# 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 Grand Slam titles and is among the 10 most successful nations regarding all Grand Slam titles combined (singles, doubles and mixed). German female tennis players won the 2nd most single titles on the WTA Tour while German male tennis players have won the 7nd most singles titles on the ATP Tour.
Single Grand Slam champions from Germany before the Open Era were Gottfried von Cramm, who became the first non American, British, Australian or French player to win a singles slam title at the 1934 French Open, 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 17 March 2025.

## Highest ranked players

HR = Highest ranking, CR = Current ranking Players are sorted by highest ranking, then by number of titles, then by finals.

### Singles

The lists include the 50 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1973 (men) and 1975 (women).

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| Player | Ranking No. | Ranking No. | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour |
| Player | HR | CR | First | Last | Titles | Finals | Win–loss | Win % |
| Boris Becker | 1 | – | 1983 | 1999 | 49 | 77 | 713–214 | 76.9% |
| Alexander Zverev | 2 | 2 | 2013 | 2025 | 23 | 37 | 475–203 | 70.1% |
| Michael Stich | 2 | – | 1989 | 1997 | 18 | 31 | 385–176 | 68.6% |
| Tommy Haas | 2 | – | 1996 | 2017 | 15 | 28 | 569–338 | 62.7% |
| Nicolas Kiefer | 4 | – | 1994 | 2010 | 6 | 19 | 366–274 | 57.2% |
| Rainer Schüttler | 5 | – | 1995 | 2011 | 4 | 12 | 327–337 | 49.2% |
| Carl-Uwe Steeb | 14 | – | 1986 | 1996 | 3 | 8 | 212–212 | 50.0% |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 16 | – | 2002 | 2022 | 8 | 18 | 478–387 | 55.3% |
| Florian Mayer | 18 | – | 2004 | 2018 | 2 | 7 | 243–261 | 48.2% |
| Ulrich Pinner | 19 | – | 1973 | 1983 | 2 | 3 | 139–125 | 52.7% |
| Karl Meiler | 20 | – | 1968 | 1985 | 4 | 17 | 253–191 | 57.0% |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | 21 | 49 | 2013 | 2025 | 1 | 4 | 225–249 | 47.5% |
| Bernd Karbacher | 22 | – | 1991 | 2000 | 2 | 3 | 135–161 | 45.6% |
| Eric Jelen | 23 | – | 1983 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 135–136 | 49.8% |
| Andreas Maurer | 24 | – | 1978 | 1989 | 1 | 3 | 114–142 | 44.5% |
| Mischa Zverev | 25 | – | 2006 | 2021 | 1 | 3 | 133–199 | 40.1% |
| Marc-Kevin Goellner | 26 | – | 1992 | 2003 | 2 | 3 | 160–194 | 45.2% |
| David Prinosil | 28 | – | 1992 | 2004 | 3 | 6 | 169–221 | 43.3% |
| Hans Pohmann | 30 | – | 1968 | 1979 | 1 | 3 | 124–125 | 49.8% |
| Rolf Gehring | 30 | – | 1974 | 1985 | 1 | 3 | 119–140 | 45.9% |
| Jürgen Fassbender | 31 | – | 1968 | 1980 | 3 | 6 | 185–170 | 52.1% |
| Andreas Beck | 33 | – | 2004 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 41–65 | 38.7% |
| Benjamin Becker | 35 | – | 2006 | 2017 | 1 | 3 | 153–220 | 41.0% |
| Philipp Petzschner | 35 | – | 2003 | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 88–107 | 45.1% |
| Oscar Otte | 36 | 820 | 2018 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 33–52 | 38.8% |
| Karsten Braasch | 38 | – | 1989 | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 68–96 | 41.5% |
| Hans Schwaier | 38 | – | 1981 | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 62–89 | 41.1% |
| Peter Gojowczyk | 39 | – | 2010 | 2022 | 1 | 3 | 75–99 | 43.1% |
| Hendrik Dreekmann | 39 | – | 1993 | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 97–118 | 45.1% |
| Martin Sinner | 42 | – | 1989 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 50–78 | 39.1% |
| Michael Berrer | 42 | – | 2004 | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 88–145 | 37.8% |
| Patrik Kühnen | 43 | – | 1985 | 1996 | 0 | 2 | 127–153 | 45.4% |
| Yannick Hanfmann | 45 | 113 | 2017 | 2025 | 0 | 2 | 76–82 | 48.1% |
| Maximilian Marterer | 45 | 210 | 2015 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 42–78 | 35.0% |
| Tore Meinecke | 46 | – | 1985 | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 40–51 | 44.0% |
| Daniel Altmaier | 47 | 82 | 2017 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 50–88 | 36.2% |
| Markus Zoecke | 48 | – | 1989 | 1995 | 1 | 2 | 67–103 | 39.4% |
| Michael Westphal | 49 | – | 1982 | 1989 | 0 | 2 | 81–106 | 43.3% |
| Dominik Koepfer | 49 | 147 | 2017 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 61–75 | 44.9% |
| Peter Elter | 51 | – | 1976 | 1986 | 0 | 3 | 87–120 | 42.0% |
| Alex Rădulescu | 51 | – | 1992 | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 40–56 | 41.7% |
| Daniel Brands | 51 | – | 2007 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 60–93 | 39.2% |
| Jens Wöhrmann | 54 | – | 1989 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 20–28 | 41.7% |
| Simon Greul | 55 | – | 2003 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 44–72 | 37.9% |
| Ricky Osterthun | 58 | – | 1984 | 1990 | 1 | 3 | 60–79 | 43.2% |
| Damir Keretić | 58 | – | 1979 | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 90–122 | 42.5% |
| Björn Phau | 59 | – | 1998 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 80–138 | 36.7% |
| Denis Gremelmayr | 59 | – | 2002 | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 32–58 | 35.6% |
| Christian Saceanu | 60 | – | 1985 | 1994 | 2 | 3 | 71–110 | 39.2% |
| Oliver Gross | 60 | – | 1993 | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 49–76 | 39.2% |

