Anna-Lena Groenefeld

Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a German former professional tennis player. She won one singles title on the WTA Tour and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 14.

She is a two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion and a former World No. 7 in doubles.

Player Profile

Anna-Lena Grönefeld was born on June 4, 1985, in Nordhorn, West Germany, Germany. She stands 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall and plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

Her married name is Herzgerodt. After retiring, she began working as a coach at the TennisBase Hannover. She currently resides in Hannover, Germany.

Professional Career

Grönefeld turned professional in April 2003. She won one singles title on the WTA Tour, the 2006 Mexican Open, and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open that same year.

Her greatest success came in doubles, where she won 17 career titles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 7 in 2006. She is a two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, winning at Wimbledon in 2009 with Mark Knowles and the French Open in 2014 with Jean-Julien Rojer.

She was part of the German Fed Cup team that reached the final in 2014. Grönefeld retired from professional tennis in December 2019.

Career Record

Singles

• Career record: 287–205
• Career titles: 1
• Highest ranking: No. 14 (April 17, 2006)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open: 3R (2005)
• French Open: QF (2006)
• Wimbledon: 1R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
• US Open: 4R (2008)

Doubles

• Career record: 451–318
• Career titles: 17
• Highest ranking: No. 7 (March 6, 2006)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open: SF (2006, 2015)
• French Open: QF (2009)
• Wimbledon: SF (2005, 2013, 2017)
• US Open: SF (2005, 2015)

Mixed Doubles

• Career titles: 2

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

• Australian Open: QF (2006, 2019)
• French Open: W (2014)
• Wimbledon: W (2009)
• US Open: SF (2010, 2016)

Team competitions

• Fed Cup: F (2014)