Sada Nahimana (born 21 April 2001) is a Burundian tennis player.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 218, achieved on 5 January 2026, and peaked at No. 199 on the WTA doubles rankings on 27 October 2025.

Nahimana has won five singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Rabat Grand Prix, partnering with Egyptian player Sandra Samir in doubles.

Junior years

Grand Slam tournament singles performance Australian Open: 1R (2019) French Open: 2R (2018) Wimbledon: 2R (2018) US Open: 1R (2018)

Professional

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 in Rabat, becoming the first Burundian in a WTA tournament main draw. She lost to Jana Fett in the first round.

Nahimana qualified for the 2025 Rabat Grand Prix and defeated wildcard entrant Aya El Aouni in the first round to become the first player from Burundi to win a WTA Tour main-draw match. Nahimana lost in the second round to 10th seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, in three sets.

At the 2026 Morocco Open in Rabat, she defeated Ajla Tomljanović recording her first win over a top-100 player.

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1Florianópolis Open, BrazilClay Carole Monnet Irene Burillo Ekaterine Gorgodze1–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner-ups) LegendW60 tournaments (0–1)W50 tournaments (3–1)W25/35 tournaments (1–4)W15 tournaments (1–3)Finals by surfaceHard (1–3)Clay (4–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 2019ITF Nairobi, KenyaW15 Hard Mahak Jain 1–6, 4–6Loss 0–2 Aug 2019ITF Nairobi, KenyaW15 Hard Mahak Jain 1–6, 1–6Win 1–2 Oct 2019Lagos Open, NigeriaW25 Hard Laura Pigossi 2–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 1–3 Nov 2019ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Lucrezia Stefanini 4–6, 0–6Win 2–3 Apr 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Anastasiya Soboleva 6–4, 7–6(10–8)Loss 2–4 Aug 2022Přerov Cup, Czech RepublicW60 Clay Barbora Palicová 2–6, 6–1, 0–6Loss 2–5 Apr 2023ITF Bujumbura, BurundiW25 Clay Alice Robbe 1–6, 4–6Loss 2–6 Apr 2024ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW35 Clay Alison van Uytvanck 4–6, 2–6Loss 2–7 Aug 2024ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland W35 Clay Ayla Aksu 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win 3–7 Sep 2024ITF Slobozia, Romania W50 Clay Dejana Radanović 6–4, 6–1Win 4–7 Mar 2025ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W50 Clay Émeline Dartron 6–1, 6–1Win 5–7 Apr 2025ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W50 Clay Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6–3, 6–2Loss 5–8 Apr 2026ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W50 Clay Alice Tubello 1–6, 3–6Loss 5–9 May 2026ITF Platja d'Aro, SpainW35 Clay Ane Mintegi del Olmo 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournaments (1–2)W40/50 tournaments (1–1)W25/35 tournaments (5–5)W15 tournaments (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (1–4)Clay (7–5) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 2019ITF Tabarka, TunisiaW15 Hard Yasmine Mansouri Julyette Steur Ganna Poznikhirenko 6–7(9), 3–6Win 1–1 Apr 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Olivia Gadecki Lee So-ra Misaki Matsuda 6–3, 1–6, [11–9]Loss 1–2 Jun 2021ITF Otočec, SloveniaW25 Clay Pia Lovrič Ulrikke Eikeri Réka Luca Jani 7–5, 4–6, [5–10]Loss 1–3 Jun 2021ITF Périgueux, FranceW25 Clay Anna Sisková Diane Parry Margot Yerolymos 4–6, 2–6Loss 1–4 Oct 2021ITF Hamburg, Germany W25 Hard Olivia Gadecki Kamilla Bartone Ylena In-Albon 4–6, 3–6Win 2–4 Jul 2022ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech RepublicW60 Clay Giulia Gatto-Monticone Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie Oana Georgeta Simion 6–1, 1–6, [10–5]Win 3–4 Jan 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW40 Hard Andreea Prisăcariu Alena Fomina-Klotz Iryna Shymanovich 7–5, 6–4Win 4–4 Dec 2023ITF Nairobi, KenyaW25 Clay Angella Okutoyi Jessie Aney Lena Papadakis 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]Loss 4–5 Apr 2024ITF Bujumbura, BurundiW35 Clay Kamilla Bartone Weronika Falkowska Stéphanie Visscher 3–6, 6–4, [5–10]Win 5–5 Apr 2024ITF Bujumbura, BurundiW35 Clay Kamilla Bartone Naïma Karamoko Diāna Marcinkēviča 4–6, 6–3, [10–7]Win 6–5 Aug 2024ITF Bydgoszcz, PolandW35 Clay Rinon Okuwaki Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb 6–4, 6–1Loss 6–6 Oct 2024ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyW35 Clay Jaeda Daniel Miriana Tona Anastasia Abbagnato 7–6(3), 3–6, [10–12]Loss 6–7 Oct 2024Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW50 Hard (i) Diāna Marcinkēviča Tyra Caterina Grant Camilla Rosatello 2–6, 1–6Win 7–7 Dec 2024ITF Nairobi, KenyaW35 Clay Rinon Okuwaki Alyssa Réguer Vicky Van de Peer 7–6(3), 6–2Win 8–7 Jan 2025ITF Nairobi, KenyaW35 Clay Angella Okutoyi Demi Tran Lian Tran 6–3, 6–3Loss 8–8 Apr 2025ITS Calvi, FranceW75 Hard Riya Bhatia Lia Karatancheva Lisa Zaar 4–6, 3–6Loss 8–9 Jun 2025ITF Bucharest, RomaniaW75 Clay Riya Bhatia Estelle Cascino Patricia Maria Țig 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]

