Anna-Lena Friedsam
![]() Friedsam at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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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$2,607,131 |
Singles | |
Career record | 369–247 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (15 August 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 327 (17 February 2025) |
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 | 118–98 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 34 (21 September 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 551 (17 February 2025) |
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 | 1R (2024), RR (2021, 2023) |
Last updated on: 18 February 2025. |
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.
Career overview
[edit]2012
[edit]Friedsam won her first $25k tournament in 2012, at the Infond Open.[1]
2015: First WTA Tour final
[edit]In Linz, Friedsam reached her first career singles final, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.
2016-2018: Grand Slam fourth round, top 50 debut, extended hiatus due to surgery
[edit]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.
2020: Second career final
[edit]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]
2022: Two 125k finals
[edit]After slipping down the rankings following the Covid break in 2020, Friedsam bounced back in the second half of 2022, reaching the semifinals at Portoroz, where her run was ended by eventual champion Kateřina Siniaková.[5] She finished the year with two WTA 125 finals at Midland and Angers, losing to Caty McNally[6] and Alycia Parks,[7] respectively.
2023: Back to top 100
[edit]At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, Friedsam reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier defeating fellow qualifier and former top-10 player Sara Errani[8] and fourth seed Anhelina Kalinina.[9] She lost in the last eight to eighth seed Anastasia Potapova.[10] At the same tournament, she reached her seventh final in doubles with Nadiia Kichenok.[citation needed]
At the inaugural edition of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, Friedsam reached her second consecutive quarterfinal defeating lucky loser Erika Andreeva in a match lasting over three hours with a third set longest tiebreak for the season.[11][12][13] This win marked Friedsam's return to the world top 100 for the first time since her shoulder surgery in January 2017.[14] At the same tournament, she reached the doubles semifinals with Nadiia Kichenok.[citation needed]
Performance timelines
[edit]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.
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2025 Australian Open qualifying.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
French Open | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | Q3 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |
Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |
US Open | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 9–17 | 35% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | NH | A | NH | 2R | NH | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
BJK Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QR | RR | PO | RR | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–3 | 40% | |
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar Open | A | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | A | NTI | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Italian Open | 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 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Guadalajara Open | NH | Q1 | A | NTI | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 14% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 83 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 7–10 | 11–14 | 15–14 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 7–9 | 5–4 | 5–11 | 5–3 | 8–16 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 83 | 64–86 | 43% |
Year-end ranking | 126 | 87 | 99 | 68 | 1025 | 390 | 145 | 111 | 133 | 145 | 115 | 440 |
Doubles
[edit]Current through the 2024 WTA Tour.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 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 | 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 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 12–18 | 40% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
BJK Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QR | RR | PO | RR | 1R | 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 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 64 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 0–0 | 4 / 64 | 74–61 | 55% |
Year-end ranking | 368 | 213 | 244 | 121 | 449 | 587 | 45 | 37 | 92 | 111 | 114 | 245 |
Significant finals
[edit]WTA 1000
[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2020 | Italian Open | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Linz Open, Austria | International | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2020 | Lyon Open, France | International | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2014 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2016 | San Antonio Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2022 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Dec 2022 | Open Angers, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | Taipei Open, Taiwan |
Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2022 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 21 (14 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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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 | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2011 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–4 | Mar 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–5 | May 2012 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–5 | May 2012 | Maribor Open, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
Win | 4–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Padova, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5–5 | Jul 2012 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6–5 | Aug 2012 | ITF Charleroi, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7–5 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom | 15,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 8–5 | Aug 2013 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2013 | Trabzon Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 10–5 | Sep 2013 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 11–5 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 12–5 | Nov 2017 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–6 | Sep 2019 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 7-5, 5-7 |
Win | 13–6 | Sep 2019 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–7 | Oct 2023 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 14–8 | Jan 2025 | ITF Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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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) | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2–0 | May 2012 | ITF Velenje, Slovenia |
10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–4] |
Loss | 2–1 | May 2012 | Maribor Open, Slovenia |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Win | 3–1 | Mar 2013 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France |
50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2014 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan |
100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Oct 2024 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France |
60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Top 10 wins
[edit]# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rank |
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2019 | |||||||
1. | ![]() |
No. 10 | Linz Open, Austria | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | No. 166 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Anna Lena Friedsam osvojila Infond open". SiOL.net (in Slovenian). 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Toby Keel (24 January 2016). "Agnieszka Radwanska comes through against Anna-Lena Friedsam". eurosport.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Alex Macpherson (8 March 2020). "Kenin captures second title of 2020 in Lyon over Friedsam". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Alex Macpherson (23 March 2020). "Anna-Lena Friedsam opens up about injuries, resurgence and cooking". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Friedsam missed Portoroz final". tennisnet.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "McNally defeats Friedsam to capture Midland 125 title; breaks Top 100". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Parks goes back-to-back, claims Angers 125 title over Friedsam". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Linz Open: Friedsam reaches second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Linz Open: Friedsam advances to quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Linz Open: Potapova advances to semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Austin: Friedsam saves match point, quells Andreeva in over three hours". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Two tight tiebreaks later, Friedsam outlasts Andreeva in marathon ATX Open match". statesman.com.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Mayar Sherif rallies to reach Monterrey quarters". Reuters. Reuters. 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Rankings Watch: Kostyuk cracks Top 40; Friedsam returns to Top 100". Women's Tennis Association.
External links
[edit]- Anna-Lena Friedsam at the Women's Tennis Association
- Anna-Lena Friedsam at the International Tennis Federation
- Anna-Lena Friedsam at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Neuwied
- Tennis players from Rhineland-Palatinate
- German female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Olympic tennis players for Germany
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople in Germany by club or team
- 21st-century German sportswomen