Sada Nahimana

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$115,023
Singles
Career record180–119
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (24 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 294 (21 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record75–55
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 285 (19 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 342 (14 October 2024)
Last updated on: 21 October 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

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Grand Slam performance - Singles:

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

Career

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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]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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

ITF Junior Circuit finals

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Singles (1–7)

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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 Italy Martina Zerulo 6–7(2), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2016 Hammamet, Tunisia Grade 2 Clay Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2016 Rabat, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Croatia Noa Krznarić 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–3 Oct 2015 Mohammedia, Morocco Grade 3 Clay Morocco Diae El Jardi 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–4 Oct 2017 Rabat, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Italy Federica Sacco 3–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 1–5 Mar 2018 Marrakech, Morocco Grade 4 Clay Morocco Diae El Jardi 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Apr 2018 Tlemcen, Algeria Grade 2 Clay Spain Gabriela Martinez Asensi 4–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 1–7 May 2018 Casablanca, Morocco Grade 4 Clay France Yasmine Mansouri 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–4)

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

Notes

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References

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  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".
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