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Burundian tennis player
Sada Nahimana Nahimana at the 2021 ITF Poitiers
Country (sports) Burundi Born (2001-04-21 ) 21 April 2001 (age 23) Turned pro 9 November 2015 Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 103,179 Career record 165–113 Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 244 (24 April 2023) Current ranking No. 353 (29 July 2024) Career record 72–53 Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 285 (19 June 2023) Current ranking No. 309 (29 July 2024) Last updated on: 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.
Grand Slam performance - Singles:
Australian Open: 1R (2019)
French Open: 2R (2018)
Wimbledon: 2R (2018)
US Open: 1R (2018)
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]
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.
Current through the 2023 Morocco Open.
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner–ups)[ edit ]
Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 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
Pending
2–6
Aug 2024
ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland
W35
Clay
Ayla Aksu
Pending
Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ]
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)
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 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
ITF Junior Circuit finals [ 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
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
^ 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.