ITF Junior Circuit finals Singles (1–7) LegendGrade 2 (0–2) Grade 3 (1–0)Grade 4 (0–4) Grade 5 (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 May 2015 Algiers, Algeria Grade 5 Clay Martina Zerulo 6–7(2–7), 3–6Loss 0–2 Jan 2016Hammamet, TunisiaGrade 2 Clay Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 2–6, 2–6Loss 0–3 Oct 2016Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Noa Krznarić 4–6, 5–7Win 1–3 Oct 2015Mohammedia, MoroccoGrade 3 Clay Diae El Jardi 6–2, 6–2Loss 1–4 Oct 2017Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Federica Sacco 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss 1–5 Mar 2018Marrakech, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Diae El Jardi 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Loss 1–6 Apr 2018Tlemcen, AlgeriaGrade 2 Clay Gabriela Martinez Asensi 4–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss 1–7 May 2018Casablanca, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Yasmine Mansouri 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–4) LegendGrade 1 (1–0) Grade 2 (3–0) Grade 3 (0–2)Grade 4 (3–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 May 2015ITF Casablanca, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Diae El Jardi Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz Laila Elnimr 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]Win 2–0 May 2015ITF Algiers, AlgeriaGrade 4 Clay Oumaima Aziz Mouna Bouzgarrou Lilya Hadab 6–3, 6–4Win 3–0 Oct 2015ITF Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Oumaima Aziz Franziska-Marie Ahrend Linda Puppendahl 6–3, 6–2Loss 3–1 Oct 2015ITF Mohammedia, MoroccoGrade 3 Clay Diae El Jardi Oumaima Aziz Gergana Topalova 3–6, 4–6Win 4–1 Nov 2016ITF Mérida, MexicoGrade 1 Clay Maileen Nuudi María Portillo Ramírez Sofia Sewing 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]Win 5–1 Jan 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaGrade 2 Clay Selin Övünç Svenja Ochsner Emelie Luisa Schwarte 6–4, 6–3Win 6–1 Feb 2017ITF Tunis, TunisiaGrade 2 Clay Dalila Said Selma Stefania Cadar Simona Waltert 6–3, 1–6, [10–8]Loss 6–2 Oct 2017ITF Rabat, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Oumaima Aziz Esther Adeshina Erin Richardson 4–6, 6–7(2)Loss 6–3 Oct 2017ITF Mohammedia, MoroccoGrade 3 Clay Oumaima Aziz Esther Adeshina Erin Richardson w/oLoss 6–4 Mar 2018ITF Marrakech, MoroccoGrade 4 Clay Aisha Niyonkuru Oumaima Aziz Diae El Jardi 0–4, 4–2, [4–10]Win 7–4 Apr 2018ITF Tlemcen, AlgeriaGrade 2 Clay Selin Övünç Oumaima Aziz Lynda Benkaddour 6–0, 6–3

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