Germany Davis Cup team

The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Deutscher Tennis Bund. 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 / West Germany
CaptainMichael Kohlmann
ITF ranking9 (6 December 2021)
Colorswhite & black
First year1913
Years played86
Ties played (W–L)234 (152–82)
Years in
World Group		37 (40–34)
Davis Cup titles3 (1988, 1989, 1993)
Runners-up2 (1970, 1985)
Most total winsGottfried von Cramm (82–19)
Most singles winsGottfried von Cramm (58–10)
Most doubles winsGottfried von Cramm (24–9)
Best doubles teamHans-Jürgen Pohmann &
Jürgen Fassbender (13–3)
Most ties playedWilhelm Bungert (43)
Most years playedWilhelm Bungert (14)

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

Current team
For a list of former Davis Cup representatives, see List of Germany Davis Cup team representatives.
Players representing Germany at the 2022 Davis Cup Qualifying Round
Player Age Win–loss First
year		 Ties Ranking
Singles Doubles Total Singles Doubles
Jan-Lennard Struff 32 9–8 4–0 13–8 2015 15 60 121
Alexander Zverev 25 8–4 0–1 8–5 2016 6 3 147
Tim Pütz 34 0–0 9–0 9–0 2017 9 1204 12
Kevin Krawietz 30 0–0 8–0 8–0 2019 8 860 14
Oscar Otte 28 0–0 0–0 0–0 2022 0 77 429

Statistics correct as of 6 March 2022. Rankings are as of 28 February 2022.

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

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

Year		 Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First round 5–7 March Toulon (FRA)  France 1–4 Loss
World Group Play-offs 17–19 September Stuttgart (GER)  South Africa 5–0 Win
2011 World Group, First round 4–6 March Zagreb (CRO)  Croatia [8] 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 8–10 July Stuttgart (GER)  France [2] 1–4 Loss
2012 World Group, First round 10–12 February Bamberg (GER)  Argentina [2] 1–4 Loss
World Group Play-offs 14–16 September Hamburg (GER)  Australia 3–2 Win
2013 World Group, First round 1–3 February Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina [3] 0–5 Loss
World Group Play-offs 13–15 September Neu-Ulm (GER)  Brazil 4–1 Win
2014 World Group, First round 31 January–2 February Frankfurt (GER)  Spain [3] 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 29–31 March Nancy (FRA)  France [5] 2–3 Loss
2015 World Group, First round 6–8 March Frankfurt (GER)  France [1] 2–3 Loss
World Group Play-offs 18–20 September Santo Domingo (DOM)  Dominican Republic 4–1 Win
2016 World Group, First round 4–6 March Hanover (GER)  Czech Republic [3] 2–3 Loss
World Group Play-offs 16–18 September Berlin (GER)  Poland 3–2 Win
2017 World Group, First round 3–5 February Frankfurt (GER)  Belgium [7] 1–4 Loss
World Group Play-offs 15–17 September Oeiras (POR)  Portugal 3–2 Win
2018 World Group, First round 2–4 February Brisbane (AUS)  Australia [6] 3–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 6–8 April Valencia (ESP)  Spain 2–3 Loss
2019 Qualifying Round 1–2 February Frankfurt (GER)  Hungary 5–0 Win
Finals, Group C 20 November Madrid (ESP)  Argentina [3] 3–0 Win
21 November  Chile 2–1 Win
Finals, Quarterfinals 22 November  Great Britain [5] 0–2 Loss

2020s

Year		 Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020 Qualifying Round 6–7 March Düsseldorf (GER)  Belarus 4–1 Win
2021 Finals, Group F 27 November Innsbruck (AUT)  Serbia [6] 2–1 Win
28 November  Austria 2–1 Win
Finals, Quarterfinals 30 November  Great Britain 2–1 Win
Finals, Semifinals 4 December Madrid (ESP)  Russia 1–2 Loss
2022 Qualifying Round 4–5 March Rio de Janeiro (BRA)  Brazil 3–1 Win
Finals, Group stage 14–18 September Hamburg (GER)  France Pending
14–18 September  Belgium Pending
14–18 September  Australia Pending

Team captains

from 1985 on

Statistics

Player records
Most total wins overall
# Player Years Win–loss Win % Ties
played
Singles Doubles Total
1 Gottfried von Cramm 1932–1953 58–10 24–9 82–19 81% 37
2 Wilhelm Bungert 1958–1971 52–27 14–9 66–36 65% 43
3 Boris Becker 1985–1999 38–30 16–9 54–12 82% 28
4 Christian Kuhnke 1960–1972 35–15 16–8 51–23 69% 32
5 Henner Henkel 1935–1939 33–13 16–4 49–17 74% 27
6 Ingo Buding 1961–1970 26–11 10–5 36–16 69% 26
7 Michael Stich 1990–1996 21–90 14–2 35–11 76% 17
8 Philipp Kohlschreiber 2007–2020 20–14 04–3 24–17 59% 23
9 Tommy Haas 1998–2014 19–70 04–2 23–90 72% 18
10 Daniel Prenn 1928–1932 17–50 04–5 21–10 68% 14
Most total wins since 1981
# Player Years Win–loss Win % Ties
played
Singles Doubles Total
1 Boris Becker 1985–1999 38–30 16–9 54–12 82% 28
2 Michael Stich 1990–1996 21–90 14–2 35–11 76% 17
3 Philipp Kohlschreiber 2007–2020 20–14 04–3 24–17 59% 23
4 Tommy Haas 1998–2014 19–70 04–2 23–90 72% 18
5 Eric Jelen 1986–1992 8–4 12–4 20–80 71% 16
6 Jan-Lennard Struff 2015–2022 9–8 04–0 13–80 62% 15
7 Michael Westphal 1982–1986 12–70 00–0 12–70 63% 10
Marc-Kevin Goellner 1993–2001 8–6 04–3 12–90 57% 12
Nicolas Kiefer 1998–2009 10–11 02–3 12–14 46% 15
10 David Prinosil 1996–2003 4–6 07–5 11–11 50% 14

Team records

Statistics since 1981, as of end of 2022 Davis Cup Qualifying Round.

Results
  • Champion: 3 times
  • Runner-up: 1 time
  • Lost in Semifinals: 5 times
  • Lost in Quarterfinals: 11 times
  • Lost in First Round: 17 times
  • Not in World Group/Finals: 3 times
Records by decade
  • 1981–1989: 18–7 (72%)
  • 1990–1999: 16–9 (64%)
  • 2000–2009: 11–10 (52%)
  • 2010–2019: 12–10 (55%)
  • 2020–2029: 5–1 (83%)
Records by ground
  • Home (51 ties): 37–14 (73%)
  • Away (42 ties): 21–21 (50%)
  • Neutral (6 ties): 4–2 (67%)
  • Total: (99 ties): 62–37 (63%)

Head-to-head records

Statistics since 1981, as of end of 2021 Davis Cup Finals group stage.

See also

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