Germany_Billie_Jean_King_Cup_team
Germany Billie Jean King Cup team
Team representing Germany in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition
The Germany women's national tennis team represents Germany in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by Deutscher Tennis Bund.
Quick Facts Captain, ITF ranking ...
| Germany | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Rainer Schüttler |
| ITF ranking | 8 (15 April 2024) |
| Colors | black & white |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 59 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 159 (99–60) |
| Years in World Group | 42 (56–38) |
| Titles | 2 (1987, 1992) |
| Runners-up | 5 (1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2014) |
| Most total wins | Helga Masthoff (38–18) |
| Most singles wins | Anke Huber (24–9) |
| Most doubles wins | Helga Masthoff (15–8) |
| Best doubles team | Helga Masthoff / Heide Orth (7–2) |
| Most ties played | Helga Masthoff (33) |
| Most years played | Anna-Lena Grönefeld (14) |
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More information Name, Age ...
| Name | Age | First year |
Ties | Win–loss overall | Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgl | Dbl | Total | Sgl | Dbl | ||||
| Tatjana Maria | 36 | 2006 | 15 | 8–6 | 5–2 | 13–8 | 66 | 321 |
| Laura Siegemund | 36 | 2017 | 8 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 4–6 | 85 | 6 |
| Eva Lys | 22 | 2022 | 2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 149 | – |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 30 | 2020 | 8 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–6 | 189 | 117 |
| Angelique Kerber | 36 | 2007 | 17 | 14–15 | 0–0 | 14–15 | 333 | – |
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Statistics correct as of 13 April 2023.
Germany competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963. They won the Cup in 1987 and 1992, and finished as runners-up five times.
Finals
More information Result, Year ...
| Result | Year | Venue | Surface | GER singles players | Opponent team | Opp. singles players | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1966 | Turin, Italy | Clay | Helga Masthoff Edda Buding |
 United States |
Billie Jean King Julie Heldman |
0–3 |
| Loss | 1970 | Freiburg, Germany | Clay | Helga Masthoff Helga Hösl |
 Australia |
Karen Krantzcke Judy Dalton |
0–3 |
| Loss | 1982 | Santa Clara, United States | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge |
United States |
Chris Evert Martina Navratilova |
0–3 |
| Loss | 1983 | Zürich, Switzerland | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge |
 Czechoslovakia |
Helena Suková Hana Mandlíková |
1–2 |
| Win | 1987 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
United States |
Chris Evert Pam Shriver |
2–1 |
| Win | 1992 | Frankfurt, Germany | Clay | Steffi Graf Anke Huber |
 Spain |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez |
2–1 |
| Loss | 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic |
Czech Republic |
Petra Kvitová Lucie Šafářová |
1–3 |
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Player records
More information #, Player ...
| # | Player | Years | Win–loss | Ties played |
Years played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Total | Win % | |||||
| 1 | Helga Masthoff | 1965–1977 | 23–10 | 15–80 | 38–18 | 68% | 33 | 11 |
| 2 | Anke Huber | 1990–2001 | 24–90 | 05–70 | 29–16 | 64% | 26 | 11 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 1986–1996 | 20–20 | 08–20 | 28–40 | 88% | 20 | 7 |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1982–1989 | 17–80 | 11–40 | 28–12 | 70% | 25 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bettina Bunge | 1980–1989 | 16–30 | 11–60 | 27–90 | 75% | 23 | 7 |
| 6 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 2004–2019 | 11–70 | 09–11 | 20–18 | 53% | 23 | 14 |
| 7 | Katja Ebbinghaus | 1970–1979 | 10–20 | 09–50 | 19–70 | 73% | 21 | 8 |
| Barbara Rittner | 1991–2004 | 09–80 | 10–13 | 19–21 | 48% | 29 | 11 | |
| 9 | Sylvia Hanika | 1978–1988 | 10–50 | 07–60 | 17–11 | 61% | 15 | 5 |
| 10 | Andrea Petkovic | 2007–2021 | 13–11 | 02–40 | 15–15 | 50% | 18 | 10 |
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1963–1969
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | World Group, 1st round | 17 June | London (GBR) |  France |
1–2 | Lost |
| 1964 | World Group, 2nd round | 2 September | Philadelphia (USA) |  Italy |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 3 September | Philadelphia (USA) | France |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1965 | World Group, 1st round | 15 January | Melbourne (AUS) | Italy |
1–2 | Lost |
| 1966 | World Group, 2nd round | 12 May | Turin (ITA) |  Argentina |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 13 May | Turin (ITA) | Italy |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 14 May | Turin (ITA) | Australia |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 15 May | Turin (ITA) | United States |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1967 | World Group, 2nd round | 8 June | Berlin (FRG) |  Denmark |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 9 June | Berlin (FRG) |  Canada |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 10 June | Berlin (FRG) | United States |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1968 | World Group, 2nd round | 23 May | Paris (FRA) |  Bulgaria |
