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Tennis in Germany

Tennis in Germany

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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

All statistics below are based on the data from the ATP and the WTA in the Open Era (since 1968).

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 as of 2 June 2024.

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

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Women

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Doubles

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

Men

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Women

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Singles achievements timeline

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

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Best results at significant tournaments

Players in italics are active at the 2024 French Open.

Singles

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

Men

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Women

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Doubles

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

Men

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Women

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Mixed

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Records

New records set in the last week are in boldface.

Singles

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Doubles

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Team competitions

Finals

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Timeline

Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) and United Cup results since 1981

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See also

Sources

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

References

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

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