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| Player | Ranking No. | Ranking No. | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour |
| Player | HR | CR | First | Last | Titles | Finals | Win–loss | Win % |
| Steffi Graf | 1 | – | 1982 | 1999 | 107 | 138 | 885–106 | 89.3% |
| Angelique Kerber | 1 | – | 2006 | 2024 | 14 | 32 | 488–292 | 62.6% |
| Anke Huber | 4 | – | 1990 | 2001 | 12 | 23 | 418–213 | 66.2% |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 4 | – | 1980 | 1992 | 6 | 14 | 368–228 | 61.7% |
| Sylvia Hanika | 5 | – | 1977 | 1990 | 4 | 19 | 378–223 | 62.9% |
| Bettina Bunge | 6 | – | 1978 | 1989 | 4 | 12 | 293–177 | 62.3% |
| Julia Görges | 9 | – | 2007 | 2020 | 7 | 16 | 316–258 | 55.1% |
| Andrea Petkovic | 9 | – | 2006 | 2022 | 7 | 13 | 290–237 | 55.0% |
| Sabine Lisicki | 12 | – | 2006 | 2023 | 4 | 9 | 215–177 | 54.8% |
| Sabine Hack | 13 | – | 1985 | 1997 | 4 | 8 | 181–135 | 57.3% |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 14 | – | 2003 | 2011 | 1 | 4 | 120–142 | 45.8% |
| Katja Ebbinghaus | 15 | – | 1968 | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 77–78 | 49.7% |
| Eva Pfaff | 17 | – | 1980 | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 141–191 | 42.5% |
| Isabel Cueto | 20 | – | 1984 | 1992 | 5 | 8 | 130–102 | 56.0% |
| Mona Barthel | 23 | 177 | 2010 | 2024 | 4 | 7 | 153–179 | 46.1% |
| Helga Masthoff | 24 | – | 1968 | 1979 | 9 | 17 | 173–68 | 71.8% |
| Barbara Rittner | 24 | – | 1990 | 2004 | 2 | 5 | 220–225 | 49.4% |
| Laura Siegemund | 27 | 81 | 2010 | 2025 | 2 | 5 | 130–135 | 49.1% |
| Meike Babel | 27 | – | 1991 | 2000 | 0 | 3 | 70–86 | 44.9% |
| Iris Riedel-Kühn | 28 | – | 1972 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 51–68 | 42.9% |
| Claudia Porwik | 29 | – | 1986 | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 116–145 | 44.4% |
| Petra Begerow | 29 | – | 1992 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 34–66 | 34.0% |
| Wiltrud Probst | 31 | – | 1986 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 118–161 | 42.3% |
| Martina Müller | 33 | – | 2000 | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 64–114 | 36.0% |
| Marlene Weingärtner | 36 | – | 1995 | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 84–135 | 38.4% |
| Annika Beck | 37 | – | 2012 | 2017 | 2 | 4 | 91–115 | 44.2% |
| Karin Kschwendt | 37 | – | 1992 | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 53–65 | 44.9% |
| Silke Meier | 40 | – | 1985 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 78–140 | 35.8% |
| Christina Singer | 41 | – | 1986 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 56–86 | 39.4% |
| Tatjana Maria | 42 | 86 | 2006 | 2025 | 3 | 3 | 142–227 | 38.5% |
| Heidi Eisterlehner | 42 | – | 1970 | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 45–66 | 40.5% |
| Myriam Schropp | 42 | – | 1982 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 27–48 | 36.0% |
| Jana Kandarr | 43 | – | 1994 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 68–121 | 36.0% |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 45 | 346 | 2014 | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 64–86 | 42.7% |
| Marketa Kochta | 45 | – | 1990 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 32–67 | 32.3% |
| Anca Barna | 46 | – | 1994 | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 70–109 | 39.1% |
| Carina Witthöft | 48 | – | 2012 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 49–69 | 41.5% |
| Veronika Martinek | 49 | – | 1988 | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 73–104 | 41.2% |
| Julia Schruff | 52 | – | 2003 | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 48–83 | 36.6% |
| Andrea Glass | 53 | – | 1992 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 38–90 | 29.7% |
| Kristina Barrois | 57 | – | 2006 | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 34–62 | 35.4% |
| Bianka Lamade | 59 | – | 2000 | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 22–30 | 42.3% |
| Jule Niemeier | 61 | 114 | 2019 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 38–55 | 40.9% |
| Silke Frankl | 67 | – | 1988 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 42–77 | 35.3% |
| Elena Wagner | 68 | – | 1997 | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 29–36 | 44.6% |
| Angelika Rösch | 69 | – | 2002 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 10–28 | 26.3% |
| Tamara Korpatsch | 71 | 176 | 2017 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 36–61 | 37.1% |
| Maja Živec-Škulj | 73 | – | 1989 | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 11–30 | 26.8% |
| Eva Lys | 76 | 76 | 2022 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 24–22 | 52.2% |
| Petra Keppeler | 78 | – | 1982 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 19–28 | 40.4% |

