Sada Nahimana

Sada Nahimana
Nahimana at the 2021 ITF Poitiers
Country (sports) Burundi
Born (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001
Turned pro9 November 2015
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$122,625
Singles
Career record191–128
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 233 (26 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 233 (26 May 2025)
Doubles
Career record87–60
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 261 (7 April 2025)
Current rankingNo. 267 (26 May 2025)
Last updated on: 26 May 2025.

Sada Nahimana (born 21 April 2001) is a Burundian tennis player.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 233, reached on 26 May 2025.[1] She also has a best combined junior ranking of 12, achieved on 15 July 2019.

Nahimana made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Rabat Grand Prix, partnering with Egyptian Sandra Samir in doubles.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

  • Australian Open: 1R (2019)
  • French Open: 2R (2018)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2018)
  • US Open: 1R (2018)

Career

She defeated former top-10 player Kristina Mladenovic at the 2022 ITS Cup in Olomouc.[2]

Nahimana made her singles WTA Tour debut at the 2023 Morocco Open, becoming the first Burundian in a WTA tournament main draw.[3] She lost to Jana Fett in the first round.[4]

She qualified for the 2025 Morocco Open and defeated wildcard entrant Aya El Aouni in the first round to become the first player from Burundi to win a WTA main-draw match.[5] Nahimana lost in the second round to 10th seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro in three sets.[6]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W50 tournaments (3–0)
W25/35 tournaments (1–3)
W15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W15 Hard Mahak Jain 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2019 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W15 Hard Mahak Jain 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2019 Lagos Open, Nigeria W25 Hard Laura Pigossi 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Nov 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Lucrezia Stefanini 4–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Anastasiya Soboleva 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 2–4 Aug 2022 Přerov Cup, Czech Republic W60 Clay Barbora Palicová 2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2023 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W25 Clay Alice Robbe 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–6 Apr 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Alison van Uytvanck 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–7 Aug 2024 ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland W35 Clay Ayla Aksu 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 3–7 Sep 2024 ITF Slobozia, Romania W50 Clay Dejana Radanović 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–7 Mar 2025 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W50 Clay Émeline Dartron 6–1, 6–1
Win 5–7 Apr 2025 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W50 Clay Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W40/W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (5–5)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (7–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia W15 Hard Yasmine Mansouri Julyette Steur
Ganna Poznikhirenko 		6–7(9–11), 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Olivia Gadecki Lee So-ra
Misaki Matsuda 		6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss 1–2 Jun 2021 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W25 Clay Pia Lovrič Ulrikke Eikeri
Réka Luca Jani 		7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 1–3 Jun 2021 ITF Périgueux, France W25 Clay Anna Sisková Diane Parry
Margot Yerolymos 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany W25 Hard Olivia Gadecki Kamilla Bartone
Ylena In-Albon 		4–6, 3–6
Win 2–4 Jul 2022 ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic W60 Clay Giulia Gatto-Monticone Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
Oana Georgeta Simion 		6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
Win 3–4 Jan 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W40 Hard Andreea Prisăcariu Alena Fomina-Klotz
Iryna Shymanovich 		7–5, 6–4
Win 4–4 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay Angella Okutoyi Jessie Aney
Lena Papadakis 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 4–5 Apr 2024 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W35 Clay Kamilla Bartone Weronika Falkowska
Stéphanie Visscher 		3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 5–5 Apr 2024 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W35 Clay Kamilla Bartone Naïma Karamoko
Diāna Marcinkēviča 		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 6–5 Aug 2024 ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland W35 Clay Rinon Okuwaki Maryna Kolb
Nadiia Kolb 		6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–6 Oct 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay Jaeda Daniel Miriana Tona
Anastasia Abbagnato 		7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 6–7 Oct 2024 ITF Nantes, France W50 Hard (i) Diana Marcinkevica Tyra Caterina Grant
Camilla Rosatello 		2–6, 1–6
Win 7–7 Dec 2024 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W35 Clay Rinon Okuwaki Alyssa Réguer
Vicky Van de Peer 		7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 8–7 Jan 2025 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W35 Clay Angella Okutoyi Demi Tran
Lian Tran 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–8 Apr 2025 ITS Calvi, France W75 Hard Riya Bhatia Lia Karatancheva
Lisa Zaar 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 8–9 Jun 2025 ITS Bucharest, Romania W75 Clay Riya Bhatia Estelle Cascino
Patricia Maria Țig 		6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

ITF Junior Circuit finals

Singles (1–7)

Legend
Grade 2 (0–2)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (0–4)
Grade 5 (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2015 Algiers, Algeria Grade 5 Clay Martina Zerulo 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2016 Hammamet, Tunisia Grade 2 Clay Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2016 Rabat, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Noa Krznarić 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–3 Oct 2015 Mohammedia, Morocco Grade 3 Clay Diae El Jardi 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–4 Oct 2017 Rabat, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Federica Sacco 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 1–5 Mar 2018 Marrakech, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Diae El Jardi 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Apr 2018 Tlemcen, Algeria Grade 2 Clay Gabriela Martinez Asensi 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 1–7 May 2018 Casablanca, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Yasmine Mansouri 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–4)

Legend
Grade 1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (3–0)
Grade 3 (0–2)
Grade 4 (3–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2015 ITF Casablanca, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Diae El Jardi Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Laila Elnimr 		6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 2–0 May 2015 ITF Algiers, Algeria Grade 4 Clay Oumaima Aziz Mouna Bouzgarrou
Lilya Hadab 		6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Oct 2015 ITF Rabat, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Oumaima Aziz Franziska-Marie Ahrend
Linda Puppendahl 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Oct 2015 ITF Mohammedia, Morocco Grade 3 Clay Diae El Jardi Oumaima Aziz
Gergana Topalova 		3–6, 4–6
Win 4–1 Nov 2016 ITF Mérida, Mexico Grade 1 Clay Maileen Nuudi María Portillo Ramírez
Sofia Sewing 		4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 5–1 Jan 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia Grade 2 Clay Selin Övünç Svenja Ochsner
Emelie Luisa Schwarte 		6–4, 6–3
Win 6–1 Feb 2017 ITF Tunis, Tunisia Grade 2 Clay Dalila Said Selma Stefania Cadar
Simona Waltert 		6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss 6–2 Oct 2017 ITF Rabat, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Oumaima Aziz Esther Adeshina
Erin Richardson 		4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 6–3 Oct 2017 ITF Mohammedia, Morocco Grade 3 Clay Oumaima Aziz Esther Adeshina
Erin Richardson 		w/o
Loss 6–4 Mar 2018 ITF Marrakech, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Aisha Niyonkuru Oumaima Aziz
Diae El Jardi 		0–4, 4–2, [4–10]
Win 7–4 Apr 2018 ITF Tlemcen, Algeria Grade 2 Clay Selin Övünç Oumaima Aziz
Lynda Benkaddour 		6–0, 6–3

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Sada Nahimana". International Tennis Federation. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ^ "W60 OLOMOUC – ITS CUP OLOMOUC 2022". ITF. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ^ WTA Staff (May 22, 2023). "Sada Nahimana becomes first Burundian in a WTA main draw in Rabat". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". WTA Tennis.
  5. ^ "History made in Rabat: Nahimana becomes first Burundian to win WTA match". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Bouzas Maneiro overcomes Nahimana in three sets to make Rabat quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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