Who is the best German tennis player of all time?

Wimbledon champions, prewar French title winners and a brand-new world No. 1 share this list with players whose best run lasted a single fortnight. Men and women are ranked together here.

1. 1
   Steffi Graf

   Won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and completed the 1988 Golden Slam with all four majors plus Olympic gold.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Cilly Aussem

   Won both the French Championships and Wimbledon singles titles in 1931, beating compatriot Hilde Krahwinkel in the Wimbledon final.
   833pts
3. 3
   Boris Becker

   Became the youngest men's Wimbledon champion at 17 in 1985 and won six Grand Slam singles titles in total.
   577pts
4. 4
   Julia Görges

   Reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2018 and a career-high WTA ranking of No. 9 that year.
   576pts
5. 5
   Wilhelm Bungert

   Reached the 1967 Wimbledon singles final, losing to John Newcombe.
   500pts
6. 6
   Alexander Zverev

   Olympic singles champion at Tokyo 2020 who won Roland Garros and the US Open in 2026 and became ATP world No. 1 that November.
   500pts
7. 7
   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

   Reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 4 and won Grand Slam doubles titles with Helena Suková at the 1985 US Open and 1987 Wimbledon.
   500pts
8. 8
   Gottfried von Cramm

   Won the French Championships in 1934 and 1936 and reached three consecutive Wimbledon singles finals from 1935 to 1937.
   500pts
9. 9
   Michael Stich

   Beat Boris Becker in the 1991 Wimbledon final and won Olympic doubles gold with him at Barcelona 1992.
   409pts
10. 10
    Sabine Lisicki

    Reached the 2013 Wimbledon final, where she lost to Marion Bartoli.
    409pts
11. 11
    Andrea Petkovic

    Reached the 2014 French Open semifinals after climbing to a career-high WTA ranking of No. 9 in 2011.
    409pts
12. 12
    Rainer Schüttler

    Finished runner-up to Andre Agassi at the 2003 Australian Open and reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2008.
    409pts
13. 13
    Nicolas Kiefer

    Reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 4 in 2000 and the Australian Open semifinals in 2006.
    409pts
14. 14
    Henner Henkel

    Won the 1937 French Championships singles title and partnered Gottfried von Cramm to two Grand Slam doubles titles that year.
    409pts
15. 15
    Philipp Petzschner

    Won the 2010 Wimbledon and 2011 US Open men's doubles titles with Jürgen Melzer.
    409pts
16. 16
    Angelique Kerber

    Won the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 US Open and 2018 Wimbledon titles and reached WTA world No. 1 in 2016.
    409pts
17. 17
    Philipp Kohlschreiber

    Won eight ATP singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 16 in 2012.
    409pts
18. 18
    Tommy Haas

    Reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 2 in 2002 and won singles silver at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
    409pts
19. 19
    Anke Huber

    Reached the 1996 Australian Open final and a career-high WTA ranking of No. 4 the same year.
    300pts
20. 20
    Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling

    Won three straight French Championships singles titles from 1935 to 1937 and reached the Wimbledon final in 1931 and 1936.
    0pts

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