### Doubles

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

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| Player | Ranking No. | Ranking No. | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour | ATP Tour |
| Player | HR | CR | First | Last | Titles | Finals | Win–loss | Win % |
| Kevin Krawietz | 5 | 6 | 2009 | 2025 | 11 | 21 | 229–146 | 61.1% |
| Boris Becker | 6 | – | 1983 | 2001 | 15 | 27 | 254–135 | 65.3% |
| Tim Pütz | 6 | 7 | 2017 | 2025 | 10 | 21 | 204–117 | 63.6% |
| Udo Riglewski | 6 | – | 1982 | 1995 | 10 | 20 | 168–163 | 50.8% |
| Andreas Mies | 8 | 87 | 2018 | 2025 | 7 | 9 | 154–126 | 55.0% |
| Michael Stich | 9 | – | 1989 | 2009 | 10 | 16 | 162–111 | 59.3% |
| Philipp Petzschner | 9 | – | 2001 | 2018 | 8 | 15 | 177–173 | 50.6% |
| Karl Meiler | 12 | – | 1968 | 1985 | 17 | 24 | 189–124 | 60.4% |
| David Prinosil | 12 | – | 1992 | 2003 | 10 | 21 | 254–208 | 55.0% |
| Alexander Waske | 16 | – | 2001 | 2012 | 4 | 8 | 111–76 | 59.4% |
| Christopher Kas | 17 | – | 2006 | 2014 | 5 | 20 | 191–202 | 48.6% |
| Hans Pohmann | 18 | – | 1968 | 1979 | 5 | 18 | 164–97 | 62.8% |
| Eric Jelen | 18 | – | 1982 | 1992 | 5 | 11 | 109–80 | 57.7% |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | 21 | 386 | 2012 | 2024 | 4 | 8 | 104–108 | 49.1% |
| Jürgen Fassbender | 22 | – | 1968 | 1980 | 16 | 35 | 250–129 | 66.0% |
| Marc-Kevin Goellner | 25 | – | 1992 | 2002 | 4 | 15 | 188–173 | 52.1% |
| Michael Kohlmann | 27 | – | 1998 | 2013 | 5 | 19 | 219–261 | 45.6% |
| Patrik Kühnen | 28 | – | 1985 | 1997 | 3 | 6 | 110–118 | 48.2% |
| Martin Emmrich | 35 | – | 2010 | 2015 | 3 | 7 | 54–61 | 47.0% |
| Karsten Braasch | 36 | – | 1989 | 2005 | 6 | 9 | 103–128 | 44.6% |

