Anna-Lena Friedsam

Anna-Lena Friedsam
Friedsam at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994
Neuwied, Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $2,710,904
Singles
Career record390–260
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 45 (15 August 2016)
Current rankingNo. 170 (8 December 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2016)
French Open2R (2015, 2023)
Wimbledon3R (2016)
US Open2R (2020)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record122–103
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 34 (21 September 2020)
Current rankingNo. 484 (13 October 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French Open3R (2016, 2019)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open3R (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Team competitions
BJK Cup1R (2024), RR (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: 13 December 2025.

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.[1]

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.[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 WTA Tour final

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 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.[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

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 and eventual champion Anastasia Potapova.[10] At the same tournament, she reached her seventh final in doubles with Nadiia Kichenok.[11]

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.[12][13][14] This win marked Friedsam's return to the world top 100 for the first time since her shoulder surgery in January 2017.[15] At the same tournament, she reached the doubles semifinals with Nadiia Kichenok, but lost to eventual champions Erin Routliffe and Aldila Sutjiadi.[16]

Performance timelines

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.

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 Australian Open qualifying.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R 4R A 1R A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open Q1 1R 2R 1R A A A 1R Q3 A 2R A Q3 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Wimbledon Q2 1R 2R 3R A A 1R NH Q1 Q1 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
US Open Q1 Q3 1R 1R A A Q3 2R Q2 Q1 1R A Q1 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 0–0 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 PO 0 / 3 2–4 33%
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 A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Madrid Open A A A 1R A A A NH A A Q2 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A 2R A A A Q2 A A 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 –
China Open A A A A A A A NH Q1 A 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 0–0 0 / 7 1–7 14%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 10 14 14 1 2 9 4 11 3 14 0 1 0 Career total: 83
Titles 0 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 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 0–2 0–0 0 / 83 64–87 42%
Year-end ranking 126 87 99 68 1025 390 145 111 133 145 115 440 192

Doubles

Current through the 2026 Ostrava Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R A 1R A 2R A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A A 3R A A 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Wimbledon A A Q2 1R A A 3R NH 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
US Open A A A 1R A A 3R 2R 1R A 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 0–0 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 PO 0 / 2 3–5 38%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Miami Open A A A A A A A NH 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A A A A F A A A A A 0 / 1 4–1 80%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 1R A 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 0–0 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 3 6 1 2 8 10 13 9 9 1 1 1 Career total: 66
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Career total: 4
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 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 1–3 0–1 4 / 66 75–65 54%
Year-end ranking 368 213 244 121 449 587 45 37 92 111 114 245 574

Significant finals

WTA 1000

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 Italian Open Clay Romania Raluca Olaru Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 		2–6, 2–6

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (Premier M & Premier 5)
WTA 500 (Premier)
WTA 250 (International) (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Linz Open, Austria International Hard (i) Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2020 Lyon Open, France International Hard (i) United States Sofia Kenin 2–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (Premier M & 5) (0–1)
WTA 500 (Premier) (2–1)
WTA 250 (International) (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2016 Mallorca Open, Spain International Grass Germany Laura Siegemund Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 		4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2019 Stuttgart Open, Germany Premier Clay (i) Germany Mona Barthel Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 		2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 1–2 Sep 2020 Italian Open, Italy Premier 5 Clay Romania Raluca Olaru Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 2021 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia WTA 250 Clay Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu France Elixane Lechemia
United States Ingrid Neel 		3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2021 Astana Open, Kazakhstan WTA 250 Hard (i) Romania Monica Niculescu Russia Angelina Gabueva
Russia Anastasia Zakharova 		6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 3–3 Jul 2022 Poland Open, Poland WTA 250 Clay Kazakhstan Anna Danilina Poland Katarzyna Kawa
Poland Alicja Rosolska 		6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 3–4 Feb 2023 Linz Open, Austria WTA 250 Hard (i) Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok Georgia (country) Natela Dzalamidze
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 		6–4, 5–7, [10–12]
Win 4–4 Sep 2023 Japan Open, Japan WTA 250 Hard Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok Anna Kalinskaya
Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 		7–6(7–3), 6–3

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2014 Suzhou Ladies Open, China Hard China Duan Yingying 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Mar 2016 San Antonio Open, United States Hard Japan Misaki Doi 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2022 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) United States Caty McNally 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Dec 2022 Open Angers, France Hard (i) United States Alycia Parks 4–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2013 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck France Caroline Garcia
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2022 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok United States Asia Muhammad
United States 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 surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2011 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Italy Evelyn Mayr 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Romania Diana Enache 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 2011 ITF Équeurdreville, France 10,000 Hard Ukraine Maryna Zanevska 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2012 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Yashina 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–4 Mar 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 1–5 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 5–7, 2–6
Win 2–5 May 2012 ITF Velenje, Slovenia 10,000 Clay Italy Agnese Zucchini 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–5 May 2012 Maribor Open, Slovenia 25,000 Clay Brazil Teliana Pereira 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win 4–5 Jun 2012 ITF Padova, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Corinna Dentoni 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–5 Jul 2012 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Kathrin Wörle 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win 6–5 Aug 2012 ITF Charleroi, Belgium 25,000 Clay Netherlands Angelique van der Meet 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 7–5 Mar 2013 ITF Sunderland, UK 15,000 Hard (i) Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 8–5 Aug 2013 Tatarstan Open, Russia 50,000 Hard Russia Marta Sirotkina 6–2, 6–3
Win 9–5 Sep 2013 Trabzon Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 10–5 Sep 2013 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6–3, 6–0
Win 11–5 Jun 2015 Ilkley Trophy, UK 50,000 Grass Poland Magda Linette 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 12–5 Nov 2017 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 6–4, 6–2
Loss 12–6 Sep 2019 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard Spain Nuria Párrizas Díaz 2-6, 7-5, 5-7
Win 13–6 Sep 2019 ITF Roehampton, UK 25,000 Hard Netherlands Indy de Vroome 6–3, 6–3
Loss 13–7 Oct 2023 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 80,000 Hard (i) France Jessika Ponchet 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 14–7 Jan 2025 ITF Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Emily Appleton 3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Loss 14–8 Jun 2025 ITF Troisdorf, Germany 40,000 Clay United States Alexis Blokhina 3–6, 6–2, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2012 ITF Leimen,
Germany 		10,000 Hard (i) Germany Julia Kimmelmann Belgium Elyne Boeykens
Germany Jana Nabel 		6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–0 May 2012 ITF Velenje,
Slovenia 		10,000 Clay Hungary Vanda Lukács Slovenia Anja Prislan
Germany Dejana Raickovic 		7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–4]
Loss 2–1 May 2012 Maribor Open,
Slovenia 		25,000 Clay Denmark Karen Barbat Romania Elena Bogdan
Germany Kathrin Wörle 		2–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win 3–1 Mar 2013 Open de Seine-et-Marne,
France 		50,000 Hard (i) Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck France Stéphanie Foretz
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Jul 2014 President's Cup,
Kazakhstan 		100,000 Hard Belgium Michaela Boev Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Russia Margarita Gasparyan 		4–6, 1–6
Win 4–2 Oct 2024 Internationaux de Poitiers,
France 		60,000 Hard (i) Switzerland Céline Naef Poland Martyna Kubka
Switzerland Conny Perrin 		6–4, 6–1

Top 10 wins

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Rank
2019
1. Switzerland Belinda Bencic No. 10 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 No. 166

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