Noma Noha Akugue

German tennis player

Noma Noha Akugue

Noha Akugue at the 2023 French Open

Country (sports)|  Germany
Residence| Glinde, Germany
Born|  (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 21)
Reinbek, Germany
Height| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays| Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money| $346,810
Singles
Career record| 137–110
Career titles| 2 ITF
Highest ranking| No. 142 (31 July 2023)
Current ranking| No. 260 (23 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| Q1 (2024, 2025)
French Open| Q2 (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon| Q2 (2023)
US Open| Q1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record| 53–40
Career titles| 3 ITF
Highest ranking| No. 169 (7 April 2025)
Current ranking| No. 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

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### 2021–2022: WTA Tour debut

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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

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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

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Key  W |  F  | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | DNQ  | A  | NH

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(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

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Current through the 2025 Australian Open qualifying.[5]

Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L

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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

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Current through the 2024 WTA Tour.

Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L

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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

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### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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| Legend

Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–1)
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Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result  | W–L  |    Date    | Tournament  | Tier  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Loss  | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | Hamburg Open, Germany  | WTA 250  | Clay  |  Arantxa Rus | 0–6, 6–7(3–7)

## ITF Circuit finals

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### Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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| 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

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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)

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| 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

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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

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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.

## External links

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

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