W/O | Lost |
| 1969 | World Group, 1st round | 19 May | Athens (GRE) |  Brazil |
W/O | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | 22 May | Athens (GRE) | Canada |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 23 May | Athens (GRE) |  Great Britain |
1–2 | Lost |
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1970–1979
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | World Group, 2nd round | 20 May | Freiburg (FRG) |  Switzerland |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 22 May | Freiburg (FRG) | France |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 23 May | Freiburg (FRG) | United States |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 24 May | Freiburg (FRG) | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1972 | World Group, 1st round | 20 March | Johannesburg (RSA) |  Greece |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | 22 March | Johannesburg (RSA) |  Ireland |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 23 March | Johannesburg (RSA) | Great Britain |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1973 | World Group, 1st round | 30 April | Bad Homburg (FRG) |  Chile |
W/O | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | 2 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | Spain |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 4 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | United States |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 5 May | Bad Homburg (FRG) | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1974 | World Group, 1st round | May | Naples (ITA) | Canada |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | May | Naples (ITA) | Spain |
2–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | May | Naples (ITA) |  Romania |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | May | Naples (ITA) | United States |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1975 | World Group, 1st round | May | Aix-en-Provence (FRA) | Denmark |
2–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | May | Aix-en-Provence (FRA) | Argentina |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | May | Aix-en-Provence (FRA) | Czechoslovakia |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1976 | World Group, 1st round | August | Philadelphia (USA) |  Mexico |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | August | Philadelphia (USA) | Italy |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | August | Philadelphia (USA) | Australia |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1977 | World Group, 1st round | June | Eastbourne (GBR) | Spain |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | June | Eastbourne (GBR) | Canada |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | June | Eastbourne (GBR) | Australia |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1978 | World Group, 1st round | November | Melbourne (AUS) | Brazil |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | November | Melbourne (AUS) | Great Britain |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1979 | World Group, 1st round | April | Madrid (ESP) |  South Korea |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | May | Madrid (ESP) | United States |
0–3 | Lost |
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1980–1989
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | World Group, 1st round | May | Berlin (FRG) |  Austria |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | May | Berlin (FRG) | Spain |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | May | Berlin (FRG) | Great Britain |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | May | Berlin (FRG) | Australia |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1981 | World Group, 1st round | November | Tokyo (JPN) |  Japan |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | November | Tokyo (JPN) | Brazil |
2–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | November | Tokyo (JPN) | Switzerland |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1982 | World Group, 1st round | July | Santa Clara (USA) |  Portugal |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | July | Santa Clara (USA) |  China |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | July | Santa Clara (USA) | Switzerland |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | July | Santa Clara (USA) | Australia |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | July | Santa Clara (USA) | United States |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1983 | World Group, 1st round | July | Zürich (SUI) | Spain |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | July | Zürich (SUI) | Japan |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | July | Zürich (SUI) | Great Britain |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | July | Zürich (SUI) | Switzerland |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | July | Zürich (SUI) | Czechoslovakia |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1984 | World Group, 1st round | July | São Paulo (BRA) | China |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | July | São Paulo (BRA) |  Sweden |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | July | São Paulo (BRA) | Australia |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1985 | World Group, 1st round | October | Nagoya (JPN) | Great Britain |
