Noma Noha Akugue

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Noma Noha Akugue
Noha Akugue RGQ23.jpg
Noha Akugue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Glinde, Germany
Born (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21)
Reinbek, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$340,522
Singles
Career record121–94
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 204 (27 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2024, 2025)
French Open Q2 (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon Q2 (2023)
US Open Q1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record46–29
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (27 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 184 (27 January 2025)
Last updated on: 27 January 2025.

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

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Noha Akugue has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 142, achieved in July 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 184, reached in January 2025.

Career

2021–2022: WTA Tour 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 Tour final

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

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

Current through the 2025 Australian Open qualifying. [5]

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0
French Open AA Q2 Q2 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AA Q2 Q1 0 / 00–0
US Open AA Q1 A0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments002204
Titles000000
Finals001001
Overall win–loss0–00–04–21–20–05–4
Year-end ranking708258171212

Doubles

Current through the 2024 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA0 / 00–0
French Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAAA0 / 00–0
US Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments30216
Overall win–loss0–30–02–11–13–5
Year-end ranking865435279195

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2023 Hamburg Open, GermanyWTA 250Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus 0–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (1–3)
W25 tournaments (0–3)
W15 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–6)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Aug 2020 ITF Alkmaar, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cindy Burger 1–6, 4–6
Win1–1 May 2022 ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ya-yi 6–1, 6–1
Loss1–2 May 2022 ITF Cairo, EgyptW15Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Barbora Matúsová2–6, 5–7
Loss1–3 Aug 2022 Ladies Open Hechingen, GermanyW60Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Lea Bošković 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–4 Aug 2022 ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW25Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 1–6
Loss1–5 Sep 2022 ITF Prague Open, Czech RepublicW60Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–6 Oct 2022 ITF Pula, ItalyW25Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ylena In-Albon 3–6, 2–6
Loss1–7 Nov 2022 ITF Kiryat Motzkin, IsraelW25HardFlag placeholder.svg Anna Kubareva6–7(5–7), 7–5, 5–7
Loss1–8 Feb 2024 Porto Indoor, PortugalW75Hard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win2–8 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup, Czech RepublicW75ClayFlag placeholder.svg Kristina Dmitruk 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (2–3)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (3–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2022 ITF Cairo,
Egypt		W15Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ani Vangelova Flag of Egypt.svg Yasmin Ezzat
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Noa Liauw a Fong		6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Leipzig,
Germany		W25Clay Flag of Germany.svg Ella Seidel Flag of Germany.svg Tea Lukic
Flag of Germany.svg Joëlle Steur		6–0, 7–5
Win2–1 Jul 2023 Amstelveen Open,
Netherlands		W60Clay Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marie Weckerle Flag of Turkey.svg Ayla Aksu
Flag of Croatia.svg Ena Kajević		7–5, 6–3
Loss2–2 May 2024 ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic		W75Clay Flag of Germany.svg Ella Seidel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaimee Fourlis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominika Šalková 		7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss2–3 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup,
Czech Republic		W75Clay Flag of Greece.svg Sapfo Sakellaridi Flag placeholder.svg Elena Pridankina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Julie Štruplová 		3–6, 4–6
Win3–3 Sep 2024 Serbian Tennis Tour,
Serbia		W75ClayFlag placeholder.svg Amina Anshba Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Dinu
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lia Karatancheva 		6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss3–4Jan 2025 Porto Women's Indoor,
Portugal		W75Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Valentová Flag of Hong Kong.svg Eudice Chong
Flag of Slovenia.svg Nika Radišić 		6–7(5–7), 1–6

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References

  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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