Anna-Lena Friedsam (born 1 February 1994) is a German professional tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 45 in August 2016. In doubles, she peaked at No. 34 in September 2020. 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. Friedsam also reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam, at the 2016 Australian Open.
Career 2012 Friedsam won her first $25k tournament in 2012, at the Infond Open.
2015: First WTA Tour final 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 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.
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 WTA Tour final At the 2020 Lyon Open, she reached the final but lost to Sofia Kenin. On her way to the final, she defeated two former top-10 players, Kristina Mladenovic and Daria Kasatkina, respectively.
2022: Two WTA 125 finals 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. She finished the year with two WTA 125 finals at Midland and Angers, losing to Caty McNally and Alycia Parks, respectively.
2023: Back to top 100 At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, Friedsam reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier defeating fellow qualifier and former top-10 player Sara Errani and fourth seed Anhelina Kalinina. She lost in the last eight to eighth seed and eventual champion Anastasia Potapova. At the same tournament, she reached her seventh final in doubles with Nadiia Kichenok.
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. This win marked Friedsam's return to the world top 100 for the first time since her shoulder surgery in January 2017. At the same tournament, she reached the doubles semifinals with Nadiia Kichenok, but lost to eventual champions Erin Routliffe and Aldila Sutjiadi.
Performance timelines
Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam main-draw and Billie Jean King Cup results are considered in the career statistics.
Singles Current through the 2026 China Open.
Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAQ11R4RA1RAQ1Q1Q1Q2Q1Q2Q10 / 33–3 French OpenQ11R2R1RAAA1RQ3A2RAQ3Q30 / 52–5 WimbledonQ21R2R3RAA1RNHQ1Q11RAAQ10 / 53–5 US OpenQ1Q31R1RAAQ32RQ2Q11RAQ1A0 / 41–4Win–loss0–00–22–45–40–00–10–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00 / 179–17National representationOlympic GamesNHANH2RNHANH0 / 11–1BJK CupAAAAAAAQRRRPORR1RPOA0 / 32–4WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenAANTIANTIANTIANTIANTIQ1AA0 / 00–0 –Indian Wells OpenAAQ12RAAANHAQ1Q2AAA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAQ11RAA1RNHQ2Q11RAAA0 / 30–3Madrid OpenAAA1RAAANHAAQ2AAA0 / 10–1Italian OpenAAA2RAAAQ2AA1RAAA0 / 21–2Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0 –China OpenAAAAAAANHQ1AAQ20 / 00–0 –Guadalajara OpenNHQ1ANTI0 / 00–0 –Win–loss0–00–00–01–40–00–00–10–00–00–00–20–00–00–00 / 71–7Career statisticsTournaments0101414129411314011Career total: 84Titles00000000000000Career total: 0Finals00100001000000Career total: 2Overall win–loss0–07–1011–1415–140–11–27–95–45–115–38–160–10–20–10 / 8464–88Year-end ranking1268799681025390145111133145115440192
Doubles Current through the 2026 Singapore Open. Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAA1RA1RA2RAAAA0 / 31–3French OpenAAA3RAA3R1R2R1R1RAAA0 / 65–6WimbledonAAQ21RAA3RNH2R1R1RAAA0 / 53–5US OpenAAA1RAA3R2R1RAAAAA0 / 43–4Win–loss0–00–00–02–30–00–16–31–32–31–30–20–00–00–00 / 1812–18National representationOlympic GamesNHANH1RNHANH0 / 10–1BJK CupAAAAAAAQRRRPORR1RPOA0 / 33–5WTA 1000 tournamentsMiami OpenAAAAAAANH2RAAAAA0 / 11–1Italian OpenAAAAAAAFAAAAAA0 / 14–1Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–04–21–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 35–3Career statisticsTournaments1136128101399113Career total: 68Titles00000010111000Career total: 4Finals00010011212000Career total: 8Overall win–loss1–10–13–38–42–11–215–77–1014–148–813–92–11–31–34 / 6876–67Year-end ranking368213244121449587453792111114245574
Significant finals WTA 1000 Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2020Italian Open Clay Raluca Olaru Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 2–6, 2–6
WTA Tour finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam WTA 1000 (Premier M & Premier 5)WTA 500 (Premier)WTA 250 (International) (0–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Linz Open, Austria International Hard (i) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 Lyon Open, France International Hard (i) Sofia Kenin 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam WTA 1000 (Premier M & 5) (0–1)WTA 500 (Premier) (2–1)WTA 250 (International) (3–3)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (2–2)Grass (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Mallorca Open, Spain International Grass Laura Siegemund Gabriela Dabrowski María José Martínez Sánchez 4–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Stuttgart Open, GermanyPremier Clay (i) Mona Barthel Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]Loss 