Germany Davis Cup team explained

Type:Davis
Germany / West Germany
Captain:Michael Kohlmann
Itf Rank:4 (5 February 2024)
Colors:white & black
First Year:1913
Years Played:88
Ties Played:241 (157–84)
Wg Played:40 (46–36)
Titles:3 (1988, 1989, 1993)
Runners-Up:2 (1970, 1985)
Player Wins:Gottfried von Cramm (82–19)
Singles Wins:Gottfried von Cramm (58–10)
Doubles Wins:Gottfried von Cramm (24–9)
Best Doubles:Hans-Jürgen Pohmann &<br>Jürgen Fassbender (13–3)
Most Ties:Wilhelm Bungert (43)
Most Years:Wilhelm Bungert (14)

The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the German Tennis Federation. As East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup, and the Deutscher Tennisbund remained the same organization throughout the century, the West German Davis Cup team is included in this article.

Germany has won the Davis Cup three times (1988, 1989, 1993) and finished as runners-up twice (1970, 1985).

Current team

Player!rowspan=2
AgeWin–loss totalFirst
year
Ranking
Total
Jan-Lennard Struff14–94–018–920152035130
Dominik Koepfer3–2 0–03–2202058288
Kevin Krawietz0–113–113–220191421
Tim Pütz0–015–115–120171621
Statistics correct as of 5 August 2024.

History

Germany competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. Since then they have reached five finals.

First final participation in 1970

In 1970, Germany reached the Davis Cup final for the first time. Having defeated Denmark, Egypt, Belgium and the Soviet Union in the European zone they played India and Spain in the so-called interzonal zone, beating both teams. In the final Wilhelm Bungert and Christian Kuhnke played Arthur Ashe and Cliff Richey in singles, and Bob Lutz/Stan Smith in doubles. The German players lost all five matches, all but one in three sets.

See also: 1970 Davis Cup.

Second final participation in 1985

Fifteen years later Germany reached the Davis Cup final for the second time. After close successes against Spain and the United States and a clear victory against Czechoslovakia in the World Group Germany played Sweden at home in Munich. Germany played with Boris Becker and Michael Westphal in the singles and with Becker/Andreas Maurer in the double. After the fourth rubber against Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg in the singles and Wilander/Joakim Nyström in the double the standings were 2–2. In the decisive fifth rubber Westphal lost to Stefan Edberg in four sets.

See also: 1985 Davis Cup World Group.

First Davis Cup title in 1988

Only three years later Germany reached the Davis Cup final for the third time. After three 5–0 whitewashes against Brazil, Denmark and Yugoslavia Germany once again met Sweden. Now it was Sweden's turn to lose at home. Germany secured its triumph in the third match, the double. Carl-Uwe Steeb and Boris Becker had defeated Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, respectively, before the German double consisting of Becker and Eric Jelen defeated Edberg and Anders Järryd in five sets. The fourth match which was shortened to best of three was won by Edberg before Sweden let Germany get its fourth point by a walkover.

See also: 1988 Davis Cup World Group.

Second Davis Cup title in 1989

Germany defeated Indonesia, Czechoslovakia and the United States on the way to their second consecutive final and the final once again was Germany against Sweden. This time the final took place in Stuttgart. Mats Wilander achieved the 1–0 lead for Sweden by defeating Carl-Uwe Steeb in five sets before Boris Becker levelled the standings in a three-set victory against Stefan Edberg. Becker and Eric Jelen defeated the Sweden double of Jan Gunnarsson and Anders Järryd in five sets before Becker secured the second consecutive German Davis Cup title by defeating Mats Wilander in three sets.[4]

See also: 1989 Davis Cup World Group.

Third Davis Cup title in 1993

It took Germany four years to reach the Davis Cup final for the fifth time, and they did so by beating Russia, the Czech Republic and – once again – Sweden. In the final against Australia that took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, Michael Stich defeated Jason Stoltenberg in five sets to mark the first point for Germany. In the second Friday single, Marc-Kevin Goellner lost to Richard Fromberg with a result of 7–9 in the fifth set. Stich and Patrik Kühnen defeated their Australian counterparts Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the double, marking the 2–1 for Germany. In the fourth rubber, Michael Stich clearly defeated Richard Fromberg in three sets before Goellner defeated Stoltenberg in the tie-break of the third and last set.

