WTA Breakthrough of the Month: Goerges

Julia Goerges had a resurgent end to her 2017 season and as a result, you rewarded the 29-year-old with the title of WTA Breakthrough of the Month for October. 

The veteran German edged Belarusian teenager Aryna Sabalenka

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After not tasting victory in a WTA event since the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in 2011, Goerges won the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow and Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in back-to-back weeks.

Read more: Champions Corner: Goerges surges to best season ever

The made three finals over the summer in Mallorca, Bucharest, and Washington D.C., before winning her first title in six years in Moscow over Daria Kasatkina

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She then proceeded to go undefeated in Zhuhai with wins over Kristina Mladenovic

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Final Results for September's WTA Breakthrough Performance of the Month

1. Julia Goerges (46%)
2. Aryna Sabalenka

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3. Carina Witthoeft (7%)
4. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (6%)

2017 Breakthrough Performance of the Month Winners

January: CoCo Vandeweghe
February: Kristina Mladenovic

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March: Risa Ozaki
April: Daria Kasatkina

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May: Jelena Ostapenko

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June: Magdalena Rybarikova
July: Bianca Andreescu

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August: Sofia Kenin

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September: Ashleigh Barty

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How it works:

Finalists are selected by wtatennis.com
Winner is then determined by a fan vote on wtatennis.com