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Germany Billie Jean King Cup team

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Germany
CaptainRainer Schüttler
ITF ranking8 (15 April 2024)
Colorsblack & white
First year1963
Years played59
Ties played (W–L)160 (99–61)
Years in
World Group
42 (56–39)
Titles2 (1987, 1992)
Runners-up5 (1966, 1970, 1982, 1983,
2014)
Most total winsHelga Masthoff (38–18)
Most singles winsAnke Huber (24–9)
Most doubles winsHelga Masthoff (15–8)
Best doubles teamHelga Masthoff /
Heide Orth (7–2)
Most ties playedHelga Masthoff (33)
Most years playedAnna-Lena Grönefeld (14)

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

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Players who represented Germany at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Name Age First
year
Ties Win–loss overall Rankings
Sgl Dbl Total Sgl Dbl
Laura Siegemund 36 2017 9 4–3 0–4 4–7 84 21
Jule Niemeier 25 2021 6 2–3 1–2 3–5 92 562
Tatjana Maria 37 2006 15 8–6 5–2 13–8 101 1040
Eva Lys 22 2022 2 1–1 0–0 1–1 130
Anna-Lena Friedsam 30 2020 8 2–3 2–3 4–6 440 245

Statistics correct as of 15 November 2024.

History

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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

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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, West Germany Clay Helga Masthoff
Helga Hösl
 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

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Year Team
1963 Edda Buding Margot Dittmeyer Renate Ostermann
1964 Helga Hösl Heide Schildknecht
1965 Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht
1966 Helga Hösl Edda Buding Helga Masthoff
1967 Helga Hösl Edda Buding Helga Masthoff
1969 Helga Masthoff Almut Sturm Heide Schildknecht
1970 Helga Hösl Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff
1972 Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht
1973 Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff Heide Schildknecht
1974 Helga Hösl Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff
1975 Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff
1976 Helga Masthoff Iris Riedel Heidi Eisterlehner
1977 Katja Ebbinghaus Helga Masthoff
1978 Katja Ebbinghaus Sylvia Hanika Heidi Eisterlehner
1979 Katja Ebbinghaus Iris Riedel Sylvia Hanika
1980 Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge
1981 Iris Riedel Bettina Bunge
1982 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge
1983 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff Bettina Bunge Petra Keppeler
1984 Sylvia Hanika Myriam Schropp Petra Keppeler
1985 Andrea Betzner Myriam Schropp Petra Keppeler
1986 Steffi Graf Claudia Porwik Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge
1987 Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Silke Meier Bettina Bunge
1988 Sylvia Hanika Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff Isabel Cueto
1989 Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Isabel Cueto Bettina Bunge
1990 Anke Huber Claudia Porwik Wiltrud Probst Isabel Cueto
1991 Anke Huber Barbara Rittner Steffi Graf Sabine Hack
1992 Anke Huber Barbara Rittner Steffi Graf Sabine Hack
1993 Anke Huber Barbara Rittner Steffi Graf Sabine Hack
1994 Anke Huber Barbara Rittner Christina Singer Sabine Hack
1995 Anke Huber Barbara Rittner Meike Babel Sabine Hack
Anke Huber Claudia Porwik Sabine Hack
1996 Anke Huber Christina Singer Steffi Graf Sabine Hack
1997 Barbara Rittner Elena Pampoulova Marlene Weingärtner
Anke Huber Meike Babel
1998 Wiltrud Probst Andrea Glass Jana Kandarr
Anke Huber Meike Babel Andrea Glass Jana Kandarr
1999 Andrea Glass Elena Pampoulova Jana Kandarr
2000 Barbara Rittner Anke Huber Andrea Glass
2001 Anke Huber Barbara Rittner Andrea Glass Bianka Lamade
Barbara Rittner Bianka Lamade Martina Müller Scarlett Werner
2002 Marlene Weingärtner Barbara Rittner Bianka Lamade Martina Müller
Martina Müller Barbara Rittner Bianka Lamade Anca Barna
2003 Anca Barna Marlene Weingärtner Barbara Rittner Martina Müller
Anca Barna Barbara Rittner Angelika Rösch Vanessa Henke
2004 Marlene Weingärtner Barbara Rittner Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff
Jasmin Wöhr Barbara Rittner Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff
2005 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff Anca Barna Sandra Klösel
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff Sandra Klösel Angelique Kerber
2006 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff Martina Müller Jasmin Wöhr
Jasmin Wöhr Kathrin Wörle Kristina Barrois Tatjana Maria
2007 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Sandra Klösel Tatjana Maria Andrea Petkovic
Angelique Kerber Tatjana Maria Andrea Petkovic Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2008 Tatjana Maria Julia Görges Sabine Lisicki Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Martina Müller Angelique Kerber Sabine Lisicki Jasmin Wöhr
2009 Sabine Lisicki Anna-Lena Grönefeld Kristina Barrois Tatjana Maria
Sabine Lisicki Anna-Lena Grönefeld Kristina Barrois Tatjana Maria
2010 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Andrea Petkovic Kristina Barrois Tatjana Maria
Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Tatjana Maria Kristina Barrois
2011 Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Tatjana Maria Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Sabine Lisicki Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2012 Sabine Lisicki Julia Görges Angelique Kerber Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Andrea Petkovic Angelique Kerber Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2013 Julia Görges Sabine Lisicki Anna-Lena Grönefeld Annika Beck
Angelique Kerber Mona Barthel Sabine Lisicki Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2014 Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Sabine Lisicki Julia Görges
2015 Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Sabine Lisicki Julia Görges
Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Sabine Lisicki Julia Görges
2016 Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Annika Beck
Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Annika Beck Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2017 Laura Siegemund Andrea Petkovic Julia Görges Carina Witthöft
Angelique Kerber Laura Siegemund Julia Görges Carina Witthöft
2018 Tatjana Maria Antonia Lottner Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Julia Görges Angelique Kerber Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2019 Tatjana Maria Andrea Petkovic Laura Siegemund Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Julia Görges Andrea Petkovic Mona Barthel Anna-Lena Grönefeld
2020 Laura Siegemund Tatjana Maria Anna-Lena Friedsam Antonia Lottner
2021 Angelique Kerber Andrea Petkovic Jule Niemeier Anna-Lena Friedsam Nastasja Schunk
2022 Angelique Kerber Jule Niemeier Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund
Jule Niemeier Eva Lys Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund
2023 Tatjana Maria Jule Niemeier Anna-Lena Friedsam Laura Siegemund Eva Lys
Tatjana Maria Laura Siegemund Anna-Lena Friedsam Eva Lys Jule Niemeier
2024 Tatjana Maria Laura Siegemund Eva Lys Anna-Lena Friedsam Angelique Kerber
Laura Siegemund Jule Niemeier Tatjana Maria Eva Lys Anna-Lena Friedsam

