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Anna-lena Groenefeld

Ger
Residence: Saarbrucken, Germany
DOB: June 4, 1985
Birthplace: Nordhorn, Germany
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 165 lbs. (75 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (April 2003)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. to qualifier Vinci in 3s); won ninth Tour doubles title at Brisbane (w/King); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to qualifier Baltacha).

FEBRUARY - Went 2-1 in Germany's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group II win over Switzerland; fell 1r at Dubai (l. to No.10 seed Cornet).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Monterrey (l. to Zahlavova Strycova 63 26 76(4); held 2mp at 5-3 third set); reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.17 seed Mauresmo in 3s); reached 3r at Miami (d. No.30 seed Errani en route; l. to No.5 seed V.Williams).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Barcelona (l. to Bremond); went 2-1 in Germany's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group Play-off win over China; fell 1r at Stuttgart (as WC, l. to No.2 seed Dementieva).

MAY - Reached SF at Estoril (as No.8 seed, l. to No.6 seed Makarova); reached 2r at Madrid (as qualifier, l. to No.8 seed Petrova 76 third set); fell 1r at Strasbourg (as No.7 seed, l. to qualifier Niculescu in 3s); reached 2r at Roland Garros (d. No.16 seed Mauresmo in 1r; l. to Dulko in 3s).

JUNE - Fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to top seed Safina); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to Mirza in 3s); also won first Grand Slam title of any kind at Wimbledon in mixed doubles (w/Knowles).

JULY - Reached SF at Palermo (d. No.8 seed Dulko en route; l. to No.5 seed Errani in 3s); reached QF at Bad Gastein (as No.7 seed, l. to eventual champion Petkovic in 3s); withdrew from Istanbul w/right shoulder injury.

AUGUST - Reached 2r at Cincinnati (d. No.16 seed Razzano in 1r; l. to Cirstea); fell in Toronto qualifying; won ITF/Bronx, NY-USA doubles title (w/King); fell 1r at US Open (l. to No.21 seed Zheng).

SEPTEMBER - Reached SF at Seoul (d. No.4 seed Cirstea en route; l. to No.2 seed Medina Garrigues in 3s); fell 1r at Tokyo (l. to qualifier K.Bondarenko); fell 1r at Beijing (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva).

OCTOBER - Reached 2r at Linz (l. to top seed Pennetta in 3s); won 10th Tour doubles title at Linz (w/Srebotnik); fell 1r at Luxembourg (l. to Srebotnik).
2001 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Germany.

2002 - Played first Tour qualifying at Hamburg and Filderstadt (both as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first six Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Bol, Bali and Leipzig but falling 1r three times; fell in Tour qualifying five times (incl. US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - First Top 100 season; QF at Palermo; reached 2r five times, incl. Roland Garros (ret. vs. Bovina w/left knee sprain); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April 19 (rose from No.103 to No.100); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Near-Top 20 season; runner-up three times, at Pattaya City (l. to Martínez in final), Beijing (l. to Kirilenko in final) and Luxembourg (d. No.9 Petrova en route to final for first Top 10 win; l. to Clijsters); made Top 50 debut on February 7 (after Pattaya City; rose from No.58 to No.45) and Top 20 debut on October 3 (after Luxembourg; rose from No.23 to No.19); SF twice, at Hyderabad (withdrew w/right knee sprain) and Stanford (l. to Clijsters); QF twice, at Istanbul and New Haven; played all four Grand Slams in a year for first time (best results were 3r at Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open); reached 2r 10 times and fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon); won three Tour doubles titles; made doubles Top 10 debut on September 19 (at No.10).

2006 - First Top 20 season; won first Tour singles title at Acapulco (d. Pennetta in final); SF twice, at Charleston (d. No.10 Kuznetsova en route for second Top 10 win; l. to Petrova) and Istanbul (l. to Peer); QF five times, at Indian Wells, Amelia Island, Roland Garros (l. to Henin; first Grand Slam QF), Eastbourne and Stanford; made 3r three times and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other two majors); won two Tour doubles titles.

2007 - Finished outside Top 200 for first time since turning pro; reached 2r four times (incl. Australian Open) but fell 1r in 11 other Tour main draws (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won one Tour doubles title; did not play between August and December, playing last event of year on ITF Circuit (l. 1r).

2008 - Strong comeback season, earning fourth Top 100 finish; apart from one doubles match in January Fed Cup tie (w/Malek, l. to Davenport/Raymond in Germany's 4-1 World Group 1r loss to USA), missed first four months, returning on ITF Circuit in May; returned to Tour-level competition in July and played seven Tour main draws in second half of year, best results being QF at Budapest (d. No.5 seed Safarova en route; l. to No.2 seed and eventual champion Cornet) and 4r at US Open (as qualifier, d. No.11 seed Hantuchova and No.17 seed Cornet en route, falling to No.6 seed Safina; was second Grand Slam second week, after 2006 Roland Garros); 2r twice, at Bad Gastein (as WC, l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion Parmentier in 3s) and Luxembourg (l. to No.5 seed Mauresmo); fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying once; won seventh and eighth Tour doubles titles at Stuttgart (w/Schnyder) and Québec City (w/King); won four singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Zlin-CZE, ITF/Alkmaar-NED, ITF/Perigueux-FRA, ITF/Rimini-ITA; 2006 - Acapulco; 2004 - ITF/Modena-ITA, ITF/Denain-FRA; 2003 - ITF/Hull-GBR, ITF/Hamilton-CAN, ITF/Vancouver-CAN, ITF/Oyster Bay, NY-USA; 2002 - ITF/Saulgau-GER.
Finalist (3): 2005 - Pattaya City, Beijing, Luxembourg.
Semifinalist (7): 2009 - Estoril, Palermo, Seoul; 2006 - Charleston, Istanbul; 2005 - Hyderabad, Stanford.

DOUBLES
Winner (10): 2009 - Brisbane, ITF/Bronx, NY-USA (both w/King), Linz (w/Srebotnik); 2008 - Stuttgart (w/Schnyder), Québec City (w/King), ITF/Perigueux-FRA (w/Senoglu); 2007 - Sydney (w/Shaughnessy); 2006 - Acapulco (w/Shaughnessy), Stanford (w/Peer); 2005 - Pattaya City (w/Bartoli), Toronto (w/Navratilova), Bali (w/Shaughnessy); 2004 - ITF/Denain-FRA (w/Fedak).
Finalist (8): 2008 - Zürich (w/Schnyder); 2006 - San Diego (w/Shaughnessy), Montréal (w/Black), Luxembourg (w/Huber); 2004 - Stockholm, Cincinnati (both w/Gagliardi), Vancouver (w/Callens), Filderstadt (w/Schruff).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2009 - Wimbledon (w/Knowles).

ADDITIONAL
German Fed Cup Team, 2004-09.
Coached by Dirk Dier; managed by ITMS Sports ... 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 ... Favorite tournament is Roland Garros ... 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" ... Admires countrywoman Steffi Graf.

Official Website: www.annalenagroenefeld.com
- Awards received include German Tennis Award in 2008 in category of "Professional Female Player of the Year".
- Junior highlights include winning Roland Garros doubles title in 2002 (w/Zahlavova Strycova) and Roland Garros singles title in 2003 (d. Dushevina in final); held No.1 junior ranking during part of 2003 season.