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$217,118
Singles
Career record100–74 (57.5%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 179 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record31–21 (59.6%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 201 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 245 (22 April 2024)
Last updated on: 3 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 edit

2021–2022: WTA Tour debut edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Current through the 2023 WTA Tour.[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 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 edit

Current through the 2023 WTA Tour.

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 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 edit

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
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 European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay   Arantxa Rus 0–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 9 (1 title, 8 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (0–3)
W25 tournaments (0–3)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–6)
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 ITF 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, 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 ITF Porto, Portugal W75 Hard (i)   Anna Bondár 6–7(4–7), 2–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
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 ITF Amstelveen,
Netherlands
W60 Clay   Marie Weckerle   Ayla Aksu
  Ena Kajević
7–5, 6–3

References edit

  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.

External links edit