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Sada Nahimana

Summary

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

Sada Nahimana
Nahimana at the 2021 ITF Poitiers
Country (sports) Burundi
Born (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23)
Turned pro9 November 2015
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 95,431
Singles
Career record146–101 (59.1%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (24 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 342 (4 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record57–49 (53.8%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 285 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 377 (4 March 2024)
Last updated on: 4 March 2024.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 244, reached on 24 April 2023.[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 edit

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

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

Career edit

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

Nahimana made her singles WTA Tour debut at the 2023 Morocco Open, becoming the first Burundian in a WTA tournament main draw.[2][3]

Performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles edit

Current through the 2023 Morocco Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Win-loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0[a] 1 Career total: 1
Overall win-loss 2–1 0–1 0 / 1 2–2

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–3)
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(8)
Loss 2–4 Aug 2022 Zubr Cup Přerov, 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

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (1–4)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (4–3)
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), 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
  Stephanie Judith Visscher 		3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 5–5 Apr 2024 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W35 Clay   Kamilla Bartone   Naïma Karamoko
  Diana Marcinkevica 		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]

ITF Junior Circuit finals edit

Singles (1–7) edit

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), 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)
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)
Loss 1–7 May 2018 Casablanca, Morocco Grade 4 Clay   Yasmine Mansouri 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–4) edit

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)
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 edit

  1. ^ During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but count as matches.

References edit

  1. ^ "Sada Nahimana". International Tennis Federation. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ^ WTA Staff (May 22, 2023). "Sada Nahimana becomes first Burundian in a WTA main draw in Rabat". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023".

External links edit