Overview
- Belgium won the three-team playoff in Ismaning, sending Germany out of the World Group for 2026 for the first time since 2012.
- On the deciding day, Anna-Lena Friedsam fell 6:7 (0), 6:2, 3:6 to Jeline Vandromme before Ella Seidel lost 0:6, 4:6 to Hanne Vandewinkel, so the scheduled doubles was not played.
- Top-ranked German Eva Lys was ruled out on Sunday with a right thigh injury after Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund had already withdrawn, leaving the team without any Top-50 players.
- Team chief Rainer Schüttler said he has not decided whether to stay on, and DTB president Dietloff von Arnim said the federation will examine the causes of the drop.
- Germany must requalify through regional competition next year, with Schüttler warning that a quick return will be difficult.