Tennis in Germany explained

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).

Germany won the 5th most Single Gramd Slam titles and is among the 10 most successful nations regarding all Grand Slam titles combined (singles, doubles and mixed).

Single Grand Slam champions from Germany before the Open Era were Gottfried von Cramm, Henner Henkel, Cilly Aussem and Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, with von Cramm and Krahwinkel Sperling becoming world number 1.

Active players are in boldface.

All lists are correct .

Highest ranked players

HR = Highest ranking, CR = Current ranking
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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Ranking No.		ATP Tour
	First	Last	Titles	Finals	Win–loss	Win %
bgcolor=lime	1		1983	1999	49	77	713–214
bgcolor=thistle	2	4	2013	2024	22	35	446–193
bgcolor=thistle	2		1989	1997	18	31	385–176
bgcolor=thistle	2		1996	2017	15	28	569–338
4		1994	2010	6	19	366–274
5		1995	2011	4	12	327–337
14		1986	1996	3	8	212–212
16		2002	2022	8	18	478–387
18		2004	2018	2	7	243–261
19		1973	1983	2	3	139–125
20		1968	1985	4	17	253–191
21	36	2013	2024	1	4	219–237
22		1991	2000	2	3	135–161
23		1983	1991	1	2	135–136
24		1978	1989	1	3	114–142
25		2006	2021	1	3	133–199
26		1992	2003	2	3	160–194
28		1992	2004	3	6	169–221
30		1968	1979	1	3	124–125
30		1974	1985	1	3	119–140
31		1968	1980	3	6	185–170
33		2004	2016	0	1	41–65
35		2006	2017	1	3	153–220
35		2003	2014	1	3	88–107
36	649	2018	2024	0	0	33–52
38		1989	2000	0	1	68–96
38		1981	1990	0	1	62–89
39	797	2010	2022	1	3	75–99
39		1993	2003	0	2	97–118
42		1989	1998	2	2	50–78
42		2004	2016	0	2	88–145
43		1985	1996	0	2	127–153
45	98	2017	2024	0	2	69–77
45	101	2015	2024	0	0	38–74
46		1985	1989	0	1	40–51
47	89	2017	2024	0	0	41–77
48		1989	1995	1	2	67–103
49		1982	1989	0	2	81–106
49	80	2017	2024	0	0	60–71
51		1976	1986	0	3	87–120
51		1992	1998	0	1	40–56
51		2007	2019	0	0	60–93
54		1989	1991	0	0	20–28
55		2003	2011	0	0	44–72
58		1984	1990	1	3	60–79
58		1979	1989	0	0	90–122
59		1998	2014	0	0	80–138
59		2002	2012	0	0	32–58
60		1985	1994	2	3	71–110
60		1993	2003	0	1	49–76

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Ranking No.		WTA Tour
	First	Last	Titles	Finals	Win–loss	Win %
bgcolor=lime	1		1982	1999	107	138	885–106
bgcolor=lime	1	207	2006	2024	14	32	488–292
4		1990	2001	12	23	418–213
4		1980	1992	6	14	368–228
5		1977	1990	4	19	378–223
6		1978	1989	4	12	293–177
9		2007	2020	7	16	316–258
9		2006	2022	7	13	290–237
12	507	2006	2023	4	9	215–177
13		1985	1997	4	8	181–135
14		2003	2011	1	4	120–142
15		1968	1979	0	1	77–78
17		1980	1992	0	1	141–191
20		1984	1992	5	8	130–102
23	179	2010	2024	4	7	153–179
24		1968	1979	9	17	173–68
24		1990	2004	2	5	220–225
27	92	2010	2024	2	4	120–125
27		1991	2000	0	3	70–86
28		1972	1982	0	0	51–68
29		1986	1996	0	1	116–145
29		1992	1999	0	0	34–66
31		1986	1998	2	2	118–161
33		2000	2008	1	2	64–114
36		1995	2005	0	1	84–135
37		2012	2017	2	4	91–115
37		1992	1996	0	1	53–65
40		1985	1997	0	1	78–140
41		1986	1997	0	0	56–86
42	87	2006	2024	3	3	138–219
42		1970	1984	0	1	45–66
42		1982	1987	0	0	27–48
43		1994	2003	0	0	68–121
45	305	2014	2024	0	2	64–85
45		1990	1997	0	0	32–67
46		1994	2005	0	1	70–109
48		2012	2018	1	1	49–69
49		1988	1998	1	2	73–104
52		2003	2010	0	1	48–83
53		1992	2002	0	0	38–90
57		2006	2013	0	2	34–62
59		2000	2003	1	1	22–30
61	100	2019	2024	0	0	35–49
67		1988	1995	0	0	42–77
68		1997	2001	0	1	29–36
69		2002	2007	0	0	10–28
71	109	2017	2024	1	1	34–57
73		1989	1996	0	0	11–30
78		1982	1986	0	0	19–28
79		2012	2015	0	0	14–21

Doubles

The lists include the 20 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1976 (men) and 1984 (women).

