Sada Nahimana Explained

Sada Nahimana
Birth Date:2001 4, df=yes
Turnedpro:9 November 2015
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 103,179
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 244 (24 April 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 353 (29 July 2024)
Doublestitles:5 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 285 (19 June 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 309 (29 July 2024)
Updated:2 August 2024

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

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

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

Career

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

Singles

Current through the 2023 Morocco Open.

Tournament202220232024W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA0–0
French OpenAAA0–0
WimbledonAAA0–0
US OpenAA0–0
Win-loss0–00–00–00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments01Career total: 1
Overall win-loss2–10–12–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2019ITF Nairobi, KenyaW15Hard Mahak Jain1–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 2019ITF Nairobi, KenyaW15Hard Mahak Jain1–6, 1–6
bgcolor=lightgreenWin1–2Oct 2019Lagos Open, NigeriaW25Hard Laura Pigossi2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–3Nov 2019ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Lucrezia Stefanini4–6, 0–6
bgcolor=lightgreenWin2–3Apr 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Anastasiya Soboleva6–4, 7–6(8)
Loss2–4Aug 2022Zubr Cup Přerov, Czech RepublicW60Clay Barbora Palicová2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Loss2–5Apr 2023ITF Bujumbura, BurundiW25Clay Alice Robbe1–6, 4–6
Loss2–6Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW35Clay Alison van Uytvanck4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (2–4)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2019ITF Tabarka, TunisiaW15Hard Yasmine Mansouri Julyette Steur
Ganna Poznikhirenko		6–7(9), 3–6
bgcolor=lightgreenWin1–1Apr 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15Clay Olivia Gadecki Lee So-ra
Misaki Matsuda 		6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss1–2Jun 2021ITF Otočec, SloveniaW25Clay Pia Lovrič Ulrikke Eikeri
Réka Luca Jani		7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss1–3Jun 2021ITF Périgueux, FranceW25Clay Anna Sisková Diane Parry
Margot Yerolymos		4–6, 2–6
Loss1–4Oct 2021ITF Hamburg, Germany W25Hard Olivia Gadecki Kamilla Bartone
Ylena In-Albon		4–6, 3–6
Win2–4Jul 2022ITS Cup Olomouc,
Czech Republic		W60Clay Giulia Gatto-Monticone Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
Oana Georgeta Simion		6–1, 1–6, [10–5]
Win3–4Jan 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW40Hard Andreea Prisăcariu Alena Fomina-Klotz
Iryna Shymanovich		7–5, 6–4
Win4–4Dec 2023ITF Nairobi, KenyaW25Clay Angella Okutoyi Jessie Aney
Lena Papadakis		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss4–5Apr 2024ITF Bujumbura, BurundiW35Clay Kamilla Bartone Weronika Falkowska
Stéphanie Visscher		3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win5–5Apr 2024ITF Bujumbura, BurundiW35Clay Kamilla Bartone Naïma Karamoko
Diāna Marcinkēviča		4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win6–5Aug 2024ITF Bydgoszcz, PolandW35Clay Rinon Okuwaki Maryna Kolb
Nadiia Kolb 		6–4, 6–1

ITF Junior Circuit finals

Singles (1–7)

Legend
Grade 2 (0–2)
Grade 3 (1–0)
Grade 4 (0–4)
Grade 5 (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2015Algiers, AlgeriaGrade 5Clay Martina Zerulo6–7(2), 3–6
Loss0–2Jan 2016Hammamet, TunisiaGrade 2Clay Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie2–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Oct 2016Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Noa Krznarić4–6, 5–7
Win1–3Oct 2015Mohammedia, MoroccoGrade 3Clay Diae El Jardi6–2, 6–2
Loss1–4Oct 2017Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Federica Sacco3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss1–5Mar 2018Marrakech, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Diae El Jardi6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss1–6Apr 2018Tlemcen, AlgeriaGrade 2Clay Gabriela Martinez Asensi4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss1–7May 2018Casablanca, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Yasmine Mansouri1–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–4)

Legend
Grade 1 (1–0)
Grade 2 (3–0)
Grade 3 (0–2)
Grade 4 (3–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2015ITF Casablanca, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Diae El Jardi Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Laila Elnimr		6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win2–0May 2015ITF Algiers, AlgeriaGrade 4Clay Oumaima Aziz Mouna Bouzgarrou
Lilya Hadab		6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Oct 2015ITF Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Oumaima Aziz Franziska-Marie Ahrend
Linda Puppendahl		6–3, 6–2
Loss3–1Oct 2015ITF Mohammedia, MoroccoGrade 3Clay Diae El Jardi Oumaima Aziz
Gergana Topalova		3–6, 4–6
Win4–1Nov 2016ITF Mérida, MexicoGrade 1Clay Maileen Nuudi María Portillo Ramírez
Sofia Sewing		4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win5–1Jan 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaGrade 2Clay Selin Övünç Svenja Ochsner
Emelie Luisa Schwarte		6–4, 6–3
Win6–1Feb 2017ITF Tunis, TunisiaGrade 2Clay Dalila Said Selma Stefania Cadar
Simona Waltert		6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss6–2Oct 2017ITF Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Oumaima Aziz Esther Adeshina
Erin Richardson		4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss6–3Oct 2017ITF Mohammedia, MoroccoGrade 3Clay Oumaima Aziz Esther Adeshina
Erin Richardson		w/o
Loss6–4Mar 2018ITF Marrakech, MoroccoGrade 4Clay Aisha Niyonkuru Oumaima Aziz
Diae El Jardi		0–4, 4–2, [4–10]
Win7–4Apr 2018ITF Tlemcen, AlgeriaGrade 2Clay Selin Övünç Oumaima Aziz
Lynda Benkaddour		6–0, 6–3

Notes and References

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

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