New Dynamism
As a Premium Partner of the “Deutscher Tennis Bund” (DTB – the German Tennis Association), Porsche has been supporting Porsche Team Germany since 2012. Led by Anglique Kerber as the No. 1, it once again reached the Fed Cup final after a 22-year gap in 2014. In 2021 and 2023, it qualified as one of the 12 best teams for the finals of the follow-up competition, the Billie Jean King Cup.
The Porsche Brand Ambassador Angelique Kerber played a major part in sparking renewed interest in tennis in Germany. She celebrated her first Grand Slam win at the 2016 Australian Open. After successfully defending her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, she also won the US Open and became the first German since Steffi Graf to become the world No. 1. In 2018, she fulfilled her big dream by becoming Wimbledon champion.
Two Germans in the Top 10
The new dynamism that Porsche generated in German women’s tennis with its involvement also produced another highlight. 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. Julia Görges, who also represented Porsche as a Brand Ambassador, called it a day on her successful career in autumn 2020. Other Porsche Team Germany players then caused a stir – Laura Siegemund, winner of the 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, secured the doubles title at the 2020 US Open. At the 2023 WTA Finals, she became the first German to triumph in the doubles. Tatjana Maria sensationally reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 2022.
Porsche Team Germany is currently made up of Angelique Kerber, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Eva Lys, Tatjana Maria, Jule Niemeier and Laura Siegemund.
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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 25 March 2024)
Singles: 120
Career highlights (selection)
| 2023 | Quarterfinalist Austin, Linz, Contrexeville |
| 2022 | Finalist Lyon, Midland, semifinalist Portoroz |
| 2021 | Last 16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Emilia-Romagna Open |
| 2020 | Finalist Lyon |
| 2019 | Quarterfinalist Palermo, Nuremberg, last 16 Linz, Eastbourne, Bol |
| 2018 | Last 16 Hobart, German champion |
| 2017 | ITF win Shrewsbury |
| 2016 |
Finalist San Antonio, last 16 Australian Open, last 32 Wimbledon, semifinalist Shenzhen, quarterfinalist Nuremberg, promoted to Porsche Team Germany for the Fed Cup tie against Switzerland |
| 2015 | Finalist Linz, 2nd round French Open, Wimbledon, quarterfinalist Limoges, Tashkent, Nantes, win ITF Ilkley |
| 2014 | Win Suzhou, semifinalist Linz, Taipei, 1st round French Open, 1st round Wimbledon, semifinalist ITF Astana, quarterfinalist ITF Versmold |
| 2013 |
Quarterfinalist Nanjing, ITF wins Loughborough, Trabzon, Kazan, Sunderland, German champion, semifinalist ITF Limoges, Moscow |
| 2012 | ITF wins Astana, Velenje, Maribor, Padua, Aschaffenburg, Charleroi, |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup (since 2020)
| Rubbers played | Record |
| Total 9 | 4:5 |
| Single 4 | 2:2 |
| Double 5 | 2:3 |
Homepage: www.anna-lena-friedsam.de
Angelique Kerber
Date of birth: 18 January 1988
Birthplace: Bremen, Germany
Residence: Puszczykowo/Poland
Height: 173 cm
Plays: Left-handed
Current WTA ranking (As of 25 March 2024)
Singles: 342
Career highlights (selection)
| 2024 | Win United Cup with Team Germany, last 16 Indian Wells |
| 2022 | Win Strasbourg |
| 2021 | Win Bad Homburg, semifinalist Wimbledon, Cincinnati, quarterfinalist Melbourne (Grampians Trophy), Indian Wells |
| 2020 | Last 16 Australian Open, US Open |
| 2019 | Finalist Indian Wells, Eastbourne, semifinalist Doha, Osaka, Mallorca, Monterrey, quarterfinalist Sydney, Stuttgart, last 16 Australian Open |
| 2018 | Win Wimbledon, Sydney, semifinalist Australian Open, Dubai, Eastbourne, quarterfinalist Indian Wells, Doha, Miami, Rom, French Open |
| 2017 | Finalist Monterrey, semifinalist Dubai, quarterfinalist Brisbane, Miami, last 16 Australian Open |
| 2016 | Win Australian Open, US Open, Stuttgart, finalist Wimbledon, Cincinnati, Olympich Games, WTA Finals, Brisbane, semifinalist Montreal, Charleston, Miami |
| 2015 | Win Charleston, Stuttgart, Birmingham, Stanford, finalist Hongkong, semifinallist Sydney, Nuremberg, Wuhan, quarterfinalist Brisbane, Tokyo, Beijing, 3rd round Miami, Dubai, 1 win WTA Finals |
