Anna-Lena Grönefeld

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Date of Birth: June 4, 1985
Birthplace: Nordhorn, Germany
Residence: Saarbruecken, Germany
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs.)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro

Current WTA Tour rankings (Sept. 8, 2008)
Singles: 83
Doubles: 166

Best WTA Tour rankings
Singles: 14 (April 17, 2006)
Doubles: 7 (March 6, 2006)

WTA Tour singles titles: 1
• 2006: Acapulco

WTA Tour doubles titles: 6
• 2007: Sydney (w/Shaughnessy)
• 2006: Acapulco (w/Shaughnessy), Stanford (w/Peer)
• 2005: Pattaya City (w/Bartoli), Toronto (w/Navratilova), Bali (w/Shaughnessy)

ITF circuit singles titles: 11
• 2008: Zlin, Alkmaar, Perigord, Rimini
• 2004: Modena, Denain
• 2003: Hull, Hamilton, Vancouver, Oyster Bay
• 2002: Saulgau

ITF circuit doubles titles: 3
• 2008: Alkmaar, Perigord
• 2004: Denain

Prize money YTD: $ 131,501
Prize money carreer: $ 1,747,906

Equipment
Racquet: Fischer Magnetic Pro Number One
Apparel: Adidas
Shoes: Adidas Barricade IV

Career Highlights

Singles 2008
• Winner: Zlin, Alkmaar, Perigord, Rimini
• Final: Bronx
• Quarterfinal: Budapest
• Round of 16: US Open

Singles 2006
• Winner: Acapulco
• Semifinal: Charleston, Istanbul
• Quarterfinal: French Open, Indian Wells, Amelia Island

Singles 2005
• Final: Pattaya City, Beijing, Luxembourg
• Semifinal: Hyderabad, Stanford
• Quarterfinal: Istanbul, New Haven

Singles 2004
• Winner: Modena, Denain
• Quarterfinal: Palermo

Singles 2003
• Winner: Hull, Hamilton, Vancouver, Oyster Bay
• Winner French Open Junior Championships
• ITF International Junior Ranking: No. 1

Doubles 2008

• Winner: Alkmaar, Perigord (w/Sinoglu)
• Round of 16: US Open (w/Schnyder)

Doubles 2007
• Winner: Sydney (w/Shaughnessy)

Doubles 2006
• Winner: Acapulco (w/Shaughnessy), Stanford (w/Peer)
• Final: Luxembourg (w/Huber)
• Semifinal: Australian Open (w/Shaughnessy), Charleston (w/Petrova), Sydney (w/Huber)

Doubles 2005

• Winner: Pattaya City (w/Bartoli), Toronto (w/Navratilova), Bali (w/Shaughnessy)
• Semifinal: Canberra (w/Bartoli), Rom (w/Shaughnessy), ‘s-Hertogenbosch (w/Navratilova), Wimbledon (w/Navratilova), Stanford (w/Shaughnessy), U.S. Open (w/Navratilova)

Doubles 2004
• Final: Stockholm (w/Gagliardi), Vancouver (w/Callens), Filderstadt (w/Schruff)
• Semifinal: Palermo (w/Rittner), Luxembourg (w/Medina Garrigues)

Additional
• German Fed Cup Team since 2004

Profile
Coached by Dirk Dier ... Managed by ITMS Sports… Lives and trains in Saarbruecken… Introduced to tennis at age 5 by father and brother at club around the corner ... Mother is Marie-Louise (teacher); father is Hans (surgeon); brothers are Philipp and Bastian (both attend university) ... Graduated from Nordhorn High School in June 2001... Other sports interests include handball, basketball ... Favorite place to visit is home ... Relaxes by listening to music, reading, watching TV, seeing friends ... Closely follows German soap opera "Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten" ... Successful comeback in May 2008 saw her climb more than 350 spots in the WTA Tour ranking and back into the Top 100 by September… In 2006, became first German woman to reach Top 20 since Anke Huber ... Favorite tournament is Roland Garros.