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.
| Germany | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Captain | Rainer Schüttler |
| ITF ranking | 9 (16 November 2022) |
| Colors | black & white |
| First year | 1963 |
| Years played | 58 |
| Ties played (W–L) | 156 (98–58) |
| Years in World Group | 43 (56–36) |
| 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) |
Current team
| Name | Age | First year |
Ties | Win–loss overall | Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgl | Dbl | Total | Sgl | Dbl | ||||
| Jule Niemeier | 23 | 2021 | 4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 65 | – |
| Tatjana Maria | 35 | 2006 | 13 | 7–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 71 | 605 |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 29 | 2020 | 6 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 91 | 92 |
| Laura Siegemund | 35 | 2017 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 105 | 29 |
| Eva Lys | 21 | 2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 113 | – |
Correct as of 16 April 2023, rankings as of 10 April 2023.
History
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
| 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Players
Player records
| # | Player | Years | Win–loss | Ties played |
Years played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Total | Win % | |||||
| 1 | Helga Masthoff | 1965–1977 | 23–10 | 15–8 | 38–18 | 68% | 33 | 11 |
| 2 | Anke Huber | 1990–2001 | 24–9 | 5–7 | 29–16 | 64% | 26 | 11 |
| 3 | Steffi Graf | 1986–1996 | 20–2 | 8–2 | 28–4 | 88% | 20 | 7 |
| Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 1982–1989 | 17–8 | 11–4 | 28–12 | 70% | 25 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bettina Bunge | 1980–1989 | 16–3 | 11–6 | 27–9 | 75% | 23 | 7 |
| 6 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 2004–2019 | 11–7 | 9–11 | 20–18 | 53% | 23 | 14 |
| 7 | Katja Ebbinghaus | 1970–1979 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 19–7 | 73% | 21 | 8 |
| Barbara Rittner | 1991–2004 | 9–8 | 10–13 | 19–21 | 48% | 29 | 11 | |
| 9 | Sylvia Hanika | 1978–1988 | 10–5 | 7–6 | 17–11 | 61% | 15 | 5 |
| 10 | Andrea Petkovic | 2007–2021 | 13–11 | 2–4 | 15–15 | 50% | 18 | 10 |
Results
1963–1969
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) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
1970–1979
Year |
Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | World Group, 2nd Round | 20 May | Freiburg (FRG) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
1980–1989
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) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
1990–1999
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 |
2000–2009
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 |
2010–2019
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 |
2020–2029
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 | 7–10 November | Seville (ESP) | TBD | Pending | ||
| 7–10 November | TBD | Pending |
External links
- Team page on BillieJeanKingCup.com, the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup
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