The nation is steeped in tennis history but, so far, only four players from the country have lifted a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era.
We look at the two men and two women from Germany who have tasted major success.
Boris Becker
Becker became the first German of the Open Era – and the first in 48 years – to lift a Grand Slam singles title with his memorable Wimbledon run in 1985.
Unseeded at SW19, ‘Boom Boom’ Becker downed Kevin Curren in four sets to lift the title, in one of the most famous triumphs in the tournament’s history.
Wimbledon would be the tournament he became synonymous with, defeating Ivan Lendl to defend his title in 1986 before downing Stefan Edberg for a third and final title in 1989.
Weeks after his final SW19 triumph, Becker beat Lendl to lift his first and only US Open title in New York.
The German added two Australian Open titles to his trophy cabinet in the 1990s, beating Lendl in the 1991 final and Michael Chang in the 1996 final.
Steffi Graf
A true icon of the game and one of the greatest to ever pick up a racket, Graf is the most decorated player in German history – with a staggering 22 major singles titles to her name.
Graf picked up her first Slam title at the French Open in 1987, downing Martina Navratilova for the first of six titles at Roland Garros.
However, her most famous run came in 1988, when she became the last player – male or female – to win all four Slams in one year, and the only player to win all four Slams and Olympic gold in the same season.
The former world No 1 is perhaps best associated with Wimbledon, where she was a seven-time winner, lifting her first title in 1988 and her last in 1996.
But she remains the only player in history to win all four Slams at least four times, with four Australian Open and five US Open titles also to her name.
Graf won her final major at the 1999 French Open and retired later that season.
Former world No 2 Stich is one of the greatest one-time Slam champions of all time, with the German winning an impressive 18 career titles across his career.
Stich is best remembered for his sole Slam triumph at Wimbledon in 1991, where he shocked favourite, three-time champion – and compatriot – Becker in straight sets to win the title.
The two famously did not share a warm relationship during the peak of their rivalry, though did pair up to win doubles gold at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992.
That Wimbledon triumph remained Stich’s only Grand Slam singles title but he did come close to further success, reaching the 1994 US Open and 1996 French Open finals.
Angelique Kerber
The fourth – and to date, final – German star to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era was Kerber, who called time on her legendary career at the Olympics earlier this summer.
For a significant chunk of her career, Kerber was a solid top-10 player, but never one who looked set for a breakthrough.
That Wimbledon triumph remained Stich’s only Grand Slam singles title but he did come close to further success, reaching the 1994 US Open and 1996 French Open finals.
Angelique Kerber
The fourth – and to date, final – German star to win a Grand Slam singles title in the Open Era was Kerber, who called time on her legendary career at the Olympics earlier this summer.
For a significant chunk of her career, Kerber was a solid top-10 player, but never one who looked set for a breakthrough.
