Sada Nahimana

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
Turned pro9 November 2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 41,661
Singles
Career record86–54 (61.4%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 244 (24 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 246 (8 May 2023)
Doubles
Career record31–30 (50.8%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 313 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 334 (8 May 2023)
Last updated on: 17 April 2023.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 244, reached on 24 April 2023.[1] She also has a best junior ranking of 12, achieved on 15 July 2019.

Nahimana made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Rabat Grand Prix in the doubles tournament, partnering with Egyptian Sandra Samir.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

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

Career

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (0–1)
$40,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 ITF Nairobi, Kenya 15,000 Hard India Mahak Jain 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2019 ITF Nairobi, Kenya 15,000 Hard India Mahak Jain 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2019 Lagos Open, Nigeria 25,000 Hard Brazil Laura Pigossi 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Nov 2019 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 4–6, 0–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Soboleva 6–4, 7–6(8)
Loss 2–4 Aug 2022 Zubr Cup, Czech Republic 60,000 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Palicová 2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Loss 2–5 Apr 2023 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi 25,000 Clay France Alice Robbe 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–3)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Tabarka, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Yasmine Mansouri Germany Julyette Steur
Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko		 6–7(9), 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 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 25,000 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 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Anna Sisková France Diane Parry
France Margot Yerolymos		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany 25,000 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki Latvia Kamilla Bartone
Switzerland Ylena In-Albon		 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–4 Jul 2022 ITS Cup, Czech Republic 60,000 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 40,000 Hard Romania Andreea Prisăcariu Russia Alena Fomina-Klotz
Belarus Iryna Shymanovich		 7–5, 6–4

ITF Junior Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (1–7)
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: 11 (7–4)
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 José 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

References
  1. "Sada Nahimana". International Tennis Federation. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-24.


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