Noma Noha Akugue

Noma Noha Akugue, a 22-year-old German born in Reinbek, reached WTA No. 124 on Sept. 14, 2026, the highest position in her stored ranking history and 145 places better than the No. 269 she started the season at. The nearest snapshot a year earlier had her at No. 349.

Her best recorded Grand Slam finish is the quarterfinal at the 2024 Australian Open, where Jeong Jang Su beat her 6-1, 6-4.

Her 2026 matches on file are few. She opened the Hamburg Open in July with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 win over Valentina Steiner, then ranked No. 512, before Anna Bondar edged her 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in the round of 16. In April, Alycia Parks won 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 32 at the Women's Stuttgart Open.

The statistical sample on her is thin — three matches with stats in 2026 — and within it she held 58.3 percent of her service games while winning 41.6 percent of return points.