Tennis in Germany

Last updated September 11, 2024

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.^[1]

Highest ranked players

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

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.		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	2024	22	35	450–194	69.9%
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	38	2013	2024	1	4	219–238	47.9%
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	646	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	860	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	96	2017	2024	0	2	70–77	47.6%
Maximilian Marterer	45	104	2015	2024	0	0	39–75	34.2%
Tore Meinecke	46	–	1985	1989	0	1	40–51	44.0%
Daniel Altmaier	47	84	2017	2024	0	0	41–78	34.5%
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	81	2017	2024	0	0	60–72	45.5%
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.		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	205	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	506	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	175	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	97	2010	2024	2	4	120–126	48.8%
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	82	2006	2024	3	3	139–221	38.6%
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	310	2014	2024	0	2	64–85	43.0%
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	87	2019	2024	0	0	37–50	42.5%
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	121	2017	2024	1	1	34–58	37.0%
Maja Živec-Škulj	73	–	1989	1996	0	0	11–30	26.8%
Petra Keppeler	78	–	1982	1986	0	0	19–28	40.4%
Dinah Pfizenmaier	79	–	2012	2015	0	0	14–21	40.0%

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.		ATP Tour
Player	HR	CR	First	Last	Titles	Finals	Win–loss	Win %
Boris Becker	6	–	1983	2001	15	27	254–135	65.3%
Udo Riglewski	6	–	1982	1995	10	20	168–163	50.8%
Kevin Krawietz	7	13	2009	2024	10	19	212–138	60.6%
Tim Pütz	7	13	2017	2024	9	19	188–110	63.1%
Andreas Mies	8	61	2018	2024	7	9	153–121	55.8%
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	127	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.		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	11	2006	2024	14	21	171–104	62.2%
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	115	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				Titles
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	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	Tatjana Maria (2)	82	2		0		2
Total	165	7	206	25	371	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	Semifinal	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	1st 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	Quarterfinal	Win (2)	Semifinal	Final	Round robin	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
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
Tim Pütz	Quarterfinal	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	–	Quarterfinal
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		Men		Women
Record		Player	Record	Player	Record
Titles (Finals)	Overall	Boris Becker	49 (77)	Steffi Graf	107 (138)
	Grand Slams	Boris Becker	6 (10)	Steffi Graf	22 (31)
	Australian Open	Boris Becker	2 (2)	Steffi Graf	4 (5)
	French Open	Stich, Zverev	0 (1)	Steffi Graf	6 (9)
	Wimbledon	Boris Becker	3 (7)	Steffi Graf	7 (9)
	US Open	Boris Becker	1 (1)	Steffi Graf	5 (8)
	ATP / WTA Finals	Boris Becker	3 (8)	Steffi Graf	5 (6)
	Olympics	Alexander Zverev	1 (1)	Steffi Graf	1 (2)
	Davis / Fed Cup	Kühnen, Steeb	3 (3)	Steffi Graf	2 (2)
	Hard	Boris Becker	16 (22)	Steffi Graf	37 (50)
	Clay	Alexander Zverev	8 (13)	Steffi Graf	32 (43)
	Grass	Boris Becker	7 (12)	Steffi Graf	7 (9)
	Carpet	Boris Becker	26 (37)	Steffi Graf	31 (36)
Matches won (pld)	Overall	Boris Becker	713 (927)	Steffi Graf	885 (991)
	Grand Slams	Boris Becker	163 (203)	Steffi Graf	278 (310)
	Australian Open	Boris Becker	29 (38)	Steffi Graf	47 (53)
	French Open	Alexander Zverev	34 (43)	Steffi Graf	84 (94)
	Wimbledon	Boris Becker	71 (83)	Steffi Graf	74 (81)
	US Open	Boris Becker	37 (47)	Steffi Graf	73 (82)
	ATP / WTA Finals	Boris Becker	36 (49)	Steffi Graf	33 (41)
	Olympics	Alexander Zverev	9 (10)	Angelique Kerber	11 (14)
	Davis / Fed Cup	Boris Becker	38 (41)	Anke Huber	24 (33)
	Hard	Tommy Haas	343 (535)	Steffi Graf	343 (382)
	Clay	Philipp Kohlschreiber	178 (317)	Steffi Graf	271 (301)
	Grass	Boris Becker	116 (141)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	93 (139)
	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		Philipp Kohlschreiber	68	Angelique Kerber	61
Top 10 wins		Boris Becker	121	Steffi Graf	208
Youngest title winner		Boris Becker	17 yrs 6 m	Anke Huber	15 yrs 8 m
Oldest title winner		Tommy Haas	35 yrs 6 m	Tatjana Maria	35 yrs 8 m

Doubles

New records set in the last week are in boldface.

Record		Men		Women
Record		Player	Record	Player	Record
Titles (Finals)	Overall	Karl Meiler	17 (25)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	25 (64)
	Grand Slams	Kevin Krawietz	2 (3)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	2 (8)
	Australian Open	David Prinosil	0 (1)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	0 (3)
	French Open	Krawietz , Mies	2 (2)	Graf, Kohde-Kilsch	0 (3)
	Wimbledon	Petzschner, Stich	1 (1)	Graf, Kohde-Kilsch	1 (1)
	US Open	Philipp Petzschner	1 (1)	Laura Siegemund	1 (2)
	ATP / WTA Finals	–	–	Laura Siegemund	1 (1)
	Olympics	Becker, Stich	1 (1)	–	–
Matches won (pld)	Overall	David Prinosil	254 (462)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	438 (613)
	Grand Slams	Kevin Krawietz	53 (76)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	110 (149)
	Australian Open	David Prinosil	15 (24)	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	27 (40)
	French Open	Kevin Krawietz	19 (23)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	37 (50)
	Wimbledon	Philipp Petzschner	25 (33)	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	34 (47)
	US Open	Kevin Krawietz	14 (21)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	26 (33)
	ATP / WTA Finals	Kevin Krawietz	3 (9)	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	11 (17)
	Olympics	David Prinosil	6 (8)	Steffi Graf	2 (4)
	Davis / Fed Cup	Boris Becker	16 (25)	Helga Masthoff	14 (21)

Team competitions

Finals

Competition	Titles		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

	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99
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
Davis Cup	SF	QF	G1	RR
BJK Cup	RR	PO	RR	1R
United Cup	not held		RR	W

Sources

"Win/Loss Index". ATP Tour.
"Rankings - Singles". ATP Tour.
"Press Center". WTA Tennis.
Further sources: ITF, Ultimate Tennis Statistics, Matchstat, Tennis Abstract

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References

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Highest ranked players

Singles

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Women

Doubles

Men

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Singles achievements timeline

Best results at significant tournaments

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Mixed

Records

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Team competitions

Finals

Timeline

See also

Sources

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