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Germany in pole position for European Tennis Trophy

Germany in pole position for European Tennis Trophy

Germany has opened a commanding lead in the race to the 2014 European Tennis Trophy, holding more than double the points of nearest challengers Czech Republic as the season reaches its half-way point.  

The strong position of Germany comes from improved performances in all four contributing categories. Victories for German teams at the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD and European Summer Cups plus a return to the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final for the first time in over 20 years have led to the country being ranked second in both Junior and Professional tennis categories.  Should Germany go on to claim the overall title, it would be the first time that the country tops the Trophy tables since 1996.

Germany typically dominates in Senior tennis and this year is no exception. With most of the senior tennis points already allocated, the Senior Tennis Trophy is already secure by a massive margin over second placed Austria.

Currently in second place overall, the Czech Republic is still in contention to defend the title won in the last two seasons, but holds a slim lead over France, Italy and Russia. Further down the overall Top 10, the Netherlands and Great Britain are neck-and-neck in sixth and seventh position, with the Brits threatening to claim the Wheelchair Tennis Trophy from the Dutch for the first time.  

The Trophy is devised to recognise the annual achievements of Tennis Europe's 49 member nations, providing a comprehensive overview of the performances of players and teams representing national tennis federations across four disciplines of the sport throughout the season.

The first Trophy Race update of 2014 includes all points earned by nations during the first six months of the year. Rankings that use a rollover 52-week system are not included to the point totals at this stage. The final point standings will be announced during the first week of the 2015 season, and the awards presented to national federations at the 2015 Tennis Europe Annual General Meeting.

Full results from last year can be found here, while the Top 5 in each category so far in 2014 are as follows:

  Points Overall
Performance
Professional
Tennis


Junior Tennis

Seniors
Tennis
Wheelchair
Tennis
1 3272 GERMANY CZECH REP. RUSSIA GERMANY NETHERLANDS
2 1547 CZECH REP. GERMANY GERMANY AUSTRIA GT. BRITAIN
3 1305 FRANCE ITALY FRANCE NETHERLANDS FRANCE
4 1287 ITALY SWITZERLAND UKRAINE ITALY RUSSIA
5 1175 RUSSIA FRANCE HUNGARY SWEDEN ESP/GER

 

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