Valentina Steiner vs Noma Noha Akugue — Hamburg Round of 32

Hamburg · WTA · Round of 32
GERWC
Valentina Steiner
#512WTA
20 yrs
Last 10
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Sets
Tuesday, 21 July 2026 ·
clay
GER
Noma Noha Akugue
#149WTA
1624ELO
1550Clay ELO
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Steiner V.
vs
Noha Akugue N.

Valentina Steiner faces Noma Noha Akugue in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. Noma Noha Akugue holds the paper edge — ranked #149. Recent clay form is closely matched.

Around the match

  • “I'm really looking forward to the match. It's a bit awkward that I'm playing against a German and so one German player will be eliminated in the first round. I feel quite good. I had a good first half of the year and I'm trying to carry that momentum into the tournament.”

    Noha Akugue N.hamburg-open.com ↗· 2026-07-19

Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.

Key context

  • Fatigue load: Valentina Steiner carries the heavier recent load — 2 three-setters to 1 in the past fortnight.
  • Surface form: Both 3 of 7 on clay recently — court-specific quality nearly identical despite the ranking gap.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Steiner V.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Noha Akugue N.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
5.56 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
5.56 of last 10 on clay
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

13 vs 36 matches

Statistics

This season
Steiner V.Noha Akugue N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Steiner V.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Noha Akugue N.

Noha Akugue N.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Steiner V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Freshness

Recent load
Steiner V.Noha Akugue N.
Freshness·
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72

Noha Akugue N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather forecast
18°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 61%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw