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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 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.^[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 Wimbledon qualifying.^[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		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

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		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 career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Finals (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)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (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

Singles: 9 (1 title, 8 runner–ups)

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: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/W75 tournaments (1–1)
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)

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
Loss	2–2	May 2024	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	W75	Clay	Ella Seidel	Jaimee Fourlis Dominika Šalková	7–5, 5–7, [4–10]

References

^ "Noma Noha Akugue, dalla Nigeria col mito Steffi Graf". sport.tiscali.it (in Italian). 27 January 2021.
^ "Hamburg: Teenage wild card Noha Akugue victorious on WTA debut". WTA Tennis. 24 July 2023.
^ "Noha Akugue advances to Hamburg final on WTA Tour debut, will play Rus for title". Tennis Majors. 28 July 2023.
^ "Rus ends Noha Akugue's dream week to win Hamburg title". WTA Tennis. 29 July 2023.
^ "Player card Noma Noha Akugue". Roland Garros. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

External links

Noma Noha Akugue at the Women's Tennis Association
Noma Noha Akugue at the International Tennis Federation
Official website (in German)

[a-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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Women's Tennis Association: Top German female singles tennis players
as of 1 July 2024
1. Tatjana Maria (63 2) 2. Laura Siegemund (72 1) 3. Tamara Korpatsch (73 2) 4. Jule Niemeier (90 6) 5. Eva Lys (129 1)
6. Ella Seidel (157 ) 7. Noma Noha Akugue (174 5) 8. Mona Barthel (208 1) 9. Angelique Kerber (221 ) 10. Anna-Lena Friedsam (280 )

Women's Tennis Association: Top German female doubles tennis players
as of 1 July 2024
1. Laura Siegemund (7 ) 2. Anna-Lena Friedsam (124 ) 3. Julia Lohoff (131 ) 4. Lena Papadakis (181 2) 5. Ella Seidel (229 )
6. Noma Noha Akugue (235 1) 7. Katharina Hobgarski (264 1) 8. Tatjana Maria (312 2) 9. Yana Morderger (314 3) 10. Tamara Korpatsch (321 5)