| 2014 | Quarterfinalist Wimbledon, last 16 Australian Open, French Open, finalist Sydney, Doha, Eastbourne, Stanford, semifinalist Tokyo, quarterfinalist Brisbane, Paris, Miami, Nuremberg, Wuhan |
| 2013 | Last 16 Australian Open, French Open, US Open, win Linz, finalist Tokyo, Monterrey, semifinalist Sydney, Indian Wells, Stuttgart, quarterfinalist Brisbane, Madrid, Washington, Beijing |
| 2012 | Semifinalist Wimbledon, quarterfinalist French Open, last 16 US Open, win Paris, Kopenhagen, finalist Eastbourne, Cincinnati, semifinalist Indian Wells, Hobart, Rom, Tokyo and Auckland, 3rd round Australian Open |
| 2011 | Semifinalist US Open, Dallas, Osaka, quarterfinalist Hobart, doubles semifinalist Osaka |
| 2010 | 3rd round Australian Open, Wimbledon, finalist Bogota, semifinalist Luxemburg, quarterfinalist Fes, Copenhagen |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup (since 2007)
| Rubbers played | Record |
| Total 29 | 14:15 |
| Singles 29 | 14:15 |
| Doubles 0 | 0:00 |
Homepage: www.angelique-kerber.de
Twitter: @AngeliqueKerber
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 25 March 2024)
Singles: 48
Career highlights (selection)
| 2023 | Win Bogota, Barranquilla, finalist Gaiba, semifinalist Cleveland, Warsaw, quarterfinalist Hua Hin, Guangzhou |
| 2022 | Win Bogota, semifinalist Wimbledon, Seoul, quarterfinalist Bari, Granby, Gaiba, ITF win Pune |
| 2021 | Last 16 Limoges, Monterrey, Acapulco |
| 2020 | Quarterfinalist Newport Beach, last 16 Monterrey, Acapulco |
| 2019 | Semifinalist Nottingham, Guadalajara, Newport Beach, last 16 Miami, Luxemburg, Tashkent, Karlsruhe, Acapulco |
| 2018 | Win Mallorca, semifinalist Chicago, quarterfinalist Dubai, Limoges |
| 2017 | Semifinalist Québec, quarterfinalist Rabat, Bucharest, Linz, ITF win Midland, Southsea |
| 2016 | Doubles win Bogota |
| 2012 | Doubles win Québec |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup (since 2006)
| Rubbers played | Record |
| Total 20 | 13:7 |
| Singles 13 | 8:5 |
| Doubles 7 | 5:2 |
Twitter: @Maria_Tatjana
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 25 March 2024)
Singles: 112
Career highlights (selection)
| 2023 | Quarterfinalist Hamburg European Open, last 16 Linz, Lyon |
| 2022 | Win Makarska, quarterfinalist Wimbledon, Cluj-Napoca, Lausanne, last 16 US Open, ITF win Zagreb |
| 2021 | Semifinalist Hamburg, Strasbourg, quarterfinalist Chicago, ITF win Prague |
Billie Jean King Cup (since 2021)
| Rubbers played | Record |
| Total 7 | 3:4 |
| Singles 4 | 2:2 |
| Double 3 | 1:2 |
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 25 March 2024)
Doubles: 6, singles: 91
Career highlights (selection)
| 2023 |
Doubles: win WTA Finals, Washington DC, Hobart, Nanchang, Ningbo Singles: finalist Warsaw, quarterfinalist Nanchang, Zhengzhou, third round Australian Open |
| 2022 | Quarterfinalist Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, ITF wins Portschach, Annenheim 2 |
| 2021 | Quarterfinalist, Bad Homburg, last 16 Qatar Open, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Melbourne (Gippsland Trophy) |
| 2020 |
Doubles: win US Open, singles: quarterfinalist French Open, Auckland, Indian Wells (Challenger Series), last 16, Prague, Palermo |
| 2019 | Semifinalist Bucharest, quarterfinalist Luxembourg, Hiroshima, Bol, last 16 Linz, Karlsruhe, Strasbourg, Stuttgart |
| 2018 | Quarterfinalist Moscow, Bucharest |
| 2017 | Win Stuttgart |
| 2016 | Win in Bastad, finalist Stuttgart, semifinalist Bucharest, quarterfinalist Olympic Games in Rio, quarterfinalist Charleston, 3rd round Australian Open, 3rd round US Open. Win mixed doubles US Open |
| 2015 | Doubles wins in Luxemburg, Florianopolis and `S-Hertogenbosch, singles quarterfinalist in Luxemburg, ITF win in Biarritz |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup (since 2017)
| Rubbers played | Record |
| Total 8 | 3:5 |
| Singles 4 | 3:1 |
| Doubles 4 | 0:4 |
Homepage: www.laurasiegemund.com
Twitter: @laurasiegemund
Eva Lys
Date of birth: 12 January 2002
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Residence: Hamburg, Germany
Height: 165 cm
Plays: Right-handed
Current WTA ranking (As of 25 March 2024)
Singles: 140
Career highlights (selection)
| 2023 | Semifinalist Cluj Napoca, quarterfinalist Hamburg European Open, qualified for Australian Open main draw, US Open (2nd round) |
| 2022 | 2nd round Stuttgart as qualifier |
Billie Jean King Cup (since 2022)
| Rubbers played | Record |
| Total 2 | 1:1 |
| Singles 2 | 1:1 |
| Doubles 0 | 0:0 |
Twitter: @evalys_