Country (sports) | Germany |
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Born | Neuwied, Germany | 1 February 1994
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$2,556,749 |
Singles | |
Career record | 349–240 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (15 August 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 302 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2016) |
French Open | 2R (2015, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2016) |
US Open | 2R (2020) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 114–97 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 34 (21 September 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 116 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 3R (2016, 2019) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
US Open | 3R (2019) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | RR (2021, 2023) |
Last updated on: 26 August 2024. |
Anna-Lena Friedsam (born 1 February 1994) is a German professional tennis player.
In August 2016, Friedsam reached her best singles ranking of world No. 45. In doubles, she peaked at world No. 34 in September 2020.
In her career, she has won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 singles title as well as 13 singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She played also in the fourth round of one Grand Slam championship, at the 2016 Australian Open.
Friedsam won her first $25k tournament in 2012, at the Infond Open. [1]
In Linz, Friedsam reached her first WTA singles final, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.
At the 2016 Australian Open, she reached her first and so far only Grand Slam round of 16. There, she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska after a big battle and struggling with injury during the match. In the previous round, she defeated US Open finalist and top 20 player Roberta Vinci. [2]
Shoulder pain and two surgeries in 2016 and 2017 kept Friedsam out of the game for more than two years. She came back to the WTA tour with a protected ranking at the Miami Open 2019.
At the 2020 Lyon Open, she reached the final but lost to Sofia Kenin. [3] On her way to the final, she defeated two former top-10 players, Kristina Mladenovic and Daria Kasatkina, respectively. [4]
After slipping down the rankings following the Covid break in 2020, Friedsam bounced back in the second half of 2022, reaching the semifinal at Portoroz, beating 2020 US Open champion Emma Raducanu alongside. She finished the year with two WTA 125 finals at Midland and Angers, losing to Catherine McNally and Alycia Parks respectively.
At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier defeating fellow qualifier and former top-10 player Sara Errani and fourth seed Anhelina Kalinina. At the same tournament, she reached her seventh final in doubles with Nadiia Kichenok.
At the inaugural edition of the 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas, she reached her second consecutive quarterfinal defeating lucky loser Erika Andreeva in an over 3 hours match with a third set longest tiebreak for the season. [5] [6] [7] This win marked Friedsam's return to the world top 100 for the first time since her shoulder surgery in January 2017. [8] At the same tournament, she reached the doubles semifinals with Nadiia Kichenok.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam main-draw and Billie Jean King Cup results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | Q3 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 9–17 | 35% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 2R | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QR | RR | PO | RR | QR | 0 / 2 | 2–3 | 40% |
WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Qatar Open | NTI | A | A | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Guadalajara Open | NH | Q1 | A | NTI | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 14% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | Career total: 82 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–10 | 11–14 | 15–14 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 7–9 | 5–4 | 5–11 | 5–3 | 8–16 | 0–1 | 0 / 82 | 64–85 | 43% |
Year-end ranking | 655 | 189 | 126 | 87 | 99 | 68 | 1025 | 390 | 145 | 111 | 133 | 145 | 115 |
Current through the 2024 Linz Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 3R | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 12–18 | 40% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QR | RR | PO | RR | QR | 0 / 2 | 2–3 | 40% |
WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | Career total: 64 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 8 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 15–7 | 7–10 | 14–14 | 8–8 | 13–9 | 2–1 | 4 / 64 | 74–61 | 55% |
Year-end ranking | 368 | 213 | 244 | 121 | 449 | 587 | 45 | 37 | 92 | 111 | 114 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2020 | Italian Open | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 2–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Ladies Linz, Austria | International [lower-alpha 1] | Hard (i) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2020 | Lyon Open, France | International | Hard (i) | Sofia Kenin | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | WTA 125 Suzhou, China | Hard | Duan Yingying | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2016 | WTA 125 San Antonio, United States | Hard | Misaki Doi | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2022 | WTA 125 Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Caty McNally | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Dec 2022 | WTA 125 Angers, France | Hard (i) | Alycia Parks | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | WTA 125 Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck | Caroline Garcia Yaroslava Shvedova | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2022 | WTA 125 Midland, United States | Hard (i) | Nadiia Kichenok | Asia Muhammad Alycia Parks | 2–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Evelyn Mayr | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Enache | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2011 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard | Maryna Zanevska | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Yashina | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–5 | May 2012 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | Agnese Zucchini | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–5 | May 2012 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Win | 4–5 | June 2012 | ITF Padova, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Corinna Dentoni | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5–5 | July 2012 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Kathrin Wörle | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6–5 | Aug 2012 | ITF Charleroi, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Angelique van der Meet | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7–5 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 8–5 | Aug 2013 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | Marta Sirotkina | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2013 | ITF Trabzon, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 10–5 | Sep 2013 | ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 11–5 | Jun 2015 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | Magda Linette | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 12–5 | Nov 2017 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Lesley Kerkhove | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–6 | Sep 2019 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 2-6, 7-5, 5-7 |
Win | 13–6 | Sep 2019 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Indy de Vroome | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–7 | Oct 2023 | ITF Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) | Jessika Ponchet | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2012 | ITF Leimen, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Julia Kimmelmann | Elyne Boeykens Jana Nabel | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2–0 | May 2012 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | Vanda Lukács | Anja Prislan Dejana Raickovic | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–4] |
Loss | 2–1 | May 2012 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | Karen Barbat | Elena Bogdan Kathrin Wörle | 2–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Win | 3–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Alison Van Uytvanck | Stéphanie Foretz Eva Hrdinová | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Michaela Boev | Vitalia Diatchenko Margarita Gasparyan | 4–6, 1–6 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ALFR |
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2019 | |||||||
1. | Belinda Bencic | No. 10 | Linz Open, Austria | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | No. 166 |
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