Australian Open Women 01/10 00:10 14 [168] Gabriela Knutson v Anna-Lena Friedsam [127] 2-6,6-1,6-2
WTA Canberra 01/02 00:40 25 [127] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Harriet Dart [120] 6-3,4-6,3-6
WTA Andorra 11/30 11:00 26 [194] Ella Seidel v Anna-Lena Friedsam [112] 6-4,6-4
WTA Andorra 11/28 16:00 25 [252] Berfu Cengiz v Anna-Lena Friedsam [112] 4-6,4-6
ITF W40 Petange 11/18 14:00 28 [114] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Alexandra Eala [204] 5-7,6-4,2-6
ITF W40 Petange 11/17 10:00 27 [488] Amelie Van Impe v Anna-Lena Friedsam [114] 4-6,2-6
ITF W40 Petange 11/16 13:00 26 [501] Elena Milovanovic v Anna-Lena Friedsam [114] 6-7,4-6
ITF W40 Petange 11/15 18:15 25 [388] Marie Weckerle v Anna-Lena Friedsam [114] 4-6,0-6
Billie Jean King Cup 11/09 11:35 2 [30] Jasmine Paolini v Anna-Lena Friedsam [115] 6-3,6-2
ITF W80 Poitiers 10/29 13:30 29 [111] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Jessika Ponchet [159] 6-3,3-6,6-7
ITF W80 Poitiers 10/28 12:20 28 [111] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Leolia Jeanjean [135] 3-6,6-3,6-4
ITF W80 Poitiers 10/27 09:00 27 [111] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Katarzyna Kawa [213] 6-2,6-2
ITF W80 Poitiers 10/26 12:20 26 [111] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Sofia Costoulas [296] 6-3,6-2
ITF W80 Poitiers 10/24 10:55 25 [111] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Elena Pridankina [467] 6-4,6-3
WTA Cluj-Napoca 10/18 09:00 26 [154] Daria Snigur v Anna-Lena Friedsam [111] 6-0,1-6,6-4
WTA Cluj-Napoca 10/17 10:20 25 [111] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Ilona-Georgiana Ghioroaie [371] 6-1,6-1
WTA Rouen 10/09 18:30 25 [110] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Alice Robbe [213] 4-6,1-6
WTA Beijing 09/29 07:00 14 [47] Peyton Stearns v Anna-Lena Friedsam [112] 6-2,6-1
WTA Ningbo 09/25 13:25 25 [112] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Petra Kvitova [14] 6-7,1-6
WTA Ningbo 09/24 06:05 19 [114] Anna-Lena Friedsam v Kateryna Volodko [253] 6-4,6-4
WTA Ningbo 09/23 07:35 14 Anna-Lena Friedsam v Yufei Ren 7-6,6-2
WTA Guangzhou 09/19 08:40 25 [264] Daria Saville v Anna-Lena Friedsam [114] 3-6,6-3,6-1
WTA Osaka 09/11 06:55 25 [171] Valeria Savinykh v Anna-Lena Friedsam [94] 6-4,1-6,6-3
US Open Women 08/29 19:00 23 [26] Elina Svitolina v Anna-Lena Friedsam [90] 6-3,6-1
WTA Contrexeville 07/14 12:35 27 [115] Tereza Martincova v Anna-Lena Friedsam [87] 6-1,6-1
WTA Contrexeville 07/12 09:00 26 [212] Aleksandra Krunic v Anna-Lena Friedsam [87] 0-6,6-7
WTA Contrexeville 07/10 11:40 25 [188] Despina Papamichail v Anna-Lena Friedsam [87] 3-6,4-6
Wimbledon Women 07/03 10:00 23 [51] Alycia Parks v Anna-Lena Friedsam [87] 6-4,6-3
WTA Bad Homburg 06/26 11:10 25 [31] Mayar Sherif v Anna-Lena Friedsam [87] 4-6,6-4,7-5
French Open Women 06/01 13:40 24 [23] Ekaterina Alexandrova v Anna-Lena Friedsam [91] 6-2,6-0

Wikipedia - Anna-Lena Friedsam

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.

History

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.