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Ranking No.		ATP Tour
	First	Last	Titles	Finals	Win–loss	Win %
6		1983	2001	15	27	254–135
6		1982	1995	10	20	168–163
7	20	2009	2024	10	18	206–137
7	20	2017	2024	9	18	182–109
8	55	2018	2024	7	9	152–120
9		1989	2009	10	16	162–111
9		2001	2018	8	15	177–173
12		1968	1985	17	24	189–124
12		1992	2003	10	21	254–208
16		2001	2012	4	8	111–76
17		2006	2014	5	20	191–202
18		1968	1979	5	18	164–97
18		1982	1992	5	11	109–80
21	132	2012	2024	4	8	104–108
22		1968	1980	16	35	250–129
25		1992	2002	4	15	188–173
27		1998	2013	5	19	219–261
28		1985	1997	3	6	110–118
35		2010	2015	3	7	54–61
36		1989	2005	6	9	103–128

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Ranking No.		WTA Tour
	First	Last	Titles	Finals	Win–loss	Win %
3		1980	1994	25	64	438–175
3		1983	1999	11	18	179–72
4	6	2006	2024	14	21	169–103
7		2003	2019	17	44	407–298
11		1980	1993	8	18	277–209
12		2007	2020	5	16	204–175
17		1978	1989	3	10	198–153
23		1990	2005	3	13	162–199
23		1990	2001	1	4	133–129
24		1985	1997	6	10	138–142
32		1986	1999	0	7	104–155
34	116	2013	2024	4	8	74–61
34		1995	2008	1	2	56–89
35		2008	2023	4	5	66–50
39		1997	2001	2	4	45–55
44		1986	1999	0	1	78–115
45		1992	1996	4	6	55–64
45		1991	2000	1	3	49–73
46		1996	2012	4	10	108–171
46		2007	2022	1	3	73–100

Singles achievements timeline

Rankings before the first official rankings in 1973 (ATP) and 1975 (WTA) are estimated or per Lance Tingay (*). GS = Grand Slam

Year	Highest year-end ranked player				Titles
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	Player	Rank	Player	Rank	ATP		WTA		Total
1968		44*		12*	0		0		0
1969		42*	*	16*	0		1		1
1970		66*	*	bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	4*			4		5
1971	*	82*	*	bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	9*					2
1972	*	61*	*	12*					2
1973		32	*	bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	8*					4
1974		44	*	bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	8*					4
1975		31		28					1
1976		40		24					0
1977		35		19					1
1978		34		35					2
1979		23		16					1
1980		39		14					1
1981		42		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	6					2
1982		69		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	9					5
1983		93		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	6					1
1984		66		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	8					2
1985		bgcolor=eee8aa	6		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	5		1			6	1
1986		bgcolor=thistle	2		bgcolor=99ccff style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	3		1			15	1
1987		bgcolor=eee8aa	5		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				1	14	1
1988		bgcolor=eee8aa	4		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				4	22	4
1989		bgcolor=thistle	2		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1		2		3	23	5
1990		bgcolor=thistle	2		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				1	21	1
1991		bgcolor=99ccff	3		bgcolor=thistle style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	2		2		1	19	3
1992		bgcolor=eee8aa	5		bgcolor=thistle style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	2				1	19	1
1993		bgcolor=thistle	2		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				3	21	3
1994		bgcolor=99ccff	3		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				1	20	1
1995		bgcolor=eee8aa	4		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				3	18	3
1996		bgcolor=eee8aa	6		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1		1		3	18	4
1997		32		14					2
1998		34		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	9					3
1999		bgcolor=eee8aa	6		16				1	6	1
2000		20		19					5
2001		bgcolor=eee8aa	8		18					7
2002		11		62					2
2003		bgcolor=eee8aa	5		47					2
2004		17		68					2
2005		22		21					0
2006		11		19					4
2007		12		54					3
2008		28		54					2
2009		18		23					4
2010		34		32					1
2011		23		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	10					6
2012		20		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	5					5
2013		12		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	9					4
2014		24		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	10					7
2015		34		bgcolor=eee8aa style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	10					7
2016		24		bgcolor=lime style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	1				2	7	2
2017		bgcolor=eee8aa	4		14					12
2018		bgcolor=eee8aa	4		bgcolor=thistle style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	2				1	10	1
2019		bgcolor=eee8aa	7		20					2
2020		bgcolor=eee8aa	7		25					2
2021		bgcolor=99ccff	3		16					8
2022		12		61					2
2023		bgcolor=eee8aa	7		57					4
2024		bgcolor=eee8aa	4		87					2
Total	165	7	206	25	371	32

Best results at significant tournaments

Players in italics are scheduled to play at the 2024 US Open.

Singles

The lists include all German players who reached at least a quarterfinal at a Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic tournament.

