10 great moments: Julia Goerges
After a career spanning 15 years, former World No.9 Julia Goerges has decided to hang up her racquets. Here we celebrate 10 great moments from the German’s achievements in the sport.
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Julia Goerges turned pro in 2005 and lifted her first WTA trophy in 2010 at Bad Gastein, making her Top 50 debut at 21 years old.
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She burst onto the scene in 2011, when she defeated World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in Stuttgart to become the first German to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix since 1994.
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Goerges represented Germany in London at 2012 Olympic Games, claiming a major upset over Agnieszka Radwanska on her way to the third round in singles.
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She was also a longtime member of Germany’s Fed Cup team, and in 2014 she reached the final alongside Angelique Kerber, Andrea Petkovic and Sabine Lisicki (not pictured).
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Big-serving Goerges showed her doubles mastery in 2016 when she reached back-to-back Grand Slam semifinals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon with Karolina Pliskova.
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Their success led Goerges to qualify for her lone WTA Finals appearance in doubles, partnering with Pliskova to reach the 2016 quarterfinals.
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Goerges soared to new heights at the end of 2017, when she claimed back to back titles at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow and WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.
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Her career-best 15-match winning streak continued into 2018, when she claimed the ASB Classic title in Auckland.
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At 2018 Wimbledon, Goerges achieved her best Grand Slam result with a run to the semifinals. She cracked WTA’s Top 10 at the end of the summer, reaching a career high World No.9.
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In 2019, Goerges defended her title in Auckland, claiming her seventh and final career singles title before announcing her retirement in October 2020.
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