1–2 Italian Open, ItalyPremier 5 Clay Raluca Olaru Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 2–6, 2–6Loss 1–3 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia WTA 250 Clay Mihaela Buzărnescu Elixane Lechemia Ingrid Neel 3–6, 4–6Win 2–3 Astana Open, Kazakhstan WTA 250 Hard (i) Monica Niculescu Angelina Gabueva Anastasia Zakharova 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]Win 3–3 Poland Open, Poland WTA 250 Clay Anna Danilina Katarzyna Kawa Alicja Rosolska 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]Loss 3–4 Linz Open, Austria WTA 250 Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Natela Dzalamidze Viktória Kužmová 6–4, 5–7, [10–12]Win 4–4 Japan Open, Japan WTA 250 Hard Nadiia Kichenok Anna Kalinskaya Yulia Putintseva 7–6(7–3), 6–3
WTA Challenger finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard Duan Yingying 6–1, 6–3Loss 1–1 San Antonio Open, United States Hard Misaki Doi 4–6, 2–6Loss 1–2 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Caty McNally 3–6, 2–6Loss 1–3 Open Angers, France Hard (i) Alycia Parks 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Alison Van Uytvanck Caroline Garcia Yaroslava Shvedova 3–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Asia Muhammad Alycia Parks 2–6, 3–6
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 22 (14 titles, 8 runner-ups) Legend$80,000 tournaments (0–1)$50,000 tournaments (3–0)$40,000 tournaments (0–1)$25,000 tournaments (8–1)$10/15,000 tournaments (3–5)Finals by surfaceHard (8–4)Clay (5–4)Grass (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Evelyn Mayr 6–7(3–7), 2–6Loss 0–2 ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Diana Enache 4–6, 2–6Loss 0–3 ITF Équeurdreville, France10,000 Hard Maryna Zanevska 4–6, 2–6Win 1–3 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan10,000 Hard (i) Ekaterina Yashina 6–4, 6–3Loss 1–4 ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss 1–5 ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Hard Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 5–7, 2–6Win 2–5 ITF Velenje, Slovenia10,000 Clay Agnese Zucchini 6–1, 6–3Win 3–5 ITF Maribor, Slovenia25,000 Clay Teliana Pereira 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2Win 4–5 ITF Padova, Italy25,000 Clay Corinna Dentoni 6–2, 6–2Win 5–5 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany25,000 Clay Kathrin Wörle 6–4, 2–6, 6–4Win 6–5 ITF Charleroi, Belgium25,000 Clay Angelique van der Meet 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win 7–5 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom15,000 Hard (i) Alison Van Uytvanck 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win 8–5 ITF Kazan, Russia50,000 Hard Marta Sirotkina 6–2, 6–3Win 9–5 ITF Trabzon, Turkey50,000 Hard Yuliya Beygelzimer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3Win 10–5 ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom25,000 Hard (i) Alison Van Uytvanck 6–3, 6–0Win 11–5 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom50,000 Grass Magda Linette 5–7, 6–3, 6–1Win 12–5 ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom25,000 Hard (i) Lesley Kerkhove 6–4, 6–2Loss 12–6 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Nuria Párrizas Díaz 2-6, 7-5, 5-7Win 13–6 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom25,000 Hard Indy de Vroome 6–3, 6–3Loss 13–7 ITF Poitiers, France80,000 Hard (i) Jessika Ponchet 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)Win 14–7 ITF Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg25,000 Hard (i) Emily Appleton 3–6, 6–0, 7–5Loss 14–8 ITF Troisdorf, Germany40,000 Clay Alexis Blokhina 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments (0–1)$50/60,000 tournaments (3–0)$25,000 tournaments (0–1)$10/15,000 tournaments (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (4–1)Clay (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 ITF Leimen, Germany10,000 Hard (i) Julia Kimmelmann Elyne Boeykens Jana Nabel 6–1, 7–6(7–4)Win 2–0 ITF Velenje, Slovenia10,000 Clay Vanda Lukács Anja Prislan Dejana Raickovic 7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–4]Loss 2–1 ITF Maribor, Slovenia25,000 Clay Karen Barbat Elena Bogdan Kathrin Wörle 2–6, 6–2, [5–10]Win 3–1 ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France50,000 Hard (i) Alison Van Uytvanck Stéphanie Foretz Eva Hrdinová 6–3, 6–4Loss 3–2 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan100,000 Hard Michaela Boev Vitalia Diatchenko Margarita Gasparyan 4–6, 1–6Win 4–2 ITF Poitiers, France60,000 Hard (i) Céline Naef Martyna Kubka Conny Perrin 6–4, 6–1Win 5–2 ITF Maribor, Slovenia60,000 Hard (i) Gabriela Knutson Jessika Ponchet Anna Sisková 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Top 10 wins #PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore2019 1. Belinda BencicNo. 10 Linz Open, AustriaHard (i)1R 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 No. 166
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