# Sada Nahimana

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. 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:
* 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.
Nahimana made her singles WTA Tour debut at the 2023 Morocco Open, becoming the first Burundian in a WTA tournament main draw. She lost to Jana Fett in the first round.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner–ups)

* 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 | 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 | Přerov Cup, 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 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Aug 2024 | ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland | W35 | Clay | Ayla Aksu | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Slobozia, Romania | W50 | Clay | Dejana Radanović | 6–4, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W60 tournaments (1–0)
* W40/W50 tournaments (1–0)
* W25/35 tournaments (5–5)
* W15 tournaments (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (7–4)
| 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 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2024 | ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay | Jaeda Daniel | Miriana Tona Anastasia Abbagnato | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Nantes, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Diana Marcinkevica | Tyra Caterina Grant Camilla Rosatello | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Dec 2024 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W35 | Clay | Rinon Okuwaki | Alyssa Réguer Vicky Van de Peer | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–7 | Jan 2025 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W35 | Clay | Angella Okutoyi | Demi Tran Lian Tran | 6–3, 6–3 |

## ITF Junior Circuit finals
### Singles (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 | 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 |

### Doubles (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 | 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 |