Germany Billie Jean King Cup team explained

Germany
Type:	Fed
Captain:	Rainer Schüttler
Itf Rank:	8 (15 April 2024)
Colors:	black & white
First Year:	1963
Years Played:	59
Ties Played:	159 (99–60)
Wg Played:	42 (56–38)
Titles:	2 (1987, 1992)
Runners-Up:	5 (1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2014)
Player Wins:	Helga Masthoff (38–18)
Singles Wins:	Anke Huber (24–9)
Doubles Wins:	Helga Masthoff (15–8)
Best Doubles:	Helga Masthoff / Heide Orth (7–2)
Most Ties:	Helga Masthoff (33)
Most Years:	Anna-Lena Grönefeld (14)

The Germany women's national tennis team represents Germany in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by Deutscher Tennis Bund.

Current team

Players who represented Germany at the 2024 BJK Cup qualifying round

Name	Age	First year	Ties	Win–loss overall			Rankings
						Total
		2006	15	8–6	5–2	13–8	66	321
		2017	8	4–2	0–4	4–6	85	6
		2022	2	1–1	0–0	1–1	149
		2020	8	2–3	2–3	4–6	189	117
		2007	17	14–15	0–0	14–15	333

Statistics correct as of 13 April 2023.

History

Germany competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They won the Cup in 1987 and 1992, and finished as runners-up five times.

Finals

Result	Year	Venue	Surface	GER singles players	Opponent team	Opp. singles players	Score
Loss	1966	Turin, Italy	Clay	Helga Masthoff Edda Buding		Billie Jean King Julie Heldman	0–3
Loss	1970	Freiburg, West Germany	Clay	Helga Masthoff Helga Hösl		Karen Krantzcke Judy Dalton	0–3
Loss	1982	Santa Clara, United States	Hard	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge		Chris Evert Martina Navratilova	0–3
Loss	1983	Zürich, Switzerland	Clay	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge		Helena Suková Hana Mandlíková	1–2
Win	1987	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch		Chris Evert Pam Shriver	2–1
Win	1992	Frankfurt, Germany	Clay	Steffi Graf Anke Huber		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez	2–1
Loss	2014	Prague, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic		Petra Kvitová Lucie Šafářová	1–3

