Tennis in Germany
Tennis is one of the most popular sports in Germany with more than five million active players. The German Tennis Federation is the largest tennis federation in the world with ca. 1.4 million members.[1]
All statistics below are based on the data from the ATP and the WTA in the Open Era (since 1968).
Active players are in boldface.
All lists are correct as of 28 November 2022[update].
Highest ranked players
HR = Highest ranking, CR = Current ranking, T = Titles, W = Wins
Players are sorted by highest ranking, then by number of titles.
Singles
The lists include the 50 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1973 (men) and 1975 (women).
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Women
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Doubles
The lists include the 20 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1976 (men) and 1984 (women).
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Achievements timeline
Singles ATP and WTA performances since 1973.
Best results at significant tournaments
Singles
The lists include all German players who reached at least a quarterfinal at a Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic tournament.
Men
Player | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ATP Finals | Olympics |
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Boris Becker | Win (2) | Semifinal | Win (3) | Win | Win (3) | 3rd round |
Alexander Zverev | Semifinal | Semifinal | 4th round | Final | Win (2) | Gold |
Michael Stich | Semifinal | Final | Win | Final | Win | 2nd round |
Tommy Haas | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | – | Silver |
Rainer Schüttler | Final | 4th round | Semifinal | 4th round | Semifinal | 2nd round |
Nicolas Kiefer | Semifinal | 4th round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | 3rd round |
Karl Meiler | Semifinal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 4th round | – | – |
Bernd Karbacher | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | – | – |
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 4th round | 4th round | Quarterfinal | 4th round | – | 2nd round |
Carl-Uwe Steeb | 4th round | 4th round | 2nd round | 4th round | – | Quarterfinal |
Mischa Zverev | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 4th round | – | – |
Florian Mayer | 4th round | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | – | 1st round |
Hans Pohmann | – | Quarterfinal | 4th round | 3rd round | – | – |
Patrik Kühnen | 3rd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | – |
Hendrik Dreekmann | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | 3rd round | – | – |
Jürgen Fassbender | – | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | – |
Alex Rădulescu | 1st round | 1st round | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | – | – |
Alexander Popp | 2nd round | 1st round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | – |
Women
Player | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | WTA Finals | Olympics |
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Steffi Graf | Win (4) | Win (6) | Win (7) | Win (5) | Win (5) | Gold |
Angelique Kerber | Win | Quarterfinal | Win | Win | Final | Silver |
Sylvia Hanika | Quarterfinal | Final | 4th round | Quarterfinal | Win | 3rd round |
Anke Huber | Final | Semifinal | 4th round | Quarterfinal | Final | Quarterfinal |
Helga Masthoff | Quarterfinal | Final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | – | – |
Sabine Lisicki | 4th round | 3rd round | Final | 4th round | – | 3rd round |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Semifinal | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 2nd round |
Bettina Bunge | 3rd round | 4th round | Semifinal | 4th round | Semifinal | – |
Andrea Petkovic | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | – | 1st round |
Julia Görges | 4th round | 4th round | Semifinal | 4th round | – | 3rd round |
Claudia Porwik | Semifinal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | – | – |
Tatjana Maria | 2nd round | 2nd round | Semifinal | 2nd round | – | – |
Katja Ebbinghaus | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | – | – |
Laura Siegemund | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | 3rd round | – | Quarterfinal |
Sabine Hack | 4th round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | 3rd round | – | – |
Eva Pfaff | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | 4th round | 2nd round | – | – |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 1st round | 4th round | – | – |
Jule Niemeier | Qualifying | 1st round | Quarterfinal | 4th round | – | – |
Heidi Eisterlehner | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | 2nd round | 1st round | – | – |
Doubles
The lists include all German players who reached at least a final at a Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic tournament.
