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.

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

Germany won the 5th most Single Gramd Slam titles and is among the 10 most successful nations regarding all Grand Slam titles combined (singles, doubles and mixed).

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 .

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).

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

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

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

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

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