The Germany women's national tennis team represents

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Billie Jean King Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

competition and are governed by

Deutscher Tennis Bund The German Tennis Federation (German: Deutscher Tennis Bund, short form: DTB) is the governing body of tennis federations and clubs in Germany. It is the largest tennis federation in the world with more than 1,800,000 members. Founded on 19 May ...

History

Germany competed in its first Fed Cup in

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

. They won the Cup in

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and 1992, and finished as runners-up five times.

Finals

Current team

''Correct as of 14 October 2022, rankings as of 7 November 2022.''

Players

Player records

Results

1963–1969

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

2020–2029

External links

* {{National sports teams of Germany Billie Jean King Cup teams