay   Cindy Burger 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 May 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Yang Ya-yi 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay   Barbora Matúsová 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Aug 2022 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W60 Clay   Lea Bošković 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2022 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W25 Clay   Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Sep 2022 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Réka Luca Jani 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–6 Oct 2022 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay   Ylena In-Albon 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–7 Nov 2022 ITF Kiryat Motzkin, Israel W25 Hard   Anna Kubareva 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 5–7
Loss 1–8 Feb 2024 Porto Indoor, Portugal W75 Hard (i)   Anna Bondár 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 2–8 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup, Czech Republic W75 Clay   Kristina Dmitruk 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (2–2)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 ITF Cairo,
Egypt
W15 Clay   Ani Vangelova   Yasmin Ezzat
  Noa Liauw a Fong
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Leipzig,
Germany
W25 Clay   Ella Seidel   Tea Lukic
  Joëlle Steur
6–0, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2023 Amstelveen Open,
Netherlands
W60 Clay   Marie Weckerle   Ayla Aksu
  Ena Kajević
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–2 May 2024 ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic
W75 Clay   Ella Seidel   Jaimee Fourlis
  Dominika Šalková
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 2–3 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup,
Czech Republic
W75 Clay   Sapfo Sakellaridi   Elena Pridankina
  Julie Štruplová
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2024 Serbian Tennis Tour,
Serbia
W75 Clay   Amina Anshba   Cristina Dinu
  Lia Karatancheva
6–2, 7–6(7–2)

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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