Germany Davis Cup team

Germany / West Germany
Captain Michael Kohlmann
ITF ranking 16 Decrease1
Colors white & black
First year 1913
Years played 81
Ties played (W–L) 219 (141–78)
Years in
World Group		 33 (32–30)
Davis Cup titles 3 (1988, 1989, 1993)
Runners-up 2 (1970, 1985)
Most total wins Gottfried von Cramm (82–19)
Most singles wins Gottfried von Cramm (58–10)
Most doubles wins Gottfried von Cramm (24–9)
Best doubles team Hans-Jürgen Pohmann &
Jürgen Fassbender (13–3)
Most ties played Wilhelm Bungert (43)
Most years played Wilhelm Bungert (14)

The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Deutscher Tennis Bund. 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.

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

In 2007 Germany compete in the World Group for the 24th time out of 27 years which ranks them in 6th place on this category.

Current team (2016)

History

Germany competed in its first Davis Cup in 1913.

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 the singles and Bob Lutz/Stan Smith in the double. 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.

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 Fromberg in the tie-break of the third and last set.

Up to now, this was Germany last participation in the Davis Cup final.

Team Captain

from 1985 on

Results

Results until 1980

Germany

West Germany

Recent performances

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

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 World Group, First round 5–7 Mar Toulon (FRA)  France 1–4 Loss
World Group, Play-off 17–19 Sep Stuttgart (GER)  South Africa 5–0 Win
2011 World Group, First round 4–6 Mar Zagreb (CRO)  Croatia 3–2 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 8–10 Jul Stuttgart (GER)  France 1–4 Loss
2012 World Group, First round 10–12 Feb Bamberg (GER)  Argentina 1–4 Loss
World Group, Play-off 14–16 Sep Hamburg (GER)  Australia 3–2 Win
2013 World Group, First round 1–3 Feb Buenos Aires (ARG)  Argentina 0–5 Loss
World Group, Play-off 13–15 Sep Neu-Ulm (GER)  Brazil 4–1 Win
2014 World Group, First round 31 Jan – 2 Feb Frankfurt (GER)  Spain [3] 4–1 Win
World Group, Quarterfinals 29-31 Mar Nancy (FRA)  France [5] 2–3 Loss
2015 World Group, First round 6–8 Mar Frankfurt (GER)  France [1] 2–3 Loss
World Group Play-offs 18–20 Sep Santo Domingo (DOM)  Dominican Republic 4–1 Win
2016 World Group, First round 4-6 Mar Hannover (GER)  Czech Republic [3] 2–3 Loss
World Group Play-offs 16–18 Sep TBD TBD TBD Pending

Media coverage

Germany's Davis Cup matches are currently televised by ProSiebenSat.1 Media which will last until 2023.

See also

External links

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