Nigina Abduraimova

Nigina Abduraimova
	Abduraimova at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Uzbekistan
Born	7 July 1994 (age 30); Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 611,620
Singles
Career record	366–267
Career titles	13 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 144 (29 September 2014)
Current ranking	No. 295 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2023, 2024)
French Open	Q1 (2015, 2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2017, 2022)
US Open	Q3 (2013)
Doubles
Career record	191–161
Career titles	16 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 175 (25 September 2017)
Current ranking	No. 260 (15 July 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup	25–30
	Last updated on: 19 July 2024.

Nigina Abduraimova (Uzbek: Нигина Абдураимова; born 7 July 1994) is an Uzbekistani professional tennis player.

On 29 September 2014, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 144, and on 25 September 2017, she reached world No. 175 in doubles. Abduraimova has won 13 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Playing for the Uzbekistan Billie Jean King Cup team, Abduraimova has a win–loss record of 25–30 (as of July 2024).

Career

In July 2016, she won the title at the $25k tournament in Qujing, defeating Liu Fangzhou in the final.^[1]

In October 2022, she reached the final of the $25k Loughborough event, which she lost to Emily Appleton.^[2] A month later, she reached the final of the $25k Slovak Open in Bratislava but lost to Ana Konjuh.^[3]

In January 2023, she reached the final of the $40k Pune Championships, losing to Tatjana Maria.^[4]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2022	2023	W–L
Australian Open	A	Q1	Q1	A	Q1	A	Q2	0–0
French Open	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	Q1	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	A	Q2	Q2	Q1	0–0
US Open	Q3	Q2	Q2	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (13 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (10–5)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (10–10)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2012	ITF Gaziantep, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Margarita Lazareva	1–6, 5–7
Loss	1–1	Jun 2013	ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Miharu Imanishi	5–7, 5–7
Win	1–2	Sep 2013	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Anastasiya Vasylyeva	2–6, 6–1, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Loss	1–3	Apr 2014	ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Tereza Smitková	3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss	1–4	Apr 2014	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Naomi Broady	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–4	Jun 2014	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Nao Hibino	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–4	Jun 2015	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Anastasiya Komardina	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–2
Loss	3–5	Jul 2015	ITF Bangkok, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Miyu Kato	5–7, 2–6
Loss	3–6	May 2016	Kurume Cup, Japan	50,000	Grass	Kyōka Okamura	6–7⁽¹⁰⁾, 6–1, 5–7
Win	4–6	May 2016	ITF Karuizawa, Japan	25,000	Grass	An-Sophie Mestach	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–6	Jul 2016	ITF Qujing, China	25,000	Hard	Liu Fangzhou	7–5, 6–3
Win	6–6	Sep 2017	Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia	25,000	Hard	Anna Kalinskaya	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	7–6	Jun 2018	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Anastasia Frolova	6–3, 2–0 ret.
Loss	7–7	Dec 2019	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Himeno Sakatsume	6–7⁽³⁾, 7–5, 1–6
Win	8–7	Dec 2019	ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand	15,000	Hard	Lee Pei-chi	6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win	9–7	Jul 2021	ITF Moscow, Russia	15,000	Clay	Maria Shusharina	6–1, 6–1
Win	10–7	Oct 2021	ITF Karaganda, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard (i)	Viktoria Morvayova	6–7⁽³⁾, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	10–8	Nov 2021	ITF Kazan, Russia	15,000	Hard (i)	Polina Kudermetova	5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win	11–8	Jan 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	25,000	Hard	Han Na-lae	6–3, 4–6, 7–6⁽⁷⁾
Win	12–8	Apr 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	25,000	Hard	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	12–9	Oct 2022	GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom	25,000	Hard (i)	Emily Appleton	4–6, 4–6
Loss	12–10	Nov 2022	Bratislava Open, Slovakia	60,000	Hard (i)	Ana Konjuh	6–2, 0–6, 6–7⁽²⁾
Loss	12–11	Jan 2023	Pune Championships, India	40,000	Hard	Tatjana Maria	1–6, 1–6
Win	13–11	Apr 2023	Oeiras Open, Portugal	60,000	Clay	Francisca Jorge	1–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 29 (17 titles, 12 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (2–1)
$40,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (10–7)
$10/15,000 tournaments (4–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (15–6)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2009	ITF Gaziantep, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Jade Hopper	Diāna Marcinkēviča Yuliana Umanets	6–3, 6–7⁽⁶⁾, [13–11]
Win	2–0	Nov 2010	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Marta Sirotkina	Julia Samuseva Ekaterina Yakovleva	3–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win	3–0	Mar 2011	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Albina Khabibulina	Ekaterina Bychkova Marina Shamayko	4–6, 7–6⁽⁴⁾, [10–8]
Win	4–0	Apr 2011	ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan	10,000	Hard	Albina Khabibulina	Anna Shkudun Ekaterina Yashina	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–0	Jul 2011	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Albina Khabibulina	Elizaveta Anna Nemchinov Anastasiya Prenko	6–3, 6–3
Loss	5–1	Sep 2012	ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Ksenia Palkina	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova	2–6, 4–6
Win	6–1	Oct 2012	ITF Seoul, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Venise Chan	Kim Ji-young Yoo Mi	6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Loss	6–2	Nov 2012	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	25,000	Hard (i)	Ksenia Palkina	Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen	2–6, 1–6
Win	7–2	Nov 2013	Kemer Cup Istanbul, Turkey	50,000	Hard (i)	Maria Elena Camerin	Tadeja Majerič Andreea Mitu	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	7–3	Jun 2014	ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan	25,000	Clay	Akgul Amanmuradova	Veronika Kapshay Sabina Sharipova	4–6, 4–6
Win	8–3	Jun 2015	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Hiroko Kuwata	Veronika Kudermetova Ksenia Lykina	4–6, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, [11–9]
Win	9–3	Apr 2016	Lale Cup Istanbul, Turkey	50,000	Hard	Barbora Štefková	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Lidziya Marozava	6–4, 1–6, [10–6]
Loss	9–4	May 2016	Fukuoka International, Japan	50,000	Grass	Ksenia Lykina	Alexandrina Naydenova Indy de Vroome	4–6, 1–6
Loss	9–5	Apr 2017	ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Ana Veselinović	Olga Doroshina Polina Monova	5–7, 2–6
Loss	9–6	Jun 2017	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Ksenia Lykina	Olga Doroshina Polina Monova	2–6, 6–7⁽⁸⁾
Win	10–6	Jun 2017	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Anastasia Frolova	Ksenia Lykina Sabina Sharipova	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 7–5
Loss	10–7	Sep 2017	ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan	25,000	Clay	Akgul Amanmuradova	Gabriela Cé Yana Sizikova	4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win	11–7	Apr 2018	ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Anastasia Frolova	Anastasia Gasanova Ekaterina Yashina	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 6–1
Win	12–7	Jun 2019	Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Berfu Cengiz	Isabella Bozicevic Ksenia Laskutova	4–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Win	13–7	Jun 2021	Tatarstan Open, Russia	25,000	Hard	Angelina Gabueva	Iryna Shymanovich Shalimar Talbi	6–2, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Loss	13–8	Jul 2021	ITF Moscow, Russia	15,000	Clay	Angelina Gabueva	Daria Mishina Anna Morgina	5–7, 6–2, [9–11]
Win	14–8	Aug 2021	ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Daria Mishina	Sabina Sharipova Stéphanie Visscher	4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win	15–8	Nov 2021	ITF Kazan, Russia	15,000	Hard (i)	Ekaterina Reyngold	Ekaterina Maklakova Aleksandra Pospelova	6–2, 6–7⁽⁸⁾, [12–10]
Win	16–8	Apr 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	25,000	Hard	Hiroko Kuwata	Paige Hourigan Valeria Savinykh	6–1, 3–6, [12–10]
Loss	16–9	May 2022	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	25,000	Hard	Aleksandra Pospelova	Liu Fangzhou Erika Sema	3–6, 2–6
Loss	16–10	Mar 2023	ITF Ricany, Czech Republic	40,000	Hard	Alena Fomina-Klotz	Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger	1–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss	16–11	Nov 2023	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	100,000	Clay	Carole Monnet	Hailey Baptiste Whitney Osuigwe	4–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss	16–12	Mar 2024	ITF Murska Sobota, Slovenia	W50	Hard	Jesika Malečková	Francisca Jorge Anna Rogers	4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win	17–12	Aug 2024	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	W35	Hard	Lizette Cabrera	Akiko Omae Eri Shimizu	6–2, 6–2

