Tennis is one of the most popular sports in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
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
The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis, invented in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, now commonly known simply as tennis, is the direct descendant of what is now denoted real tennis or royal tennis, which continues to be played today a ...
(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
The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Wome ...
while German male tennis players have won the 7nd most singles titles on the
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix ...
.
Single Grand Slam champions from Germany before the Open Era were
Gottfried von Cramm
Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm (; 7 July 1909 – 8 November 1976) was a German tennis player who won the French Open, French Championships twice, becoming the first non American, British, Australian or French playe ...
, who became the first non American, British, Australian or French player to win a singles slam title at the
1934 French Open,
Henner Henkel
Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships.
Biography
Henner was born in 1915 the son of ...
,
Cilly Aussem
Cilly Aussem (; 4 January 1909 – 22 March 1963) was a German tennis player.
She was the first German, male or female, to win the singles title at Wimbledon, which she did in 1931. She also won the women's single titles at the French Champions ...
and
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
Hildegard Krahwinkel Sperling (née Krahwinkel; 26 March 1908 – 7 March 1981) was a German-Danish tennis player. She won three consecutive singles titles at the French Championships from 1935 to 1937. Krahwinkel Sperling is generally regarded ...
, 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, then by finals.
Singles
The lists include the 50 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1973 (men) and 1975 (women).
Men
Women
Doubles
The lists include the 20 best ranked German players. The rankings were introduced in 1976 (men) and 1984 (women).
Men
Women
Singles achievements timeline
Rankings before the first official rankings in 1973 (ATP) and 1975 (WTA) are estimated or per
Lance Tingay
Lance Tingay (15 July 1915 – 10 March 1990) was a British sports journalist, historian, and author of several tennis books. For many years his annual ranking of top tennis players was "the only one that counted" before ATP rankings were introduc ...
(*). GS = Grand Slam
Best results at significant tournaments
Players in ''italics'' are active at the
2025 Wimbledon Championships.
Singles
The lists include all German players who reached at least a quarterfinal at a Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic tournament.
Men
Women
Doubles
The lists include all German players who reached at least a final at a Grand Slam, ATP/WTA Finals or Olympic tournament.
Men
Women
Mixed
Records
Singles
Doubles
Team competitions
Finals
Timeline
''Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) and United Cup results since 1981''
See also
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German Tennis Federation
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Germany Davis Cup team
The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the German Tennis Federation. As East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup, and the Deutscher Tennisbund remained the same organization thro ...
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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.
Current team
''Statistics correct as of 12 April 2025.''
Eva Lys at Wimbledon 2024 (cropped2).j ...
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Sport in Germany
Sport in Germany is an important part of German culture and their society.
In 2006 about 28 million people were members of the more than 87.000 sport clubs in Germany. Almost all sports clubs are represented by the German Olympic Sports Feder ...
Sources
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* Further sources
ITFUltimate Tennis StatisticsMatchstatTennis Abstract
References
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