Women

Player	Austr. Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open	WTA Finals	Olympics

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	Austr. Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open	ATP Finals	Olympics

Mixed

Player	Austr. Open	French Open	Wimbledon	US Open	Olympics

Records

Singles

Record		Men		Women
Record		width=150	Player !	width=75 class="unsortable" style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	Record !	width=150	Player !	width=75 class="unsortable"	Record
Titles (Finals)	width=140 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	Overall		49 (77)		107 (138)
	Grand Slams		6 (10)		22 (31)
	Australian Open		2 (2)		4 (5)
	French Open	Stich, Zverev	0 (1)		6 (9)
	Wimbledon		3 (7)		7 (9)
	US Open		1 (1)		5 (8)
	ATP / WTA Finals		3 (8)		5 (6)
	Olympics		1 (1)		1 (2)
	Davis / Fed Cup		3 (3)		2 (2)
	Hard		16 (22)		37 (50)
	Clay		8 (13)		32 (43)
	Grass		7 (12)		7 (9)
	Carpet		26 (37)		31 (36)
Matches won	bgcolor=efefef style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	Overall		713 (927)		885 (991)
	Grand Slams		163 (203)		278 (310)
	Australian Open		29 (38)		47 (53)
	French Open		34 (43)		84 (94)
	Wimbledon		71 (83)		74 (81)
	US Open		37 (47)		73 (82)
	ATP / WTA Finals		36 (49)		33 (41)
	Olympics		9 (10)		11 (14)
	Davis / Fed Cup		38 (41)		24 (33)
	Hard		343 (535)		343 (382)
	Clay		178 (317)		271 (301)
	Grass		116 (141)		93 (139)
	Carpet		258 (322)		187 (210)
Match win %	Overall		76.9%		89.3%
Match win %	Grand Slams		80.3%		89.7%
Grand Slam appearances			68		61
Top 10 wins			121		208
Youngest title winner			17 yrs 6 m		15 yrs 8 m
Oldest title winner			35 yrs 6 m		35 yrs 8 m

Doubles

Record		Men		Women
Record		width=150	Player !	width=75 class="unsortable" style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	Record !	width=150	Player !	width=75 class="unsortable"	Record
Titles (Finals)	width=140 style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	Overall		17 (25)		25 (64)
	Grand Slams		2 (2)		2 (8)
	Australian Open		0 (1)		0 (3)
	French Open	Krawietz, Mies	2 (2)		0 (3)
	Wimbledon		1 (1)		1 (1)
	US Open		1 (1)		1 (2)
	ATP / WTA Finals		–		1 (1)
	Olympics		1 (1)		–
Matches won	bgcolor=efefef style="border-right: 1pt black solid"	Overall		254 (462)		438 (613)
	Grand Slams		52 (90)		110 (149)
	Australian Open		15 (24)		27 (40)
	French Open		19 (23)		37 (50)
	Wimbledon		25 (33)		34 (47)
	US Open		12 (20)		26 (33)
	ATP / WTA Finals		3 (9)		11 (17)
	Olympics		6 (8)		2 (4)
	Davis / Fed Cup		16 (25)		14 (21)

Team competitions

Finals

Competition	Titles		Runner-ups
Davis Cup	width=20 align="center"	3	1988, 1989, 1993	width=20 align="center"	2	1970, 1985
BJK Cup (Fed Cup)	2	1987, 1992	5	1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2014
United Cup	1	2024	–
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, Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) and United Cup results since 1981

!81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99
Davis Cup	1R	1R	Z1	1R	bgcolor=thistle	F	1R	1R	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=lime	W	QF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	1R	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	1R	QF	1R
Fed Cup	QF	bgcolor=thistle	F	bgcolor=thistle	F	QF	1R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	2R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=lime	W	1R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	bgcolor=yellow	SF	1R	1R	1R	PO

!00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Davis Cup	QF	QF	1R	1R	PO	PO	1R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	QF	1R	QF	1R	1R	QF	1R	1R	1R	QF	QF
Fed Cup	RR	RR	QF	1R	1R	PO	1R	PO	1R	PO	1R	PO	1R	PO	bgcolor=thistle	F	bgcolor=yellow	SF	1R	1R	bgcolor=yellow	SF	1R

!20-21	22	23	24
Davis Cup	bgcolor=yellow	SF	QF	G1	RR
BJK Cup	RR	PO	RR	1R
United Cup	not held	RR	bgcolor=lime	W

Sources

Web site: Win/Loss Index. ATP Tour.
Web site: Rankings - Singles. ATP Tour.
Web site: Press Center. WTA Tennis.
Further sources: ITF, Ultimate Tennis Statistics, Matchstat, Tennis Abstract

Notes and References

Web site: Daten & Fakten. Deutscher Tennis Bund. German. 11 June 2018.

Tennis in Germany explained

Highest ranked players

Singles

Men

Women

Doubles

Men

Women

Singles achievements timeline

Best results at significant tournaments

Singles

Women

Doubles

Men

Mixed

Records

Singles

Doubles

Team competitions

Finals

Timeline

See also

Sources

Notes and References