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| Player | Ranking No. | Ranking No. | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour | WTA Tour |
| Player | HR | CR | First | Last | Titles | Finals | Win–loss | Win % |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 3 | – | 1980 | 1994 | 25 | 64 | 438–175 | 71.5% |
| Steffi Graf | 3 | – | 1983 | 1999 | 11 | 18 | 179–72 | 71.3% |
| Laura Siegemund | 4 | 18 | 2006 | 2025 | 15 | 24 | 191–112 | 63.0% |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 7 | – | 2003 | 2019 | 17 | 44 | 407–298 | 57.7% |
| Eva Pfaff | 11 | – | 1980 | 1993 | 8 | 18 | 277–209 | 57.0% |
| Julia Görges | 12 | – | 2007 | 2020 | 5 | 16 | 204–175 | 53.8% |
| Bettina Bunge | 17 | – | 1978 | 1989 | 3 | 10 | 198–153 | 56.4% |
| Barbara Rittner | 23 | – | 1990 | 2005 | 3 | 13 | 162–199 | 44.9% |
| Anke Huber | 23 | – | 1990 | 2001 | 1 | 4 | 133–129 | 50.8% |
| Claudia Porwik | 24 | – | 1985 | 1997 | 6 | 10 | 138–142 | 49.3% |
| Wiltrud Probst | 32 | – | 1986 | 1999 | 0 | 7 | 104–155 | 40.2% |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 34 | 674 | 2013 | 2024 | 4 | 8 | 74–61 | 54.8% |
| Marlene Weingärtner | 34 | – | 1995 | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 56–89 | 38.6% |
| Sabine Lisicki | 35 | – | 2008 | 2023 | 4 | 5 | 66–50 | 56.9% |
| Elena Wagner | 39 | – | 1997 | 2001 | 2 | 4 | 45–55 | 45.0% |
| Christina Singer | 44 | – | 1986 | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 78–115 | 40.4% |
| Karin Kschwendt | 45 | – | 1992 | 1996 | 4 | 6 | 55–64 | 46.2% |
| Meike Babel | 45 | – | 1991 | 2000 | 1 | 3 | 49–73 | 40.2% |
| Jasmin Wöhr | 46 | – | 1996 | 2012 | 4 | 10 | 108–171 | 38.7% |
| Andrea Petkovic | 46 | – | 2007 | 2022 | 1 | 3 | 73–100 | 42.2% |

