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Noma Noha Akugue
Noha Akugue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceGlinde, 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$304,129
Singles
Career record121–92
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 212 (11 November 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. 195 (11 November 2024)
Last updated on: 11 November 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. 189, reached in October 2024.

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  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 2024 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 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 708 258 171 212

Doubles

Current through the 2024 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 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 865 435 279 195

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 Hamburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Netherlands 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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2020 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands W15 Clay Netherlands Cindy Burger 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 May 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay Chinese Taipei Yang Ya-yi 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay Slovakia Barbora Matúsová 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Aug 2022 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W60 Clay Croatia Lea Bošković 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2022 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W25 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Sep 2022 ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–6 Oct 2022 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay Switzerland 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) Hungary 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)

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 Bulgaria Ani Vangelova Egypt Yasmin Ezzat
Netherlands Noa Liauw a Fong
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Leipzig,
Germany
W25 Clay Germany Ella Seidel Germany Tea Lukic
Germany Joëlle Steur
6–0, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2023 Amstelveen Open,
Netherlands
W60 Clay Luxembourg Marie Weckerle Turkey Ayla Aksu
Croatia Ena Kajević
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–2 May 2024 ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic
W75 Clay Germany Ella Seidel Australia Jaimee Fourlis
Czech Republic Dominika Šalková
7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 2–3 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup,
Czech Republic
W75 Clay Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi Elena Pridankina
Czech Republic Julie Štruplová
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2024 Serbian Tennis Tour,
Serbia
W75 Clay Amina Anshba Romania Cristina Dinu
Bulgaria Lia Karatancheva
6–2, 7–6(7–2)

References