Players

Year	Team
1963	Edda Buding	Margot Dittmeyer	Renate Ostermann
1964	Helga Hösl	Heide Schildknecht
1965	Helga Masthoff	Heide Schildknecht
1966	Helga Hösl	Edda Buding	Helga Masthoff
1967	Helga Hösl	Edda Buding	Helga Masthoff
1969	Helga Masthoff	Almut Sturm	Heide Schildknecht
1970	Helga Hösl	Katja Ebbinghaus	Helga Masthoff
1972	Katja Ebbinghaus	Helga Masthoff	Heide Schildknecht
1973	Katja Ebbinghaus	Helga Masthoff	Heide Schildknecht
1974	Helga Hösl	Katja Ebbinghaus	Helga Masthoff
1975	Katja Ebbinghaus	Helga Masthoff
1976	Helga Masthoff	Iris Riedel	Heidi Eisterlehner
1977	Katja Ebbinghaus	Helga Masthoff
1978	Katja Ebbinghaus	Sylvia Hanika	Heidi Eisterlehner
1979	Katja Ebbinghaus	Iris Riedel	Sylvia Hanika
1980	Sylvia Hanika	Bettina Bunge
1981	Iris Riedel	Bettina Bunge
1982	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Eva Pfaff	Bettina Bunge
1983	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Eva Pfaff	Bettina Bunge	Petra Keppeler
1984	Sylvia Hanika	Myriam Schropp	Petra Keppeler
1985	Andrea Betzner	Myriam Schropp	Petra Keppeler
1986	Steffi Graf	Claudia Porwik	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Bettina Bunge
1987	Steffi Graf	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Silke Meier	Bettina Bunge
1988	Sylvia Hanika	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Eva Pfaff	Isabel Cueto
1989	Steffi Graf	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Isabel Cueto	Bettina Bunge
1990	Anke Huber	Claudia Porwik	Wiltrud Probst	Isabel Cueto
1991	Anke Huber	Barbara Rittner	Steffi Graf	Sabine Hack
1992	Anke Huber	Barbara Rittner	Steffi Graf	Sabine Hack
1993	Anke Huber	Barbara Rittner	Steffi Graf	Sabine Hack
1994	Anke Huber	Barbara Rittner	Christina Singer	Sabine Hack
1995	Anke Huber	Barbara Rittner	Meike Babel	Sabine Hack
	Anke Huber	Claudia Porwik	Sabine Hack
1996	Anke Huber	Christina Singer	Steffi Graf	Sabine Hack
1997	Barbara Rittner	Elena Pampoulova	Marlene Weingärtner
	Anke Huber	Meike Babel
1998	Wiltrud Probst	Andrea Glass	Jana Kandarr
	Anke Huber	Meike Babel	Andrea Glass	Jana Kandarr
1999	Andrea Glass	Elena Pampoulova	Jana Kandarr
2000	Barbara Rittner	Anke Huber	Andrea Glass
2001	Anke Huber	Barbara Rittner	Andrea Glass	Bianka Lamade
	Barbara Rittner	Bianka Lamade	Martina Müller	Scarlett Werner
2002	Marlene Weingärtner	Barbara Rittner	Bianka Lamade	Martina Müller
	Martina Müller	Barbara Rittner	Bianka Lamade	Anca Barna
2003	Anca Barna	Marlene Weingärtner	Barbara Rittner	Martina Müller
	Anca Barna	Barbara Rittner	Angelika Rösch	Vanessa Henke
2004	Marlene Weingärtner	Barbara Rittner	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Julia Schruff
	Jasmin Wöhr	Barbara Rittner	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Julia Schruff
2005	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Julia Schruff	Anca Barna	Sandra Klösel
	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Julia Schruff	Sandra Klösel	Angelique Kerber
2006	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Julia Schruff	Martina Müller	Jasmin Wöhr
	Jasmin Wöhr	Kathrin Wörle	Kristina Barrois	Tatjana Maria
2007	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Sandra Klösel	Tatjana Maria	Andrea Petkovic
	Angelique Kerber	Tatjana Maria	Andrea Petkovic	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2008	Tatjana Maria	Julia Görges	Sabine Lisicki	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Martina Müller	Angelique Kerber	Sabine Lisicki	Jasmin Wöhr
2009	Sabine Lisicki	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Kristina Barrois	Tatjana Maria
	Sabine Lisicki	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Kristina Barrois	Tatjana Maria
2010	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Andrea Petkovic	Kristina Barrois	Tatjana Maria
	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Tatjana Maria	Kristina Barrois
2011	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Tatjana Maria	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Sabine Lisicki	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2012	Sabine Lisicki	Julia Görges	Angelique Kerber	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Andrea Petkovic	Angelique Kerber	Julia Görges	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2013	Julia Görges	Sabine Lisicki	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	Annika Beck
	Angelique Kerber	Mona Barthel	Sabine Lisicki	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2014	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Sabine Lisicki	Julia Görges
2015	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Sabine Lisicki	Julia Görges
	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Sabine Lisicki	Julia Görges
2016	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Annika Beck
	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Annika Beck	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2017	Laura Siegemund	Andrea Petkovic	Julia Görges	Carina Witthöft
	Angelique Kerber	Laura Siegemund	Julia Görges	Carina Witthöft
2018	Tatjana Maria	Antonia Lottner	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Julia Görges	Angelique Kerber	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2019	Tatjana Maria	Andrea Petkovic	Laura Siegemund	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
	Julia Görges	Andrea Petkovic	Mona Barthel	Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2020	Laura Siegemund	Tatjana Maria	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Antonia Lottner
2021	Angelique Kerber	Andrea Petkovic	Jule Niemeier	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Nastasja Schunk
2022	Angelique Kerber	Jule Niemeier	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Laura Siegemund
	Jule Niemeier	Eva Lys	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Laura Siegemund
2023	Tatjana Maria	Jule Niemeier	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Laura Siegemund	Eva Lys
	Tatjana Maria	Laura Siegemund	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Eva Lys	Jule Niemeier
2024	Tatjana Maria	Laura Siegemund	Eva Lys	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Angelique Kerber

