Tennis is one of the most popular sports in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
with more than five million active players. The
German Tennis Federation
The German Tennis Federation (German: Deutscher Tennis Bund, short form: DTB) is the governing body of tennis federations and clubs in Germany.
It is the largest tennis federation in the world with more than 1,800,000 members.
Founded on 19 May ...
is the largest tennis federation in the world with ca. 1.4 million members.
All statistics below are based on the data from the
ATP and the
WTA in the
Open Era
The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Birmingham, England now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today as a separate sp ...
(since 1968).
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).
Men
Women
Doubles
The lists include the 20 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1976 (men) and 1984 (women).
Men
Women
Singles achievements timeline
Rankings before the first official rankings in 1973 (ATP) and 1975 (WTA) are estimated or per
Lance Tingay
Lance Tingay (15 July 1915 – 10 March 1990) was a British sports journalist, historian, and author of several tennis books. For many years his annual ranking of top tennis players was "the only one that counted" before ATP rankings were introduc ...
(*). GS = Grand Slam
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
Women
Doubles
The lists include all German players who reached at least a final at a Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic tournament.
Men
Women
Mixed
Records
Singles
Doubles
Team competitions
Finals
Timeline
''Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) results since 1981''
See also
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German Tennis Federation
The German Tennis Federation (German: Deutscher Tennis Bund, short form: DTB) is the governing body of tennis federations and clubs in Germany.
It is the largest tennis federation in the world with more than 1,800,000 members.
Founded on 19 May ...
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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 througho ...
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Germany Billie Jean King Cup team
The Germany women's national tennis team represents Germany in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by Deutscher Tennis Bund.
History
Germany competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They won the Cup in 1987 and 1992, and fini ...
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Sport in Germany
Sport in Germany is an important part of German culture and their society.
In 2006 about 28 million people were members of the more than 2 sport clubs in Germany. Almost all sports clubs are represented by the German Olympic Sports Federation.
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Sources
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ITFUltimate Tennis StatisticsMatchstatTennis AbstractTennis Forecast
References
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