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Tennis in Germany
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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]
All statistics below are based on the data from the ATP and the WTA in the Open Era (since 1968).
Germany won the 5th most Single Gramd Slam titles and is among the 10 most successful nations regarding all Grand Slam titles combined (singles, doubles and mixed).
Single Grand Slam champions from Germany before the Open Era were Gottfried von Cramm, Henner Henkel, Cilly Aussem and Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, with von Cramm and Krahwinkel Sperling becoming world number 1.
Active players are in boldface.
All lists are correct as of 2 August 2024[update].