Men
Player | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ATP Finals | Olympics |
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Kevin Krawietz | 3rd round | Win (2) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Round robin | 2nd round |
Andreas Mies | 3rd round | Win (2) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Round robin | – |
Michael Stich | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Win | Semifinal | – | Gold |
Philipp Petzschner | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Win | Win | Round robin | 1st round |
Boris Becker | Quarterfinal | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | – | Gold |
David Prinosil | Final | Final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | – | Bronze |
Marc-Kevin Goellner | 3rd round | Final | Semifinal | 3rd round | – | Bronze |
Rainer Schüttler | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | Silver |
Nicolas Kiefer | 2nd round | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round | – | Silver |
Women
Player | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | WTA Finals | Olympics |
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Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Final | Final | Win | Win | Final | Bronze |
Steffi Graf | Semifinal | Final | Win | Semifinal | Semifinal | Bronze |
Laura Siegemund | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | Win | – | 1st round |
Eva Pfaff | Final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Final | – |
Sabine Lisicki | 2nd round | 3rd round | Final | Quarterfinal | – | 2nd round |
Helga Masthoff | 2nd round | Final | Quarterfinal | – | – | – |
Katja Ebbinghaus | 1st round | Final | 3rd round | 1st round | – | – |
Mixed
Player | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | Olympics |
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Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Quarterfinal | Win | Win | Semifinal | – |
Laura Siegemund | 1st round | 1st round | Quarterfinal | Win | Quarterfinal |
Julia Görges | Quarterfinal | Final | Quarterfinal | 1st round | – |
Records
Record | Singles | Doubles | |||||||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | ||||||
Titles (Finals) |
Overall | Becker | 49 (77) | Graf | 107 (138) | Meiler | 17 (25) | Kohde | 25 (64) |
Grand Slams | Becker | 6 (10) | Graf | 22 (31) | Kraw., Mies, Petz. | 2 (2) | Kohde | 2 (8) | |
Australian Open | Becker | 2 (2) | Graf | 4 (5) | Prinosil | 0 (1) | Kohde | 0 (3) | |
French Open | Stich | 0 (1) | Graf | 6 (9) | Krawietz, Mies | 2 (2) | Graf, Kohde | 0 (3) | |
Wimbledon | Becker | 3 (7) | Graf | 7 (9) | Petzschner, Stich | 1 (1) | Graf, Kohde | 1 (1) | |
US Open | Becker | 1 (1) | Graf | 5 (8) | Petzschner | 1 (1) | Kohde, Siegem. | 1 (1) | |
ATP / WTA Finals | Becker | 3 (8) | Graf | 5 (6) | – | – | Kohde | 0 (5) | |
Olympics | Zverev | 1 (1) | Graf | 1 (2) | Becker, Stich | 1 (1) | – | – | |
Davis / Fed Cup | Kühnen, Steeb | 3 (3) | Graf | 2 (2) | |||||
Hard | Becker | 16 (22) | Graf | 37 (50) | |||||
Clay | Kohlschreiber | 6 (12) | Graf | 32 (43) | |||||
Grass | Becker | 7 (12) | Graf | 7 (9) | |||||
Carpet | Becker | 26 (37) | Graf | 31 (36) | |||||
Matches won (played) |
Overall | Becker | 713 (927) | Graf | 885 (991) | Prinosil | 254 (462) | Kohde | 438 (613) |
Grand Slams | Becker | 163 (203) | Graf | 278 (310) | Prinosil | 52 (90) | Kohde | 110 (149) | |
Australian Open | Becker | 29 (38) | Graf | 47 (53) | Prinosil | 15 (24) | Grönefeld | 27 (40) | |
French Open | Becker | 26 (35) | Graf | 84 (94) | Prinosil | 16 (27) | Kohde | 37 (50) | |
Wimbledon | Becker | 71 (83) | Graf | 74 (81) | Petzschner | 25 (33) | Grönefeld | 34 (47) | |
US Open | Becker | 37 (47) | Graf | 73 (82) | Petzschner | 12 (20) | Kohde | 26 (33) | |
ATP / WTA Finals | Becker | 36 (49) | Graf | 33 (41) | Krawietz | 3 (9) | Kohde | 11 (17) | |
Olympics | Haas | 6 (8) | Graf | 10 (11) | Prinosil | 5 (7) | Graf | 2 (4) | |
Davis / Fed Cup | Becker | 38 (41) | Huber | 24 (33) | Becker | 16 (25) | Masthoff | 14 (21) | |
Hard | Haas | 343 (535) | Graf | 343 (382) | |||||
Clay | Kohlschreiber | 178 (317) | Graf | 271 (301) | |||||
Grass | Becker | 116 (141) | Kohde | 93 (139) | |||||
Carpet | Becker | 258 (322) | Graf | 187 (210) | |||||
Match win % | Overall | Becker | 76.9% | Graf | 89.3% | ||||
Grand Slams | Becker | 80.3% | Graf | 89.7% | |||||
Grand Slam appearances | Kohlschreiber | 68 | Kerber | 58 | |||||
Top 10 wins | Becker | 121 | Graf | 208 | |||||
Youngest title winner | Becker | 17 yrs 6 m | Huber | 15 yrs 8 m | |||||
Oldest title winner | Haas | 35 yrs 6 m | Maria | 34 yrs 8 m |
Team competitions
Finals
Competition | Titles | Runner-ups | ||
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Davis Cup | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1993 | 2 | 1970, 1985 |
BJK Cup (Fed Cup) | 2 | 1987, 1992 | 5 | 1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2014 |
World Team Cup | 5 | 1989, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2011 | 3 | 1993, 2006, 2009 |
Hopman Cup | 2 | 1993, 1995 | 3 | 1994, 2018, 2019 |
Timeline
Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) results since 1981
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
as West Germany
81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | |
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Davis Cup | 1R | 1R | Z1 | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | W | W | QF |
Fed Cup | QF | F | F | QF | 1R | SF | W | SF | QF | 2R |
as Germany
91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
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Davis Cup | SF | 1R | W | SF | SF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | PO | PO | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF |
Fed Cup | SF | W | 1R | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | PO | RR | RR | QF | 1R | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | F | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R |
20-21 | 22 | |
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Davis Cup | SF | QF |
BJK Cup | RR | PO |
See also
Sources
- "Performance Career Overall From Germany". ATP Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Top Players by High ranking". Tennis Forecast. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Rankings - Singles". ATP Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Press Center". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "2011 WTA Media Guide" (PDF). WTA Tennis, page 207 ff. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2012.
- Further sources: ITF, Matchstat, Tennis Abstract
References
- ^ "Daten & Fakten". Deutscher Tennis Bund (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2018.