Player records

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Player	Years	Win–loss	Ties played	Years played
Singles	Doubles	Total			Win %
1		1965–1977	23–10	15–8	38–18	68%	33	11
2		1990–2001	24–9	5–7	29–16	64%	26	11
3		1986–1996	20–2	8–2	28–4	88%	20	7
		1982–1989	17–8	11–4	28–12	70%	25	6
5		1980–1989	16–3	11–6	27–9	75%	23	7
6		2004–2019	11–7	9–11	20–18	53%	23	14
7		1970–1979	10–2	9–5	19–7	73%	21	8
		1991–2004	9–8	10–13	19–21	48%	29	11
9		1978–1988	10–5	7–6	17–11	61%	15	5
10		2007–2021	13–11	2–4	15–15	50%	18	10

Results

1963–1969

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	World Group, 1st round	17 June	London (GBR)		1–2	Lost
1964	World Group, 2nd round	2 September	Philadelphia (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	3 September	Philadelphia (USA)		1–2	Lost
1965	World Group, 1st round	15 January	Melbourne (AUS)		1–2	Lost
1966	World Group, 2nd round	12 May	Turin (ITA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	13 May	Turin (ITA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	14 May	Turin (ITA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Final	15 May	Turin (ITA)		0–3	Lost
1967	World Group, 2nd round	8 June	Berlin (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	9 June	Berlin (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	10 June	Berlin (FRG)		0–3	Lost
1968	World Group, 2nd round	23 May	Paris (FRA)		W/O	Lost
1969	World Group, 1st round	19 May	Athens (GRE)		W/O	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	22 May	Athens (GRE)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	23 May	Athens (GRE)		1–2	Lost

1970–1979

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	World Group, 2nd round	20 May	Freiburg (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	22 May	Freiburg (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	23 May	Freiburg (FRG)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Final	24 May	Freiburg (FRG)		0–3	Lost
1972	World Group, 1st round	20 March	Johannesburg (RSA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	22 March	Johannesburg (RSA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	23 March	Johannesburg (RSA)		1–2	Lost
1973	World Group, 1st round	30 April	Bad Homburg (FRG)		W/O	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	2 May	Bad Homburg (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	4 May	Bad Homburg (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	5 May	Bad Homburg (FRG)		0–3	Lost
1974	World Group, 1st round	May	Naples (ITA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	May	Naples (ITA)		2–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	May	Naples (ITA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	May	Naples (ITA)		1–2	Lost
1975	World Group, 1st round	May	Aix-en-Provence (FRA)		2–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	May	Aix-en-Provence (FRA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	May	Aix-en-Provence (FRA)		1–2	Lost
1976	World Group, 1st round	August	Philadelphia (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	August	Philadelphia (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	August	Philadelphia (USA)		0–3	Lost
1977	World Group, 1st round	June	Eastbourne (GBR)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	June	Eastbourne (GBR)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	June	Eastbourne (GBR)		1–2	Lost
1978	World Group, 1st round	November	Melbourne (AUS)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	November	Melbourne (AUS)		1–2	Lost
1979	World Group, 1st round	April	Madrid (ESP)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	May	Madrid (ESP)		0–3	Lost

