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]

World No. 1 ranked tennis players from Germany
Steffi Graf
Boris Becker
Angelique Kerber

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 3 May 2022.

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).

Doubles

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

Achievements timeline

Singles ATP and WTA performances since 1973.

Year Highest year-end ranked player Titles
MenWomenATP / WTA overall Grand Slam
PlayerRankPlayerRankMenWomenTotalMenWomenTotal
1973Karl Meiler32no rankings–224
1974Hans Pohmann45no rankings–325
1975Karl Meiler (2)31Iris Riedel-Kühn28112
1976Hans Pohmann (2)40Helga Masthoff24011
1977Karl Meiler (3)35Katja Ebbinghaus19101
1978Ulrich Pinner35Sylvia Hanika35202
1979Ulrich Pinner (2)24Sylvia Hanika (2)16112
1980Rolf Gehring39Sylvia Hanika (3)14101
1981Rolf Gehring (2)41Sylvia Hanika (4)6044
1982Damir Keretić69Bettina Bunge9066
1983Rolf Gehring (3)94Sylvia Hanika (5)6011
1984Boris Becker65Claudia Kohde-Kilsch8022
1985Boris Becker (2)6Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2)5516Becker1
1986Boris Becker (3)2Steffi Graf36915Becker1
1987Boris Becker (4)5Steffi Graf (2)131114Graf1
1988Boris Becker (5)4Steffi Graf (3)181422Graf (4)4
1989Boris Becker (6)2Steffi Graf (4)171623Becker (2)Graf (3)5
1990Boris Becker (7)2Steffi Graf (5)161521Graf1
1991Boris Becker (8)3Steffi Graf (6)210919Becker, StichGraf3
1992Boris Becker (9)5Steffi Graf (7)291019Graf1
1993Michael Stich2Steffi Graf (8)191221Graf (3)3
1994Boris Becker (10)3Steffi Graf (9)191120Graf1
1995Boris Becker (11)4Steffi Graf (10)171118Graf (3)3
1996Boris Becker (12)6Steffi Graf (11)181018BeckerGraf (3)4
1997Nicolas Kiefer32Anke Huber14112
1998Tommy Haas34Steffi Graf (12)9033
1999Nicolas Kiefer (2)6Anke Huber (2)16516Graf1
2000Nicolas Kiefer (3)20Anke Huber (3)19325
2001Tommy Haas (2)8Anke Huber (4)18527
2002Tommy Haas (3)11Anca Barna62112
2003Rainer Schüttler5Marlene Weingärtner47202
2004Tommy Haas (4)17Anna-Lena Grönefeld68202
2005Nicolas Kiefer (4)22Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)21000
2006Tommy Haas (5)11Anna-Lena Grönefeld (3)19314
2007Tommy Haas (6)12Martina Müller54213
2008Philipp Kohlschreiber28Sabine Lisicki54202
2009Tommy Haas (7)18Sabine Lisicki (2)23224
2010Philipp Kohlschreiber (2)34Andrea Petkovic32011
2011Florian Mayer23Andrea Petkovic (2)10246
2012Philipp Kohlschreiber (3)20Angelique Kerber5235
2013Tommy Haas (8)12Angelique Kerber (2)9224
2014Philipp Kohlschreiber (4)24Angelique Kerber (3)10167
2015Philipp Kohlschreiber (5)34Angelique Kerber (4)10167
2016Alexander Zverev24Angelique Kerber (5)1347Kerber (2)2
2017Alexander Zverev (2)4Julia Görges147512
2018Alexander Zverev (3)4Angelique Kerber (6)25510Kerber1
2019Alexander Zverev (4)7Angelique Kerber (7)20112
2020Alexander Zverev (5)7Angelique Kerber (8)25202
2021Alexander Zverev (6)3Angelique Kerber (9)16628
2022Alexander Zverev (7)3Angelique Kerber (10)19011
Total 158203361 Becker (6),
Stich 		Graf (22),
Kerber (3)		32

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
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 Did not play 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 Did not play Did not play
Bernd Karbacher 3rd round Quarterfinal 2nd round Quarterfinal Did not play Did not play
Philipp Kohlschreiber 4th round 4th round Quarterfinal 4th round Did not play 2nd round
Carl-Uwe Steeb 4th round 4th round 2nd round 4th round Did not play Quarterfinal
Mischa Zverev Quarterfinal 3rd round 3rd round 4th round Did not play Did not play
Florian Mayer 4th round 2nd round Quarterfinal 3rd round Did not play 1st round
Hans Pohmann Did not play Quarterfinal 4th round 3rd round Did not play Did not play
Patrik Kühnen 3rd round 3rd round Quarterfinal 2nd round Did not play Did not play
Hendrik Dreekmann 3rd round Quarterfinal 2nd round 3rd round Did not play Did not play
Jürgen Fassbender Did not play 3rd round Quarterfinal 2nd round Did not play Did not play
Alex Rădulescu 1st round 1st round Quarterfinal 3rd round Did not play Did not play
Alexander Popp 2nd round 1st round Quarterfinal 2nd round Did not play Did not play

