Noma Noha Akugue

Noma Noha Akugue
Noha Akugue at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceGlinde, Germany
Born (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003
Reinbek, Germany
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$346,810
Singles
Career record137–110
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 260 (23 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024, 2025)
French OpenQ2 (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record53–40
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 169 (7 April 2025)
Current rankingNo. 220 (23 June 2025)
Last updated on: 23 June 2025.

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. 169, reached in April 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  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 2025 Australian Open qualifying.[5]

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A Q2 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q2 Q1 A 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 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 2 2 0 4
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finals 0 0 1 0 0 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 0–0 5–4
Year-end ranking 708 258 171 212

Doubles

Current through the 2024 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 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 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 0 2 1 0 6
Overall win–loss 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 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 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 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 Ladies Open 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 Open, 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 Porto Indoor, Portugal W75 Hard (i) 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: 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)
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 Amstelveen Open,
Netherlands 		W60 Clay Marie Weckerle Ayla Aksu
Ena Kajević 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–2 May 2024 ITF Prague Open,
Czech Republic 		W75 Clay Ella Seidel Jaimee Fourlis
Dominika Šalková 		7–5, 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 2–3 Aug 2024 Přerov Cup,
Czech Republic 		W75 Clay Sapfo Sakellaridi Elena Pridankina
Julie Štruplová 		3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2024 Serbian Tennis Tour,
Serbia 		W75 Clay Amina Anshba Cristina Dinu
Lia Karatancheva 		6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 3–4 Jan 2025 Porto Indoor,
Portugal 		W75 Hard (i) Tereza Valentová Eudice Chong
Nika Radišić 		6–7(5–7), 1–6

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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