German tennis player
Noma Noha Akugue Country (sports) Germany Residence Glinde , GermanyBorn (2003-12-02 ) 2 December 2003 (age 20) Reinbek , GermanyHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $185,770 Career record 92–65 (58.6%) Career titles 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 142 (31 July 2023) Current ranking No. 184 (15 January 2024) Australian Open Q1 (2024 ) French Open Q2 (2023 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2023 ) US Open Q1 (2023 ) Career record 26–18 (59.1%) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 201 (31 July 2023) Current ranking No. 287 (15 January 2024) Last updated on: 22 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
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
Current through the 2023 WTA Tour . [5]
Doubles
Current through the 2023 WTA Tour .
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (1 title, 7 runner–ups)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments (0–2)
$25,000 tournaments (0–3)
$15,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–6)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2020
ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands
15,000
Clay
Cindy Burger
1–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
May 2022
ITF Cairo, Egypt
15,000
Clay
Yang Ya-yi
6–1, 6–1
Loss
1–2
May 2022
ITF Cairo, Egypt
15,000
Clay
Barbora Matúsová
2–6, 5–7
Loss
1–3
Aug 2022
ITF Hechingen , Germany
60,000
Clay
Lea Bošković
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
1–4
Aug 2022
ITF Braunschweig, Germany
25,000
Clay
Brenda Fruhvirtová
3–6, 1–6
Loss
1–5
Sep 2022
ITF Prague , Czech Republic
60,000
Clay
Réka Luca Jani
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
1–6
Oct 2022
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Ylena In-Albon
3–6, 2–6
Loss
1–7
Nov 2022
ITF Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
25,000
Hard
Anna Kubareva
6–7(5–7) , 7–5, 5–7
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 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
15,000
Clay
Ani Vangelova
Yasmin Ezzat Noa Liauw a Fong
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win
1–1
Aug 2022
ITF Leipzig, Germany
25,000
Clay
Ella Seidel
Tea Lukic Joëlle Steur
6–0, 7–5
Win
2–1
Jul 2023
ITF Amstelveen , Netherlands
60,000
Clay
Marie Weckerle
Ayla Aksu Ena Kajević
7–5, 6–3
References
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