good form allowed Grönefeld to win another $50,000 ITF event in Rimini at the beginning of August. She also reached the final of a $50,000 event in The Bronx, where she lost to Elena Bovina. After winning her three qualification rounds, Grönefeld played at the 2008 US Open, and reached the fourth round of the main draw, only losing to Dinara Safina. Prior to her loss to Safina, Grönefeld had won six matches in a row without losing a single set, the highlights being her victory over Daniela Hantuchová in the first round and over Alizé Cornet in the third round, both top 20 players at the time. After losing against Austrian runner-up Tamira Paszek in the first round in Bali, Grönefeld received a wildcard for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart but lost in the first round against Venus Williams. With her doubles partner, Patty Schnyder, Grönefeld, however, won the doubles competition against the top seeds Květa Peschke and Rennae Stubbs. After winning the first two matches at the qualification for the Zurich Open, Grönefeld lost her third match against Petra Kvitová. With doubles partner Patty Schnyder she reached the finals. Performance timelines Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. Singles Doubles Mixed doubles Significant finals Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 finals Doubles: 10 (1 title, 9 runner-ups) WTA career finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 44 (17 titles, 27 runner-ups) WTA 125 tournament finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) ITF finals Singles (12–2) Doubles (6–1) Fed Cup statistics References External links 1985 births Living people People from Nordhorn German female tennis players Wimbledon champions French Open champions French Open junior champions Hopman Cup competitors Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players of Germany Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Tennis people from Lower Saxony