Kenya's Angella Okutoyi won her first Women's Tennis Association (WTA) title on Saturday, The Eastleigh Voice reported. She and Burundi's Sada Nahimana took the doubles crown at the 2026 Angola Ladies Open. In the final at Lwena Court, they beat Poland's Martyna Kubka and Justina Mikulskye 6-4, 6-4.
The pair opened the week with a straight-sets win over Tiphanie Lemaitre and Sandra Samir in the round of 16 on Wednesday. They then beat top seeds Zongyu Li and Kristina Novak 7-5, 7-5. Maayan Laron and Madhurima Sawant later withdrew, sending Okutoyi and Nahimana through on a walkover. The two will share $5,700, about Sh741,458, for the title.
After the final, Okutoyi thanked her partner. She said it was the third time the two had played together and won. "Especially, this being my first WTA title and winning it with you means a lot, so thank you so much," the 22-year-old said. Nahimana, 25, said she was "so happy" and called her Kenyan partner "amazing". Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 218 in singles and No. 199 in doubles.
Singles brought less joy in Angola. Okutoyi played her first WTA main-draw match on November 3. She lost 6-0, 7-5 to eighth seed Sofya Lansere in the round of 32. Nahimana also fell in her opening singles match, losing to Franziska Sziedat.
The tournament was Angola's first WTA 125 event. It featured a 32-player singles draw, a 16-team doubles draw and $115,000 in total prize money.
Okutoyi is ranked No. 415 in singles and No. 174 in doubles. Her career-high rankings are No. 414 in singles and No. 174 in doubles. She became the first Kenyan to win a Grand Slam title when she claimed the Wimbledon girls' doubles crown. She also won women's singles gold at the 2024 African Games.