0–3 | Lost |
| Consolation 2nd round | October | Nagoya (JPN) | Greece |
3–0 | Won | |
| Consolation Quarterfinal | October | Nagoya (JPN) |  Hong Kong |
2–1 | Won | |
| Consolation Semifinal | October | Nagoya (JPN) |  Soviet Union |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1986 | World Group, 1st round | July | Prague (TCH) |  Belgium |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | July | Prague (TCH) | Brazil |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | July | Prague (TCH) | Bulgaria |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | July | Prague (TCH) | United States |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1987 | World Group, 1st round | July | Vancouver (CAN) | Hong Kong |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | July | Vancouver (CAN) | South Korea |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | July | Vancouver (CAN) | Argentina |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | August | Vancouver (CAN) | Czechoslovakia |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | August | Vancouver (CAN) | United States |
2–1 | Won | |
| 1988 | World Group, 1st round | December | Melbourne (AUS) | Mexico |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | December | Melbourne (AUS) | France |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | December | Melbourne (AUS) | Australia |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | December | Melbourne (AUS) | Soviet Union |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1989 | World Group, 1st round | October | Tokyo (JPN) |  Finland |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | October | Tokyo (JPN) | Japan |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | October | Tokyo (JPN) | Czechoslovakia |
1–2 | Lost |
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1990–1999
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Group, 1st round | July | Atlanta (USA) | Argentina |
2–1 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | July | Atlanta (USA) |  Netherlands |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1991 | World Group, 1st round | 23 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Greece |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | 24 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Canada |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 26 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Italy |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 27 July | Nottingham (GBR) | Spain |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 1992 | World Group, 1st round | 13 July | Frankfurt (GER) |  New Zealand |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | 15 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Netherlands |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 16 July | Frankfurt (GER) |  Poland |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 18 July | Frankfurt (GER) | United States |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 19 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Spain |
2–1 | Won | |
| 1993 | World Group, 1st round | 20 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Australia |
1–2 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 21 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Austria |
2–1 | Won | |
| 1994 | World Group, 1st round | 18 July | Frankfurt (GER) |  Colombia |
3–0 | Won |
| World Group, 2nd round | 20 July | Frankfurt (GER) |  Slovakia |
2–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 22 July | Frankfurt (GER) |  South Africa |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Semifinal | 23 July | Frankfurt (GER) | Spain |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 1995 | World Group, 1st round | 22–23 April | Freiburg (GER) | Japan |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Semifinal | 22–23 July | Santander (ESP) | Spain |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 1996 | World Group, 1st round | 27–28 April | Tokyo (JPN) | Japan |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 13–14 July | Pörtschach (AUT) | Austria |
4–1 | Won | |
| 1997 | World Group, 1st round | 1–2 March | Mannheim (GER) | Czech Republic |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 12–13 July | Frankfurt (GER) |  Croatia |
3–2 | Won | |
| 1998 | World Group, 1st round | 18–19 April | Saarbrücken (GER) | Spain |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 25–26 July | Moscow (RUS) |  Russia |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 1999 | World Group II, 1st round | 24–25 April | Hamburg (GER) | Japan |
3–2 | Won |
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2000–2009
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Group, Round robin | 27 April | Bari (ITA) | Croatia |