1980–1989

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	World Group, 1st round	May	Berlin (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	May	Berlin (FRG)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	May	Berlin (FRG)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	May	Berlin (FRG)		1–2	Lost
1981	World Group, 1st round	November	Tokyo (JPN)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	November	Tokyo (JPN)		2–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	November	Tokyo (JPN)		1–2	Lost
1982	World Group, 1st round	July	Santa Clara (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	July	Santa Clara (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	July	Santa Clara (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	July	Santa Clara (USA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Final	July	Santa Clara (USA)		0–3	Lost
1983	World Group, 1st round	July	Zürich (SUI)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	July	Zürich (SUI)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	July	Zürich (SUI)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	July	Zürich (SUI)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Final	July	Zürich (SUI)		1–2	Lost
1984	World Group, 1st round	July	São Paulo (BRA)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	July	São Paulo (BRA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	July	São Paulo (BRA)		1–2	Lost
1985	World Group, 1st round	October	Nagoya (JPN)		0–3	Lost
	Consolation 2nd round	October	Nagoya (JPN)		3–0	Won
	Consolation Quarterfinal	October	Nagoya (JPN)		2–1	Won
	Consolation Semifinal	October	Nagoya (JPN)		0–3	Lost
1986	World Group, 1st round	July	Prague (TCH)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	July	Prague (TCH)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	July	Prague (TCH)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	July	Prague (TCH)		0–3	Lost
1987	World Group, 1st round	July	Vancouver (CAN)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	July	Vancouver (CAN)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	July	Vancouver (CAN)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	August	Vancouver (CAN)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Final	August	Vancouver (CAN)		2–1	Won
1988	World Group, 1st round	December	Melbourne (AUS)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	December	Melbourne (AUS)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	December	Melbourne (AUS)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	December	Melbourne (AUS)		1–2	Lost
1989	World Group, 1st round	October	Tokyo (JPN)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	October	Tokyo (JPN)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	October	Tokyo (JPN)		1–2	Lost

1990–1999

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	World Group, 1st round	July	Atlanta (USA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	July	Atlanta (USA)		1–2	Lost
1991	World Group, 1st round	23 July	Nottingham (GBR)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	24 July	Nottingham (GBR)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	26 July	Nottingham (GBR)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	27 July	Nottingham (GBR)		0–3	Lost
1992	World Group, 1st round	13 July	Frankfurt (GER)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	15 July	Frankfurt (GER)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	16 July	Frankfurt (GER)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	18 July	Frankfurt (GER)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Final	19 July	Frankfurt (GER)		2–1	Won
1993	World Group, 1st round	20 July	Frankfurt (GER)		1–2	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	21 July	Frankfurt (GER)		2–1	Won
1994	World Group, 1st round	18 July	Frankfurt (GER)		3–0	Won
	World Group, 2nd round	20 July	Frankfurt (GER)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	22 July	Frankfurt (GER)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	23 July	Frankfurt (GER)		1–2	Lost
1995	World Group, 1st round	22–23 April	Freiburg (GER)		4–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	22–23 July	Santander (ESP)		2–3	Lost
1996	World Group, 1st round	27–28 April	Tokyo (JPN)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	13–14 July	Pörtschach (AUT)		4–1	Won
1997	World Group, 1st round	1–2 March	Mannheim (GER)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	12–13 July	Frankfurt (GER)		3–2	Won
1998	World Group, 1st round	18–19 April	Saarbrücken (GER)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	25–26 July	Moscow (RUS)		1–4	Lost
1999	World Group II, 1st round	24–25 April	Hamburg (GER)		3–2	Won