## Singles achievements timeline

Rankings before the first official rankings in 1973 (ATP) and 1975 (WTA) are estimated or per Lance Tingay (*). GS = Grand Slam
| Year | Highest year-end ranked player | Highest year-end ranked player | Highest year-end ranked player | Highest year-end ranked player | Titles | Titles | Titles | Titles | Titles | Titles |
| Year | Men | Men | Women | Women | Men | Men | Women | Women | Total | Total |
| Year | Player | Rank | Player | Rank | ATP | GS | WTA | GS | Total | GS |
| 1968 | Wilhelm Bungert* | 44* | Helga Masthoff* | 12* | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| 1969 | Christian Kuhnke* | 42* | Helga Masthoff (2)* | 16* | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 1970 | Harald Elschenbroich* | 66* | Helga Masthoff (3)* | 4* | 1 | | 4 | | 5 | |
| 1971 | Harald Elschenbroich (2)* | 82* | Helga Masthoff (4)* | 9* | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 1972 | Harald Elschenbroich (3)* | 61* | Helga Masthoff (5)* | 12* | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 1973 | Karl Meiler | 32 | Helga Masthoff (6)* | 8* | 2 | | 2 | | 4 | |
| 1974 | Hans Pohmann | 44 | Helga Masthoff (7)* | 8* | 3 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 1975 | Karl Meiler (2) | 31 | Iris Riedel-Kühn | 28 | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| 1976 | Hans Pohmann (2) | 40 | Helga Masthoff (8) | 24 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| 1977 | Karl Meiler (3) | 35 | Katja Ebbinghaus | 19 | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| 1978 | Ulrich Pinner | 34 | Sylvia Hanika | 35 | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| 1979 | Ulrich Pinner (2) | 23 | Sylvia Hanika (2) | 16 | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| 1980 | Rolf Gehring | 39 | Sylvia Hanika (3) | 14 | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | |
| 1981 | Rolf Gehring (2) | 42 | Sylvia Hanika (4) | 6 | 0 | | 2 | | 2 | |
| 1982 | Damir Keretić | 69 | Bettina Bunge | 9 | 0 | | 5 | | 5 | |
| 1983 | Rolf Gehring (3) | 93 | Sylvia Hanika (5) | 6 | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 1984 | Boris Becker | 66 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 8 | 0 | | 2 | | 2 | |
| 1985 | Boris Becker (2) | 6 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 1 |
| 1986 | Boris Becker (3) | 2 | Steffi Graf | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | | 15 | 1 |
| 1987 | Boris Becker (4) | 5 | Steffi Graf (2) | 1 | 3 | | 11 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 1988 | Boris Becker (5) | 4 | Steffi Graf (3) | 1 | 8 | | 14 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| 1989 | Boris Becker (6) | 2 | Steffi Graf (4) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 5 |
| 1990 | Boris Becker (7) | 2 | Steffi Graf (5) | 1 | 6 | | 15 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1991 | Boris Becker (8) | 3 | Steffi Graf (6) | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| 1992 | Boris Becker (9) | 5 | Steffi Graf (7) | 2 | 9 | | 10 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 1993 | Michael Stich | 2 | Steffi Graf (8) | 1 | 9 | | 12 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| 1994 | Boris Becker (10) | 3 | Steffi Graf (9) | 1 | 9 | | 11 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 1995 | Boris Becker (11) | 4 | Steffi Graf (10) | 1 | 7 | | 11 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| 1996 | Boris Becker (12) | 6 | Steffi Graf (11) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 4 |
| 1997 | Nicolas Kiefer | 32 | Anke Huber | 14 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 1998 | Tommy Haas | 34 | Steffi Graf (12) | 9 | 0 | | 3 | | 3 | |
| 1999 | Nicolas Kiefer (2) | 6 | Anke Huber (2) | 16 | 5 | | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | Nicolas Kiefer (3) | 20 | Anke Huber (3) | 19 | 3 | | 2 | | 5 | |
| 2001 | Tommy Haas (2) | 8 | Anke Huber (4) | 18 | 5 | | 2 | | 7 | |
| 2002 | Tommy Haas (3) | 11 | Anca Barna | 62 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 2003 | Rainer Schüttler | 5 | Marlene Weingärtner | 47 | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| 2004 | Tommy Haas (4) | 17 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 68 | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| 2005 | Nicolas Kiefer (4) | 22 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2) | 21 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| 2006 | Tommy Haas (5) | 11 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld (3) | 19 | 3 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 2007 | Tommy Haas (6) | 12 | Martina Müller | 54 | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | |
| 2008 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 28 | Sabine Lisicki | 54 | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| 2009 | Tommy Haas (7) | 18 | Sabine Lisicki (2) | 23 | 2 | | 2 | | 4 | |
| 2010 | Philipp Kohlschreiber (2) | 34 | Andrea Petkovic | 32 | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 2011 | Florian Mayer | 23 | Andrea Petkovic (2) | 10 | 2 | | 4 | | 6 | |
| 2012 | Philipp Kohlschreiber (3) | 20 | Angelique Kerber | 5 | 2 | | 3 | | 5 | |
| 2013 | Tommy Haas (8) | 12 | Angelique Kerber (2) | 9 | 2 | | 2 | | 4 | |
| 2014 | Philipp Kohlschreiber (4) | 24 | Angelique Kerber (3) | 10 | 1 | | 6 | | 7 | |
| 2015 | Philipp Kohlschreiber (5) | 34 | Angelique Kerber (4) | 10 | 1 | | 6 | | 7 | |
| 2016 | Alexander Zverev | 24 | Angelique Kerber (5) | 1 | 3 | | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | Alexander Zverev (2) | 4 | Julia Görges | 14 | 7 | | 5 | | 12 | |
| 2018 | Alexander Zverev (3) | 4 | Angelique Kerber (6) | 2 | 5 | | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | Alexander Zverev (4) | 7 | Angelique Kerber (7) | 20 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 2020 | Alexander Zverev (5) | 7 | Angelique Kerber (8) | 25 | 2 | | 0 | | 2 | |
| 2021 | Alexander Zverev (6) | 3 | Angelique Kerber (9) | 16 | 6 | | 2 | | 8 | |
| 2022 | Alexander Zverev (7) | 12 | Jule Niemeier | 61 | 0 | | 2 | | 2 | |
| 2023 | Alexander Zverev (8) | 7 | Tatjana Maria | 57 | 2 | | 2 | | 4 | |
| 2024 | Alexander Zverev (9) | 2 | Laura Siegemund | 84 | 3 | | 0 | | 3 | |
| 2025 | Alexander Zverev (10) | 2 | Eva Lys | 76 | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | |
| Total | 166 | 7 | 206 | 25 | 372 | 32 |