2–1 | Won |
| World Group, Round robin | 29 April | Bari (ITA) | Spain |
1–2 | Lost | |
| World Group, Round robin | 30 April | Bari (ITA) | Italy |
2–1 | Won | |
| 2001 | World Group, Play-off | 21–22 July | Hamburg (GER) | Argentina |
1–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Round robin | 7 November | Madrid (ESP) | Belgium |
0–3 | Lost | |
| World Group, Round robin | 8 November | Madrid (ESP) | Australia |
3–0 | Won | |
| World Group, Round robin | 9 November | Madrid (ESP) | Spain |
1–2 | Lost | |
| 2002 | World Group, 1st round | 27–28 April | Dresden (GER) | Russia |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Quarterfinal | 20–21 July | Mallorca (ESP) | Spain |
0–5 | Lost | |
| 2003 | World Group, 1st round | 26–27 April | Ettenheim (GER) | Slovakia |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 19–20 July | Jakarta (INA) |  Indonesia |
3–2 | Won | |
| 2004 | World Group, 1st round | 24–25 April | Amiens (FRA) | France |
0–5 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 10–11 July | Illichivsk (UKR) |  Ukraine |
3–2 | Won | |
| 2005 | World Group II, 1st round | 23–24 April | Essen (GER) | Indonesia |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Play-off | 9–10 July | Bol (CRO) | Croatia |
4–1 | Won | |
| 2006 | World Group, 1st round | 22–23 April | Ettenheim (GER) | United States |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 15–16 July | Beijing (CHN) | China |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 2007 | World Group II, 1st round | 21–22 April | Fürth (GER) | Croatia |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Play-off | 14–15 July | Toyota (JPN) | Japan |
3–2 | Won | |
| 2008 | World Group, 1st round | 2–3 February | La Jolla (USA) | United States |
1–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 26–27 April | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Argentina |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2009 | World Group II, 1st round | 7–8 February | Zürich (SUI) | Switzerland |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Play-off | 25–26 April | Frankfurt (GER) | China |
3–2 | Won |
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2010–2019
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Group, 1st round | 6–7 February | Brno (CZE) | Czech Republic |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 24–25 April | Frankfurt (GER) | France |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2011 | World Group II, 1st round | 5–6 February | Maribor (SLO) |  Slovenia |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Play-off | 16–17 April | Stuttgart (GER) | United States |
5–0 | Won | |
| 2012 | World Group, 1st round | 4–5 February | Stuttgart (GER) | Czech Republic |
1–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 21–22 April | Stuttgart (GER) | Australia |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2013 | World Group II, 1st round | 9–10 February | Limoges (FRA) | France |
3–1 | Won |
| World Group, Play-off | 20–21 April | Stuttgart (GER) |  Serbia |
3–2 | Won | |
| 2014 | World Group, 1st round | 8–9 February | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia |
3–1 | Won |
| World Group, Semifinal | 19–20 April | Brisbane (AUS) | Australia |
3–1 | Won | |
| World Group, Final | 8–9 November | Prague (CZE) | Czech Republic |
1–3 | Lost | |
| 2015 | World Group, 1st round | 7–8 February | Stuttgart (GER) | Australia |
4–1 | Won |
| World Group, Semifinal | 18–19 April | Sochi (RUS) | Russia |
2–3 | Lost | |
| 2016 | World Group, 1st round | 6–7 February | Leipzig (GER) | Switzerland |
2–3 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 16–17 April | Cluj-Napoca (ROU) | Romania |
4–1 | Won | |
| 2017 | World Group, 1st round | 12–13 February | Maui (USA) | United States |
0–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 22–23 April | Stuttgart (GER) | Ukraine |
3–2 | Won | |
| 2018 | World Group, 1st round | 10–11 February | Minsk (BLR) |  Belarus |
3–2 | Won |
| World Group, Semifinal | 21–22 April | Stuttgart (GER) | Czech Republic |
1–4 | Lost | |
| 2019 | World Group, 1st round | 9–10 February | Braunschweig (GER) | Belarus |
0–4 | Lost |
| World Group, Play-off | 19–20 April | Riga (LAT) |  Latvia |
3–1 | Won |
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2020–
More information Year, Competition ...
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Qualifying round | 7–8 February | Florianópolis (BRA) | Brazil |
4–0 | Won |
| 2021 | Finals, Group D | 1 November | Prague (CZE) | Czech Republic |
1–2 | Lost |
| 2 November | Switzerland |
0–3 | Lost | |||
| 2022 | Qualifying round | 15–16 April | Astana (KAZ) |  Kazakhstan |
1–3 | Lost |
| Play-offs | 11–12 November | Rijeka (CRO) | Croatia |
3–1 | Won | |
| 2023 | Qualifying round | 14–15 April | Stuttgart (GER) | Brazil |
3–1 | Won |
| Finals, Group D | 9 November | Seville (ESP) | Italy |
0–3 | Lost | |
| 10 November | France |
0–3 | Lost | |||
| 2024 | Qualifying round | 12–13 April | São Paulo (BRA) | Brazil |
3–1 | Won |
| Finals, 1st round | 12–14 November | Seville (ESP) | TBA |
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