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DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN QUALIFIERS 03. - 04. 2023 -- Germany v Switzerland
The 24 nations contesting the Qualifiers are competing for a place at the 2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals. The 12 winning nations will secure a place in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in September - alongside 2022 champions Canada, 2022 runners-up Australia and wild cards Italy and Spain. This weekend's ties will be played as best-of-5-matches. On Friday, the home nation's No. 1 player will play the away nation's No. 2 player and vice versa. On Saturday, the doubles match will be played first, followed by the home nation's No. 1 player against the away nation's No. 1 player, then home nation's No. 2 player against the away nation's No. 2 player. All live matches are played as best-of-3 tiebreak sets.
At the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage on 12-17 September, 16 nations will compete in 4 groups of 4 teams across 4 venues, with the winner and runner-up in each group advancing to the Davis Cup Final 8 Knockout Stage in Malaga on 21-26 November. The 12 losing nations in the Qualifiers this weekend will compete in World Group I on 16-17 September alongside the winning nations in this weekend's World Group I Play-Offs.
GERMANY v SWITZERLAND head-to-head: Germany lead 9-0* 1939 Europe First Round Clay (O) Vienna (AUT) Germany d. Switzerland 5-0 1965 Europe First Round unknown Essen (FRG) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 5-0 1966 Europe Quarterfinal unknown Lugano (SUI) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 4-1 1968 Europe First Round unknown Freiburg (FRG) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 4-1 1973 Europe First Round unknown Geneva (SUI) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 3-0 1975 Europe Quarterfinal unknown Freiburg (FRG) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 5-0 1978 Europe Quarterfinal unknown Zurich (SUI) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 5-0 1983 Europe First Round Clay (O) Freiburg (FRG) F.R. Germany d. Switzerland 3-2 1996 WG First Round Clay (I) Geneva (SUI) Germany d. Switzerland 5-0 A 10th meeting for Germany and Switzerland - but their first for 27 years. The Germans have won all 9 of the nations' previous Davis Cup meetings, with Switzerland winning just 4 matches across the 9 ties.
GERMANY v SWITZERLAND 6 Davis Cup Nations Ranking 40 Champions 1988, 1989, 1993 Best Davis Cup Result Champions 2014 1913* First Year Played 1923 87* Seasons Played (inc. 2023) 93 238 Ties Played 174 155-83 Ties Win-Loss 82-92 1 Comebacks from 0-2 down 0 *Germany competed as F.R. Germany between 1961 and 1990 Germany.
GERMANY are bidding to reach the Davis Cup Finals for the 4th time. Last season, Germany defeated Brazil 3-1 in the Qualifiers in Rio de Janeiro in March to advance to the Finals. They finished in first place in Group C in Hamburg in September, defeating France 2-1, Belgium 2-1 and Australia 2-1. They fell to Canada 2-1 in the quarterfinals at the Final 8 knockout stage in Malaga in November. Germany are bidding to maintain their perfect record in Davis Cup Qualifier ties. In addition to their victory over Brazil in the 2022 Qualifiers, they also defeated Hungary in the 2019 Qualifiers and Belarus in the 2020 Qualifiers. Germany have won 3 Davis Cup titles, most recently in 1993 when they defeated Australia. They also won the title in 1988-89, defeating Sweden on both occasions - it is one of only 8 successful Davis Cup title defences since the abolition of the Challenge Round in 1972.
Germany historical Information: Most Davis Cup match-wins by a German player Rank Player Win-loss 1. Gottfried von Cramm 82-19 2. Wilhelm Bungert 66-36 3. Boris Becker 54-12 4. Christian Kuhnke 51-23 5. Henner Henkel 49-17 19 2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN QUALIFIERS - TIE PREVIEW NOTES Most Davis Cup singles match-wins by a German player Rank Player Win-loss 1. Gottfried von Cramm 58-10 2. Wilhelm Bungert 52-27 3. Boris Becker 38-3 4. Christian Kuhnke 35-15 5. Henner Henkel 33-13 Most Davis Cup doubles match-wins by a German player Rank Player Win-loss 1. Gottfried von Cramm 24-9 2= Boris Becker Henner Henkel Christian Kuhnke 16-9 16-4 16-8 5= Wilhelm Bungert Jurgen Fassbender Michael Stich 14-9 14-8 14-2 Most Davis Cup ties played by a German player Rank Player Ties played 1. Wilhelm Bungert 43 2. Gottfried von Cramm 37 3. Christian Kuhnke 32 4. Boris Becker 28 5. Henner Henkel 27 Germany - Player Information Player DC debut year DC seasons played DC ties played DC singles win-loss DC doubles win-loss Alexander Zverev 2016 5 6 8-4 0-1 Oscar Otte 2022 1 3 0-3 0-0 Daniel Altmaier 2023 0 0 0-0 0-0 Tim Puetz 2017 4 12 0-0 12-0 Andreas Mies 2019 2 3 0-0 3-0
Germany v Switzerland: Venue: Arena Trier, Trier / Surface: hard, indoors / Head-to-head: Germany lead 9-0 Germany v Switzerland -- ALEXANDER ZVEREV Age: 25 (born 20 April 1997 in Hamburg, Germany) Rankings: 14 (singles), 148 (doubles) Davis Cup: Zverev made his first Davis Cup appearance for 3 years during Germany's 2022 Qualifiers victory against Brazil. -- OSCAR OTTE Age: 29 (born 16 July 1993 in Cologne, Germany) Rankings: 80 (singles), 244 (doubles) Davis Cup: Otte made his Davis Cup debut at the group stage in September, but lost all 3 matches. -- DANIEL ALTMAIER Age: 24 (born 12 September 1998 in Kempen, Germany) Rankings: 91 (singles), 547 (doubles) Davis Cup: Altmaier could make his Davis Cup debut this weekend, having been nominated for the first time. -- TIM PUETZ Age: 34 (born 19 November 1987 in Frankfurt, Germany) Rankings: unranked (singles), 20 (doubles) Davis Cup: Puetz has won 12 of the 13 Davis Cup matches he has contested, with his only defeat in the competition against Canada last year. He and Krawietz recorded 4 in the competition in 2023. -- ANDREAS MIES Age: 32 (born 21 August 1990 in Cologne, Germany) Rankings: unranked (singles), 21 (doubles) Davis Cup: Mies could make his first Davis Cup appearance in 3 years this weekend. He has won all 3 matches he has contested in the competition.
Switzerland are currently ranked No. 40 on the Davis Cup Nations Rankings. They were ranked at No. 45 between September 2021 and September 2022 - their lowest position since the rankings were introduced in 2001. Their highest-ranking is No. 2, which they reached after winning the title in November 2014.
ITF media bulletin , January 2023 -- published by Tennisportal TAKEOFF-PRESS - Presse Dienst Süd - Journal / Euro
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