## 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

| Player | Austr. Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ATP Finals | Olympics |
| Boris Becker | Win (2) | Semifinal | Win (3) | Win | Win (3) | 3rd round |
| Alexander Zverev | Final | Final | 4th round | Final | Win (2) | Gold |
| Michael Stich | Semifinal | Final | Win | Final | Win | 2nd round |
| Tommy Haas | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | – | Silver |
| Rainer Schüttler | Final | 4th round | Semifinal | 4th round | Semifinal | 2nd round |
| Nicolas Kiefer | Semifinal | 4th round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | 3rd round |
| Karl Meiler | Semifinal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 4th round | – | – |
| Bernd Karbacher | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | – | – |
| Philipp Kohlschreiber | 4th round | 4th round | Quarterfinal | 4th round | – | 2nd round |
| Carl-Uwe Steeb | 4th round | 4th round | 2nd round | 4th round | – | Quarterfinal |
| Mischa Zverev | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 4th round | – | – |
| Florian Mayer | 4th round | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | – | 1st round |
| Hans Pohmann | – | Quarterfinal | 4th round | 3rd round | – | – |
| Patrik Kühnen | 3rd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | – |
| Hendrik Dreekmann | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | 3rd round | – | – |
| Jürgen Fassbender | – | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | – |
| Alex Rădulescu | 1st round | 1st round | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | – | – |
| Alexander Popp | 2nd round | 1st round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | – |

#### Women

| Player | Austr. Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | WTA Finals | Olympics |
| Steffi Graf | Win (4) | Win (6) | Win (7) | Win (5) | Win (5) | Gold |
| Angelique Kerber | Win | Quarterfinal | Win | Win | Final | Silver |
| Sylvia Hanika | Quarterfinal | Final | 4th round | Quarterfinal | Win | 3rd round |
| Anke Huber | Final | Semifinal | 4th round | Quarterfinal | Final | Quarterfinal |
| Helga Masthoff | Quarterfinal | Final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | – | – |
| Sabine Lisicki | 4th round | 3rd round | Final | 4th round | – | 3rd round |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Semifinal | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 2nd round |
| Bettina Bunge | 3rd round | 4th round | Semifinal | 4th round | Semifinal | – |
| Andrea Petkovic | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | – | 1st round |
| Julia Görges | 4th round | 4th round | Semifinal | 4th round | – | 3rd round |
| Claudia Porwik | Semifinal | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3rd round | – | – |
| Tatjana Maria | 2nd round | 2nd round | Semifinal | 2nd round | – | 1st round |
| Katja Ebbinghaus | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | – | – |
| Laura Siegemund | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | 3rd round | – | Quarterfinal |
| Sabine Hack | 4th round | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | 3rd round | – | – |
| Eva Pfaff | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | 4th round | 2nd round | – | – |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 1st round | 4th round | – | – |
| Jule Niemeier | 2nd round | 1st round | Quarterfinal | 4th round | – | – |
| Heidi Eisterlehner | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | 2nd round | 1st round | – | – |

