Porsche Team Germany

Successful partnership

As a Premium Partner of the Deutsche Tennis Bund (DTB – German Tennis Association), Porsche has been supporting Porsche Team Germany since 2012. The sports car manufacturer thus instilled a new dynamism in German women’s tennis. With success as, after a 22-year gap, the German national team led by Angelique Kerber once again reached the Fed Cup final in 2014. In 2021, it qualified for the finals of the follow-up competition, the Billie Jean King Cup.

Since the beginning of the close collaboration between Porsche and the DTB, German women’s tennis has enjoyed major successes. In 2016, Porsche Brand Ambassador Angelique Kerber sparked renewed interest in tennis in Germany when celebrating her first Grand Slam win at the Australian Open. After successfully defending her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, she also won the US Open and became the world No. 1. In 2018, she fulfilled her dream by becoming Wimbledon champion.

The new dynamism in German women’s tennis was also noticeable in the world rankings. After the 2018 Australian Open, two German players – Angelique Kerber and Julia Görges – were ranked in the world Top 10 for the first time since Steffi Graf and Anke Huber. Whilst Julia Görges called it a day on her successful career in autumn 2020, other Porsche Team Germany players then caused quite a stir – Laura Siegemund secured the doubles title at the 2020 US Open and Tatjana Maria sensationally reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2022.

Role models for young talents

“We’re proud of the successes of our brand ambassadors and it always gives us great pleasure when top German players are successful as a team,” says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. “Playing tennis for the many young talented players in the clubs is far more fun when they have role models they can emulate. We want to play a part in ensuring there will continue to be such role models in the future.”

Porsche Team Germany is currently made up of Anna-Lena Friedsam, Angelique Kerber, Tatjana Maria, Jule Niemeier and Laura Siegemund.

Portraits 

Anna-Lena Friedsam

Date of birth: 1 February 1994
Birthplace: Neuwied, Germany
Residence: Oberdürenbach, Germany
Height: 174 cm
Plays: Right-handed
Current WTA ranking (As of 20.3.2023)
Singles: 98

Angelique Kerber 

Date of birth: 18 January 1988
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Residence: Puszczykowo, Poland
Height: 1.73 m
Plays: Left-handed
Current WTA ranking (as of 24.1.2022)
Singles: 20

Tatjana Maria

Date of birth: 8 August 1987
Birthplace: Bad Saulgau, Germany
Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, USA
Height: 172 cm
Plays: Right-handed
Current WTA ranking (As of 20.03.2023)
Singles: 65

Jule Niemeier

Date of birth: 12 August 1999
Birthplace: Dortmund, Germany
Residence: Regensburg, Germany
Height: 178 cm
Plays: Right-handed
Current WTA ranking (As of 20.3.2023)
Singles: 67

Laura Siegemund

Date of birth: 4 March 1988
Birthplace: Filderstadt, Germany
Residence: Stuttgart, Germany
Height: 168 cm
Plays: Right-handed
Current WTA Ranking (As of 20.03.2023)
Singles: 114