References

^ "Nigina Abduraimova wins ITF tournament in China". uzdaily.uz. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Emily Appleton wins ITF W25 Loughborough title". lta.org.uk. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ Ivan Jelkić (20 November 2022). "KONJUH OSVOJILA DRUGI NAJVRJEDNIJI TURNIR U KARIJERI, NAKON NIZA PEHOVA NAPOKON DOČEKALA PET MINUTA SREĆE (in Croatian)" [KONJUH WON THE SECOND MOST VALUABLE TOURNAMENT IN HER CAREER, AFTER A SERIES OF BAD LUCK SHE FINALLY GOT FIVE MINUTES OF LUCK]. sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ Nicholas Fink (28 January 2023). "ITF Pune: Tatjana Maria stürmt zum Turniersieg (in German)" [ITF Pune: Tatjana Maria storms to tournament victory]. tennisnet.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

External links

Nigina Abduraimova at the Women's Tennis Association
Nigina Abduraimova at the International Tennis Federation
Nigina Abduraimova at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)

[1] "Nigina Abduraimova wins ITF tournament in China". uzdaily.uz. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[2] "Emily Appleton wins ITF W25 Loughborough title". lta.org.uk. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[3] Ivan Jelkić (20 November 2022). "KONJUH OSVOJILA DRUGI NAJVRJEDNIJI TURNIR U KARIJERI, NAKON NIZA PEHOVA NAPOKON DOČEKALA PET MINUTA SREĆE (in Croatian)" [KONJUH WON THE SECOND MOST VALUABLE TOURNAMENT IN HER CAREER, AFTER A SERIES OF BAD LUCK SHE FINALLY GOT FIVE MINUTES OF LUCK]. sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[4] Nicholas Fink (28 January 2023). "ITF Pune: Tatjana Maria stürmt zum Turniersieg (in German)" [ITF Pune: Tatjana Maria storms to tournament victory]. tennisnet.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

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v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top ten female singles tennis players from Central Asia
as of 8 April 2024
1. Elena Rybakina (4 ) 2. Yulia Putintseva (50 2) 3. Nigina Abduraimova (240 ) 4. Zhibek Kulambayeva (483 19) 5. Aruzhan Sagandikova (804 5)
6. Gozal Ainitdinova (858 1) 7. Anna Danilina (939 ) 8. Sevil Yuldasheva (1107 2) 9. Vladislava Andreevskaya (1156 ) 10. Sandugash Kenzhibayeva (1190 )