See also: 1993 Davis Cup World Group.

Results

Results until 1980

Germany (1900–1960)

West Germany (1960–1980)

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the World Group format.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s


Year
CompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020Qualifying round6–7 MarchDüsseldorf (GER)4–1Win
2021Finals, Group F27 NovemberInnsbruck (AUT) [6]2–1Win
28 November2–1Win
Finals, Quarterfinals30 November2–1Win
Finals, Semifinals4 DecemberMadrid (ESP)1–2Loss
2022Qualifying round4–5 MarchRio de Janeiro (BRA)3–1Win
Finals, Group C14 SeptemberHamburg (GER)2–1Win
16 September2–1Win
18 September2–1Win
Finals, Quarterfinals24 NovemberMálaga (ESP)1–2Loss
2023Qualifying round3–4 FebruaryTrier (GER)2–3Loss
World Group I16–17 SeptemberMostar (BIH)4–0Win
2024Qualifying round2–3 FebruaryTatabánya (HUN)3–2Win
Finals, Group C10 SeptemberZhuhai (CHN)
12 September
14 September

Team captains

from 1985 on

Statistics

Player records

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PlayerYearsWin–lossWin %Ties
played
Years
played
SinglesDoubleswidth=60Total
11932–195358–1024–982–1981%379
21958–197152–2714–966–3665%4314
31985–199938–316–954–1282%2812
41960–197235–1516–851–2369%3210
51935–193933–1316–449–1774%275
61961–197026–1110–536–16269
71990–199621–914–235–1176%177
82007–202020–144–324–1759%2313
91998–201419–74–223–972%1811
101928–193217–54–521–1068%144

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PlayerYearsWin–lossWin %Ties
played
Years
played
SinglesDoubleswidth=60Total
11985–199938–316–954–1282%2812
21990–199621–914–235–1176%177
32007–202020–144–324–1759%2313
41998–201419–74–223–972%1811
51986–19928–412–420–871%167
62015–202414–94–018–967%208
72017–20240–015–115–194%167
82019–20240–113–113–287%145
91982–198612–70–012–763%105
1993–20018–64–312–957%127
1998–200910–112–312–1446%1510

Team records

Statistics since 1981, as of end of 2023 Davis Cup World Group I.

Results
Records by decade:
Records by ground

Head-to-head records

Statistics since 1981, as of end of 2023 Davis Cup World Group I.

Records against countries
TeamTiesWonLostWin%
9 2 7 22%
5 4 1 80%
3 3 0 100%
2 1 1 50%
5 4 1 80%
1 1 0 100%
5 4 1 80%
1 0 1 0%
1 1 0 100%
4 3 1 75%
6 4 2 67%
1 1 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
7 1 6 14%
2 1 1 50%
2 2 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
2 2 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
2 1 1 50%
4 3 1 75%
1 1 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
3 3 0 100%
6 1 5 17%
1 1 0 100%
1 0 1 0%
3 3 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
8 3 5 38%
5 3 2 60%
3 2 1 67%
1 1 0 100%
4 3 1 75%
1 1 0 100%
1 1 0 100%
Total (37) 106 67 39 63%
Records against Davis Cup zones
AfricaAsia / Oceania



3–0 (100%)7–1 (88%)
AmericasEurope






























14–11 (56%)43–27 (61%)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: United States 5:0 Germany F.R.. Daviscup.com.
  2. News: Germany F.R. 2:3 Sweden. Daviscup.com.
  3. News: Sweden 1:4 Germany F.R.. Daviscup.com.
  4. News: Germany F.R. 3:2 Sweden. Daviscup.com.
  5. News: December 17, 1989: Boris Becker secures Davis Cup title defense for Germany. Tennis World USA.
  6. News: Germany 4:1 Australia. Daviscup.com.