Anna-Lena Grönefeld
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Grönefeld at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open
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| Full name | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
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| Country (sports) |
 Germany
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| Residence | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Born |
4 June 1985 Nordhorn, West Germany |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | April 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,474,099 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 287–205 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 14 (17 April 2006) |
| Current ranking | — |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2005) |
| French Open | QF (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) |
| US Open | 4R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 351–237 |
| Career titles | 14 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 7 (6 March 2006) |
| Current ranking | 27 (27 June 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2006, 2015) |
| French Open | QF (2009) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2005, 2013) |
| US Open | SF (2005, 2015) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2006) |
| French Open | W (2014) |
| Wimbledon | W (2009) |
| US Open | SF (2010) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 19–15 |
| Last updated on: 27 June 2016. | |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (born 4 June 1985) is a German tennis player. She turned professional in April 2003.
Grönefeld was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006. She is currently coached by former professional German tennis player Dirk Dier (since the WTA tournament in Stuttgart in October 2006). Grönefeld, who was born in Nordhorn, now lives and trains in Saarbrücken.
In 2002, she was the singles champion of both the Belgium and Frankfurt International Championships and a finalist at the Orange Bowl. In June 2003, she captured the prestigious French Open junior title, becoming the first player from Germany since 1957 to accomplish this feat. In July 2003, she continued her superb form and won the Apple and Eve Newsday Long Island Classic, held in Woodbury, New York. She was also an accomplished doubles player in juniors winning the French Open title and reaching the finals at Wimbledon. As a result of her tennis success in 2003, Grönefeld had achieved the junior world ranking of number 1 in singles and doubles. She launched her professional career debut under the direction of the USA Academy and Rafael Font de Mora.
Grönefeld made her professional breakthrough in 2005, rising 54 places throughout the year. She reached the third round of the Australian Open, French Open and the US Open and played three finals in WTA Tour events throughout the season, including at the Tier II event in Beijing, although failing to win any of them. She also rose into the top 10 in the world in doubles, cementing her position as one of the most promising young doubles players on the tour at the time.
In 2006, she represented Germany along with Nicolas Kiefer at the Hopman Cup. She went on to win her first title at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco and completed a career best showing at Roland Garros, by reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to Justine Henin. Her ranking peaked at 14, and remained in the top 20 for much of the year, despite a significant drop in results in the latter half of the season, as the German failed to progress beyond the quarterfinals of most tournaments. She split with Font de Mora in September 2006 and began to work with Dirk Dier.
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