Women
Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open WTA Finals Olympics
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 Did not play Did not play
Sabine Lisicki 4th round 3rd round Final 4th round Did not play 3rd round
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Semifinal Semifinal Quarterfinal Quarterfinal Quarterfinal 2nd round
Bettina Bunge 3rd round 4th round Semifinal 4th round Semifinal Did not play
Andrea Petkovic Quarterfinal Semifinal 3rd round Quarterfinal Did not play 1st round
Julia Görges 4th round 4th round Semifinal 4th round Did not play 3rd round
Claudia Porwik Semifinal 3rd round 3rd round 3rd round Did not play Did not play
Katja Ebbinghaus Quarterfinal Quarterfinal 3rd round Quarterfinal Did not play Did not play
Laura Siegemund 3rd round Quarterfinal 2nd round 3rd round Did not play Quarterfinal
Sabine Hack 4th round Quarterfinal 2nd round 3rd round Did not play Did not play
Eva Pfaff Quarterfinal 3rd round 4th round 2nd round Did not play Did not play
Anna-Lena Grönefeld 3rd round Quarterfinal 1st round 4th round Did not play Did not play
Heidi Eisterlehner Quarterfinal 3rd round 2nd round 1st round Did not play Did not play

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
Michael Stich Quarterfinal 3rd round Win Semifinal Did not play Gold
Kevin Krawietz 3rd round Win (2) 3rd round Semifinal Round robin 2nd round
Andreas Mies 3rd round Win (2) 3rd round Semifinal Round robin Did not play
Philipp Petzschner Quarterfinal 3rd round Win Win Round robin 1st round
Boris Becker Quarterfinal 1st round 2nd round 2nd round Did not play Gold
David Prinosil Final Final Quarterfinal Semifinal Did not play Bronze
Marc-Kevin Goellner 3rd round Final Semifinal 3rd round Did not play Bronze
Rainer Schüttler 2nd round Quarterfinal Quarterfinal 2nd round Did not play Silver
Nicolas Kiefer 2nd round 1st round 2nd round 1st round Did not play Silver

Women
Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open WTA Finals Olympics
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 Did not play 1st round
Eva Pfaff Final Quarterfinal Quarterfinal 3rd round Final Did not play
Sabine Lisicki 2nd round 3rd round Final Quarterfinal Did not play 2nd round
Helga Masthoff 2nd round Final Quarterfinal Did not play Did not play Did not play
Katja Ebbinghaus 1st round Final 3rd round 1st round Did not play Did not play

Mixed
Player Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open Olympics
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Quarterfinal Win Win Semifinal Did not play
Laura Siegemund 1st round 1st round Quarterfinal Win Quarterfinal
Julia Görges Quarterfinal Final Quarterfinal 1st round Did not play

Records
RecordSinglesDoubles
MenWomenMenWomen
Titles
(Finals)		 OverallBecker49 (77)Graf107 (138)Meiler17 (25)Kohde25 (64)
Grand SlamsBecker6 (10)Graf22 (31)Kraw., Mies, Petz.2 (2)Kohde2 (8)
Australian OpenBecker2 (2)Graf4 (5)Prinosil0 (1)Kohde0 (3)
French OpenStich0 (1)Graf6 (9)Krawietz, Mies2 (2)Graf, Kohde0 (3)
WimbledonBecker3 (7)Graf7 (9)Petzschner, Stich1 (1)Graf, Kohde1 (1)
US OpenBecker1 (1)Graf5 (8)Petzschner1 (1)Kohde, Siegem.1 (1)
ATP / WTA FinalsBecker3 (8)Graf5 (6)––Kohde0 (5)
OlympicsZverev1 (1)Graf1 (2)Becker, Stich1 (1)––
Davis / Fed CupKühnen, Steeb3 (3)Graf2 (2)
HardBecker16 (22)Graf37 (50)
ClayKohlschreiber6 (12)Graf32 (43)
GrassBecker7 (12)Graf7 (9)
CarpetBecker26 (37) Graf31 (36)
Matches won
(played)		OverallBecker713 (927)Graf885 (991)Prinosil254 (462)Kohde438 (613)
Grand SlamsBecker163 (203)Graf278 (310)Prinosil52 (90)Kohde110 (149)
Australian OpenBecker29 (38)Graf47 (53)Prinosil15 (24)Grönefeld27 (41)
French OpenBecker26 (35)Graf84 (94)Prinosil16 (27)Kohde37 (50)
WimbledonBecker71 (83)Graf74 (81)Petzschner25 (33)Grönefeld34 (47)
US OpenBecker37 (47)Graf73 (82)Petzschner12 (20)Kohde26 (33)
ATP / WTA FinalsBecker36 (49)Graf33 (41)Krawietz3 (9)Kohde11 (17)
OlympicsHaas6 (8)Graf10 (11)Prinosil5 (7)Graf2 (4)
Davis / Fed CupBecker38 (41)Huber24 (33)Becker16 (25)Masthoff14 (21)
HardHaas343 (535)Graf343 (382)
ClayKohlschreiber178 (317)Graf271 (301)
GrassBecker116 (141)Kohde93 (139)
CarpetBecker258 (322)Graf187 (210)
Match win % OverallBecker76.9%Graf89.3%
Grand SlamsBecker80.3%Graf89.7%
Grand Slam appearancesKohlschreiber68Kerber56
Top 10 winsBecker121Graf208
Youngest title winnerBecker17 yrs 6 mHuber15 yrs 8 m
Oldest title winnerHaas35 yrs 6 mMaria34 yrs 8 m

Team competitions

Finals
Competition Titles Runner-ups
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

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

as West Germany

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Davis Cup 1R1RZ11RF1R1RWWQF
Fed Cup QFFFQF1RSFWSFQF2R

as Germany

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Davis Cup SF1RWSFSFQF1RQF1RQFQF1R1RPOPO1RSFQFQF1RQF1R1RQF1R1R1RQFQF
Fed Cup SFW1RSFSF1R1R1RPORRRRQF1R1RPO1RPO1RPO1RPO1RPOFSF1R1RSF1R
20-2122
Davis Cup SFRR
BJK Cup RRPO

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
  1. "Daten & Fakten". Deutscher Tennis Bund (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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