2000–2009

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	World Group, Round robin	27 April	Bari (ITA)		2–1	Won
	World Group, Round robin	29 April	Bari (ITA)		1–2	Lost
	World Group, Round robin	30 April	Bari (ITA)		2–1	Won
2001	World Group, Play-off	21–22 July	Hamburg (GER)		1–4	Lost
	World Group, Round robin	7 November	Madrid (ESP)		0–3	Lost
	World Group, Round robin	8 November	Madrid (ESP)		3–0	Won
	World Group, Round robin	9 November	Madrid (ESP)		1–2	Lost
2002	World Group, 1st round	27–28 April	Dresden (GER)		3–2	Won
	World Group, Quarterfinal	20–21 July	Mallorca (ESP)		0–5	Lost
2003	World Group, 1st round	26–27 April	Ettenheim (GER)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	19–20 July	Jakarta (INA)		3–2	Won
2004	World Group, 1st round	24–25 April	Amiens (FRA)		0–5	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	10–11 July	Illichivsk (UKR)		3–2	Won
2005	World Group II, 1st round	23–24 April	Essen (GER)		4–1	Won
	World Group, Play-off	9–10 July	Bol (CRO)		4–1	Won
2006	World Group, 1st round	22–23 April	Ettenheim (GER)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	15–16 July	Beijing (CHN)		1–4	Lost
2007	World Group II, 1st round	21–22 April	Fürth (GER)		4–1	Won
	World Group, Play-off	14–15 July	Toyota (JPN)		3–2	Won
2008	World Group, 1st round	2–3 February	La Jolla (USA)		1–4	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	26–27 April	Buenos Aires (ARG)		2–3	Lost
2009	World Group II, 1st round	7–8 February	Zürich (SUI)		3–2	Won
	World Group, Play-off	25–26 April	Frankfurt (GER)		3–2	Won

2010–2019

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	World Group, 1st round	6–7 February	Brno (CZE)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	24–25 April	Frankfurt (GER)		2–3	Lost
2011	World Group II, 1st round	5–6 February	Maribor (SLO)		4–1	Won
	World Group, Play-off	16–17 April	Stuttgart (GER)		5–0	Won
2012	World Group, 1st round	4–5 February	Stuttgart (GER)		1–4	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	21–22 April	Stuttgart (GER)		2–3	Lost
2013	World Group II, 1st round	9–10 February	Limoges (FRA)		3–1	Won
	World Group, Play-off	20–21 April	Stuttgart (GER)		3–2	Won
2014	World Group, 1st round	8–9 February	Bratislava (SVK)		3–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	19–20 April	Brisbane (AUS)		3–1	Won
	World Group, Final	8–9 November	Prague (CZE)		1–3	Lost
2015	World Group, 1st round	7–8 February	Stuttgart (GER)		4–1	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	18–19 April	Sochi (RUS)		2–3	Lost
2016	World Group, 1st round	6–7 February	Leipzig (GER)		2–3	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	16–17 April	Cluj-Napoca (ROU)		4–1	Won
2017	World Group, 1st round	12–13 February	Maui (USA)		0–4	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	22–23 April	Stuttgart (GER)		3–2	Won
2018	World Group, 1st round	10–11 February	Minsk (BLR)		3–2	Won
	World Group, Semifinal	21–22 April	Stuttgart (GER)		1–4	Lost
2019	World Group, 1st round	9–10 February	Braunschweig (GER)		0–4	Lost
	World Group, Play-off	19–20 April	Riga (LAT)		3–1	Won

2020–

Year	Competition	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Qualifying round	7–8 February	Florianópolis (BRA)		4–0	Won
2021	Finals, Group D	1 November	Prague (CZE)		1–2	Lost
		2 November			0–3	Lost
2022	Qualifying round	15–16 April	Astana (KAZ)		1–3	Lost
	Play-offs	11–12 November	Rijeka (CRO)		3–1	Won
2023	Qualifying round	14–15 April	Stuttgart (GER)		3–1	Won
	Finals, Group D	9 November	Seville (ESP)		0–3	Lost
		10 November			0–3	Lost
2024	Qualifying round	12–13 April	São Paulo (BRA)		3–1	Won
	Finals, 1st round	15 November	Seville (ESP)

See also

• Billie Jean King Cup
• Tennis in Germany
• Germany Davis Cup team
• Germany at the Hopman Cup