### Doubles

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

#### Men

| Player | Austr. Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | ATP Finals | Olympics |
| Kevin Krawietz | Semifinal | Win (2) | Semifinal | Final | Win | Quarterfinal |
| Andreas Mies | Quarterfinal | Win (2) | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Round robin | – |
| Michael Stich | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Win | Semifinal | – | Gold |
| Philipp Petzschner | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Win | Win | Round robin | 1st round |
| Tim Pütz | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Win | Quarterfinal |
| Boris Becker | Quarterfinal | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | – | Gold |
| David Prinosil | Final | Final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | – | Bronze |
| Marc-Kevin Goellner | 3rd round | Final | Semifinal | 3rd round | – | Bronze |
| Rainer Schüttler | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 2nd round | – | Silver |
| Nicolas Kiefer | 2nd round | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round | – | Silver |

#### Women

| Player | Austr. Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | WTA Finals | Olympics |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Final | Final | Win | Win | Final | Bronze |
| Laura Siegemund | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | Win | Win | 1st round |
| Steffi Graf | Semifinal | Final | Win | Semifinal | Semifinal | Bronze |
| Eva Pfaff | Final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | 3rd round | Final | – |
| Sabine Lisicki | 2nd round | 3rd round | Final | Quarterfinal | – | 2nd round |
| Helga Masthoff | 2nd round | Final | Quarterfinal | – | – | – |
| Katja Ebbinghaus | 1st round | Final | 3rd round | 1st round | – | – |

#### Mixed

| Player | Austr. Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open | Olympics |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Quarterfinal | Win | Win | Semifinal | – |
| Laura Siegemund | Quarterfinal | Win | Quarterfinal | Win | Quarterfinal |
| Tim Pütz | 2nd round | Win | – | 2nd round | – |
| Julia Görges | Quarterfinal | Final | Quarterfinal | 1st round | – |

## Records
### Singles

| Record | Record | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Record | Record | Player | Record | Player | Record |
| Titles (Finals) | Overall | Boris Becker | 49 (77) | Steffi Graf | 107 (138) |
| Titles (Finals) | Grand Slams | Boris Becker | 6 (10) | Steffi Graf | 22 (31) |
| Titles (Finals) | Australian Open | Boris Becker | 2 (2) | Steffi Graf | 4 (5) |
| Titles (Finals) | French Open | Stich, Zverev | 0 (1) | Steffi Graf | 6 (9) |
| Titles (Finals) | Wimbledon | Boris Becker | 3 (7) | Steffi Graf | 7 (9) |
| Titles (Finals) | US Open | Boris Becker | 1 (1) | Steffi Graf | 5 (8) |
| Titles (Finals) | ATP / WTA Finals | Boris Becker | 3 (8) | Steffi Graf | 5 (6) |
| Titles (Finals) | Olympics | Alexander Zverev | 1 (1) | Steffi Graf | 1 (2) |
| Titles (Finals) | Davis / BJK Cup | Kühnen, Steeb | 3 (3) | Steffi Graf | 2 (2) |
| Titles (Finals) | Hard | Boris Becker | 16 (22) | Steffi Graf | 37 (50) |
| Titles (Finals) | Clay | Alexander Zverev | 8 (13) | Steffi Graf | 32 (43) |
| Titles (Finals) | Grass | Boris Becker | 7 (12) | Steffi Graf | 7 (9) |
| Titles (Finals) | Carpet | Boris Becker | 26 (37) | Steffi Graf | 31 (36) |
| Matches won (pld) | Overall | Boris Becker | 713 (927) | Steffi Graf | 885 (991) |
| Matches won (pld) | Grand Slams | Boris Becker | 163 (203) | Steffi Graf | 278 (310) |
| Matches won (pld) | Australian Open | Alexander Zverev | 31 (41) | Steffi Graf | 47 (53) |
| Matches won (pld) | French Open | Alexander Zverev | 34 (43) | Steffi Graf | 84 (94) |
| Matches won (pld) | Wimbledon | Boris Becker | 71 (83) | Steffi Graf | 74 (81) |
| Matches won (pld) | US Open | Boris Becker | 37 (47) | Steffi Graf | 73 (82) |
| Matches won (pld) | ATP / WTA Finals | Boris Becker | 36 (49) | Steffi Graf | 33 (41) |
| Matches won (pld) | Olympics | Alexander Zverev | 9 (10) | Angelique Kerber | 11 (14) |
| Matches won (pld) | Davis / BJK Cup | Boris Becker | 38 (41) | Anke Huber | 24 (33) |
| Matches won (pld) | Hard | Tommy Haas | 343 (535) | Steffi Graf | 343 (382) |
| Matches won (pld) | Clay | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 178 (317) | Steffi Graf | 271 (301) |
| Matches won (pld) | Grass | Boris Becker | 116 (141) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 93 (139) |
| Matches won (pld) | Carpet | Boris Becker | 258 (322) | Steffi Graf | 187 (210) |
| Match win % | Overall | Boris Becker | 76.9% | Steffi Graf | 89.3% |
| Match win % | Grand Slams | Boris Becker | 80.3% | Steffi Graf | 89.7% |
| Grand Slam appearances | Grand Slam appearances | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 68 | Angelique Kerber | 61 |
| Top 10 wins | Top 10 wins | Boris Becker | 121 | Steffi Graf | 208 |
| Youngest title winner | Youngest title winner | Boris Becker | 17 yrs 6 m | Anke Huber | 15 yrs 8 m |
| Oldest title winner | Oldest title winner | Tommy Haas | 35 yrs 6 m | Tatjana Maria | 35 yrs 8 m |

