Germany Davis Cup team

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Germany / West Germany
Flag of Germany.svg
Captain Michael Kohlmann
ITF ranking 4 (5 February 2024)
Colorswhite & black
First year 1913
Years played88
Ties played (W–L)241 (157–84)
Years in
World Group		40 (46–36)
Davis Cup titles3 (1988, 1989, 1993)
Runners-up2 (1970, 1985)
Most total wins Gottfried von Cramm (82–19)
Most singles winsGottfried von Cramm (58–10)
Most doubles winsGottfried von Cramm (24–9)
Best doubles team Hans-Jürgen Pohmann &
Jürgen Fassbender (13–3)
Most ties played Wilhelm Bungert (43)
Most years playedWilhelm Bungert (14)

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 throughout the century, the West German Davis Cup team is included in this article.

Contents

Germany has won the Davis Cup three times (1988, 1989, 1993) and finished as runners-up twice (1970, 1985).

Current team

Players representing Germany at the 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round
PlayerAgeWin–loss totalFirst
year		TiesRanking
SglDblTotalSglDbl
Jan-Lennard Struff 3314–94–018–920152024280
Dominik Koepfer 293–20–03–2202056097
Maximilian Marterer 281–00–01–02023192744
Kevin Krawietz 320–113–113–2201914–15
Tim Pütz 360–015–115–1201716–16

Statistics correct as of 4 February 2024.

History

Germany competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913. Since then they have reached five finals.

First final participation in 1970

In 1970, Germany reached the Davis Cup final for the first time. Having defeated Denmark, Egypt, Belgium and the Soviet Union in the European zone they played India and Spain in the so-called interzonal zone, beating both teams. In the final Wilhelm Bungert and Christian Kuhnke played Arthur Ashe and Cliff Richey in singles, and Bob Lutz/Stan Smith in doubles. The German players lost all five matches, all but one in three sets.

Second final participation in 1985

Fifteen years later Germany reached the Davis Cup final for the second time. After close successes against Spain and the United States and a clear victory against Czechoslovakia in the World Group Germany played Sweden at home in Munich. Germany played with Boris Becker and Michael Westphal in the singles and with Becker/Andreas Maurer in the double. After the fourth rubber against Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg in the singles and Wilander/Joakim Nyström in the double the standings were 2–2. In the decisive fifth rubber Westphal lost to Stefan Edberg in four sets.

First Davis Cup title in 1988

Only three years later Germany reached the Davis Cup final for the third time. After three 5–0 whitewashes against Brazil, Denmark and Yugoslavia Germany once again met Sweden. Now it was Sweden's turn to lose at home. Germany secured its triumph in the third match, the double. Carl-Uwe Steeb and Boris Becker had defeated Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg, respectively, before the German double consisting of Becker and Eric Jelen defeated Edberg and Anders Järryd in five sets. The fourth match which was shortened to best of three was won by Edberg before Sweden let Germany get its fourth point by a walkover.

Second Davis Cup title in 1989

Germany defeated Indonesia, Czechoslovakia and the United States on the way to their second consecutive final and the final once again was Germany against Sweden. This time the final took place in Stuttgart. Mats Wilander achieved the 1–0 lead for Sweden by defeating Carl-Uwe Steeb in five sets before Boris Becker levelled the standings in a three-set victory against Stefan Edberg. Becker and Eric Jelen defeated the Sweden double of Jan Gunnarsson and Anders Järryd in five sets before Becker secured the second consecutive German Davis Cup title by defeating Mats Wilander in three sets. [4]

Third Davis Cup title in 1993

It took Germany four years to reach the Davis Cup final for the fifth time, and they did so by beating Russia, the Czech Republic and – once again – Sweden. In the final against Australia that took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, Michael Stich defeated Jason Stoltenberg in five sets to mark the first point for Germany. In the second Friday single, Marc-Kevin Goellner lost to Richard Fromberg with a result of 7–9 in the fifth set. Stich and Patrik Kühnen defeated their Australian counterparts Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the double, marking the 2–1 for Germany. In the fourth rubber, Michael Stich clearly defeated Richard Fromberg in three sets before Goellner defeated Stoltenberg in the tie-break of the third and last set.

Results

Results until 1980

Germany (1900–1960)

West Germany (1960–1980)

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the World Group format.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s


Year		CompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020 Qualifying round 6–7 March Düsseldorf (GER)Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 4–1Win
2021 Finals, Group F27 November Innsbruck (AUT)Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [6]2–1Win
28 NovemberFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–1Win
Finals, Quarterfinals30 NovemberFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2–1Win
Finals, Semifinals4 December Madrid (ESP)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–2Loss
2022 Qualifying round 4–5 March Rio de Janeiro (BRA)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3–1Win
Finals, Group C14 September Hamburg (GER)Flag of France.svg  France 2–1Win
16 SeptemberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–1Win
18 SeptemberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–1Win
Finals, Quarterfinals24 November Málaga (ESP)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–2Loss
2023 Qualifying round 3–4 February Trier (GER)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–3Loss
World Group I 16–17 September Mostar (BIH)Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0Win
2024 Qualifying round 2–3 February Tatabánya (HUN)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3–2Win
Finals, Group C10–15 September Zhuhai (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10–15 SeptemberFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
10–15 SeptemberFlag of Chile.svg  Chile

Team captains

from 1985 on

Statistics

Player records

Most total wins overall
#PlayerYearsWin–lossWin %Ties
played		Years
played
SinglesDoublesTotal
1 Gottfried von Cramm 1932–195358–1024–982–1981%379
2 Wilhelm Bungert 1958–197152–2714–966–3665%4314
3 Boris Becker 1985–199938–316–954–1282%2812
4 Christian Kuhnke 1960–197235–1516–851–2369%3210
5 Henner Henkel 1935–193933–1316–449–1774%275
6 Ingo Buding 1961–197026–1110–536–1669%269
7 Michael Stich 1990–199621–914–235–1176%177
8 Philipp Kohlschreiber 2007–202020–144–324–1759%2313
9 Tommy Haas 1998–201419–74–223–972%1811
10 Daniel Prenn 1928–193217–54–521–1068%144
Most total wins since 1981
#PlayerYearsWin–lossWin %Ties
played		Years
played
SinglesDoublesTotal
1 Boris Becker 1985–199938–316–954–1282%2812
2 Michael Stich 1990–199621–914–235–1176%177
3 Philipp Kohlschreiber 2007–202020–144–324–1759%2313
4 Tommy Haas 1998–201419–74–223–972%1811
5 Eric Jelen 1986–19928–412–420–871%167
6 Jan-Lennard Struff 2015–202414–94–018–967%208
7 Tim Pütz 2017–20240–015–115–194%167
8 Kevin Krawietz 2019–20240–113–113–287%145
9 Michael Westphal 1982–198612–70–012–763%105
Marc-Kevin Goellner 1993–20018–64–312–957%127
Nicolas Kiefer 1998–200910–112–312–1446%1510

Team records

Statistics since 1981, as of end of 2023 Davis Cup World Group I.

Results
Records by decade
Records by ground

Head-to-head records

Statistics since 1981, as of end of 2023 Davis Cup World Group I.

  1. 1 2 includes Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (2–1)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Germany F.R. 2:3 Sweden". Daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Sweden 1:4 Germany F.R." Daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Germany F.R. 3:2 Sweden". Daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "December 17, 1989: Boris Becker secures Davis Cup title defense for Germany". Tennis World USA.
  6. ↑ "Germany 4:1 Australia". Daviscup.com.
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