Player records

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Most total wins
# Player Years Win–loss Ties
played
Years
played
Singles Doubles Total Win %
1 Helga Masthoff 1965–1977 23–10 15–80 38–18 68% 33 11
2 Anke Huber 1990–2001 24–90 05–70 29–16 64% 26 11
3 Steffi Graf 1986–1996 20–20 08–20 28–40 88% 20 7
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 1982–1989 17–80 11–40 28–12 70% 25 6
5 Bettina Bunge 1980–1989 16–30 11–60 27–90 75% 23 7
6 Anna-Lena Grönefeld 2004–2019 11–70 09–11 20–18 53% 23 14
7 Katja Ebbinghaus 1970–1979 10–20 09–50 19–70 73% 21 8
Barbara Rittner 1991–2004 09–80 10–13 19–21 48% 29 11
9 Sylvia Hanika 1978–1988 10–50 07–60 17–11 61% 15 5
10 Andrea Petkovic 2007–2021 13–11 02–40 15–15 50% 18 10

Results

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1963–1969

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1970–1979

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1980–1989

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1990–1999

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2000–2009

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2010–2019

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2020–

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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 D 9 November Seville (ESP)  Italy 0–3 Lost
10 November  France 0–3 Lost
2024 Qualifying round 12–13 April São Paulo (BRA)  Brazil 3–1 Won
Finals, 1st round 15 November Seville (ESP)  Great Britain 0–2 Lost
2025 Qualifying round 11/12 April TBA TBA
12/13 April TBA

See also

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