Overview
- Germany’s tennis federation announced his exit one day after play-off defeats in Ismaning confirmed the drop.
- Germany lost to Turkey 1–2 and to Belgium 0–2, marking the first relegation from the world group since 2012.
- Schüttler said he was taking responsibility to allow new impulses and expressed pride in the team’s development.
- DTB board member Veronika Rücker thanked him for five years in which the team reached the Billie Jean King Cup Finals three times.
- The squad was shorthanded in Ismaning, with Tatjana Maria and Laura Siegemund injured and Eva Lys withdrawing with a thigh problem.