### Doubles

| Record | Record | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Record | Record | Player | Record | Player | Record |
| Titles (Finals) | Overall | Karl Meiler | 17 (24) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 25 (64) |
| Titles (Finals) | Grand Slams | Kevin Krawietz | 2 (3) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 2 (8) |
| Titles (Finals) | Australian Open | David Prinosil | 0 (1) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 0 (3) |
| Titles (Finals) | French Open | Krawietz, Mies | 2 (2) | Graf, Kohde-Kilsch | 0 (3) |
| Titles (Finals) | Wimbledon | Petzschner, Stich | 1 (1) | Graf, Kohde-Kilsch | 1 (1) |
| Titles (Finals) | US Open | Philipp Petzschner | 1 (1) | Laura Siegemund | 1 (2) |
| Titles (Finals) | ATP / WTA Finals | Krawietz, Pütz | 1 (1) | Laura Siegemund | 1 (1) |
| Titles (Finals) | Olympics | Becker, Stich | 1 (1) | – | – |
| Matches won (pld) | Overall | David Prinosil | 254 (462) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 438 (613) |
| Matches won (pld) | Grand Slams | Kevin Krawietz | 57 (81) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 110 (149) |
| Matches won (pld) | Australian Open | David Prinosil | 15 (24) | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 27 (40) |
| Matches won (pld) | French Open | Kevin Krawietz | 19 (23) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 37 (50) |
| Matches won (pld) | Wimbledon | Philipp Petzschner | 25 (33) | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 34 (47) |
| Matches won (pld) | US Open | Kevin Krawietz | 14 (21) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 26 (33) |
| Matches won (pld) | ATP / WTA Finals | Kevin Krawietz | 7 (14) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 11 (17) |
| Matches won (pld) | Olympics | David Prinosil | 6 (8) | Steffi Graf | 2 (4) |
| Matches won (pld) | Davis / BJK Cup | Tim Pütz | 19 (20) | Helga Masthoff | 14 (21) |

## Team competitions
### Finals

| Competition | Titles | Titles | Runner-ups | Runner-ups |
| Davis Cup | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1993 | 2 | 1970, 1985 |
| BJK Cup (Fed Cup) | 2 | 1987, 1992 | 5 | 1966, 1970, 1982, 1983, 2014 |
| United Cup | 1 | 2024 | – | – |
| World Team Cup | 5 | 1989, 1994, 1998, 2005, 2011 | 3 | 1993, 2006, 2009 |
| Hopman Cup | 2 | 1993, 1995 | 3 | 1994, 2018, 2019 |

### Timeline

Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) and United Cup results since 1981
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| Davis Cup | 1R | 1R | Z1 | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | W | W | QF | SF | 1R | W | SF | SF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R |
| Fed Cup | QF | F | F | QF | 1R | SF | W | SF | QF | 2R | SF | W | 1R | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | PO |
| | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Davis Cup | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | PO | PO | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF |
| Fed Cup | RR | RR | QF | 1R | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | 1R | PO | F | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R |
| | 20-21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Davis Cup | SF | QF | G1 | SF | Q2 |
| BJK Cup | RR | PO | RR | 1R | QR |
| United Cup | not held | not held | RR | W | QF |