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| ITF name | Julia Goerges |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
| Residence | Bad Oldesloe, Germany Regensburg, Germany |
| Born | (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (age 37) Bad Oldesloe,West Germany |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Retired | 21 October 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach |
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| Prize money | $9,913,954 |
| Official website | julia-goerges.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 479–337 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (20 August 2018) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2012,2013,2015) |
| French Open | 4R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2018) |
| US Open | 4R (2017,2019) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 253–206 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (22 August 2016) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2015,2016) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2016) |
| US Open | QF (2012) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | QF (2016) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2014) |
| French Open | F (2014) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2014), record 13–12 |
Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988) is a German former professionaltennis player. A former top-ten singles player, she was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world on 20 August 2018, and was ranked inside the top 15 in doubles, peaking at world No. 12 on 22 August 2016. She won seven singles and five doubles titles on theWTA Tour (her biggest title coming at the year-end2017 WTA Elite Trophy), as well as six singles and six doubles titles on theITF Circuit.
Görges turned professional in 2005, and first broke into the world's top 100 in June 2008. Prior to 2018, her best singles result in aGrand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round five times. She broke into the top ten for the first time in February 2018, before going on to reach the semifinals at the2018 Wimbledon Championships. She was also a two-time semifinalist in women's doubles at the Australian Open, and reached the finals in mixed doubles withNenad Zimonjić at the2014 French Open.
She announced her retirement from professional tennis on 21 October 2020, two weeks before her 32nd birthday.
Julia Görges was born inBad Oldesloe to Klaus and Inge Görges, both of whom work in insurance.[2] She has one elder maternal half-sister named Maike, who also works in insurance.[2] She attended the Klaus-Groth-Schule and Theodor-Mommsen-Schule inBad Oldesloe from 1995 to 2005, and completed theMittlere Reife (middle-school diploma).[3][4]
She began playing tennis around the age of five.[2][4] Her tennis idol growing up wasMartina Hingis, and she is also a fan ofRoger Federer.[2] She was coached bySascha Nensel, former coach of fellow German playerNicolas Kiefer,[2] until 2015. She preferred hard and grass courts, and her favorite tournament was theAustralian Open.[2]
Görges married a former ATP tennis playerWesley Koolhof in December 2024 inArnhem.[5][6]
In 2005, she began her career on theITF Women's Circuit, playing in seven tournaments and losing in the first round in five of them. In 2006 and 2007 she continued to play mostly ITF tournaments. In 2006, she won the Wahlstedt and Bielefeld tournaments. In 2007, she won tournaments in Antalya and Bucharest and made her firstWTA Tour main draw appearances, the highlight of which was a semifinal inStockholm, where she lost toVera Dushevina in three sets. Görges made herGrand Slam main draw debut at theUS Open, losing toJustine Henin in the first round in straight sets. In 2008, Görges continued to play in a mix of ITF and WTA Tour events. Her best performances were reaching the semifinals of theSlovenia Open, where she lost toAnabel Medina Garrigues, and a quarterfinal-loss toOlga Govortsova in theCellular South Cup.[7]
She made her top-100 debut in the rankings after theFrench Open. She won her first Grand Slam main-draw match atWimbledon, where she upset the 23rd seedKatarina Srebotnik in a three-hour, 41-minute first-round match.[2] However, she bowed out in the second round toMarina Erakovic, in straight sets.
In 2009, Görges began to play in tour events more regularly. It was the first season that she played in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. She began her season at theBrisbane International, where she lost in qualifying toAnna-Lena Grönefeld.[8]
Görges competed at theAustralian Open, theOpen GdF Suez, and theWarsaw Open, losing before the third round in each. She retired in the first round of theFrench Open in a match againstIveta Benešová due to heat exhaustion.[8]
Görges reached the third round of theBirmingham Classic, falling toUrszula Radwańska. She went on to play againstJelena Janković in the first round ofWimbledon, losing in straight sets. She lost prior to the third round at theSlovenia Open, theİstanbul Cup, and theUS Open, where she facedSvetlana Kuznetsova.[8]
At theBell Challenge, she managed to reach the semifinals, before losing toLucie Šafářová. She was defeated byRaluca Olaru in the second round of theLinz Open.[8]
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Görges started the 2010 season at theAuckland Open, losing in the first round toYanina Wickmayer. She went on to play at theAustralian Open, where she beatTamira Paszek, but then lost toCaroline Wozniacki in the second round.[9]
Görges reached the quarterfinals ofStrasbourg, losing toMaria Sharapova. Following a second round loss at theFrench Open and a first round loss atWimbledon, she reached the semifinals ofPalermo, losing toFlavia Pennetta.[9]
At theGastein Ladies, Görges won her first career WTA singles title by defeatingTimea Bacsinszky in the final in straight sets. She made her top-50 debut in the rankings afterward. At theDanish Open, she reached the quarterfinals, but was unable to take advantage of a 5–3 third-set lead over the top seed Wozniacki, eventually falling in a tiebreak.[9]
Görges defeatedRomina Oprandi in the first round of theUS Open, before falling to the 15th seed Wickmayer in the second round. At the Japan Open, she scored her first win over a former No. 1 player by defeatingDinara Safina in the first round. In the second, she defeated the fourth seedSamantha Stosur for her first win over a current top-10 player, before losing toCoCo Vandeweghe in the quarterfinals.[9]
AtLinz, she reached the quarterfinals, but fell to the eventual championAna Ivanovic. In her final tournament of the season, theLuxembourg Open, she won a quarterfinal rematch with Ivanovic, defeating her in straight sets. She eventually reached her second WTA career final, losing toRoberta Vinci.[9]
Beginning her season at theAuckland Open, Görges lost in the semifinals to the eventual championGréta Arn. In the second round of theAustralian Open, she upset the No. 20 seedKaia Kanepi. Her third-round match against the2008 champion Maria Sharapova was a three-set battle, which Görges finally lost.[10] This marked her best performance in a Grand Slam tournament, and she was rewarded by achieving a career-high No. 34 singles ranking on 31 January 2011.
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In February, she helpedGermany defeatSlovenia in theFed Cup competition by clinching the tie with a straight-sets win overMaša Zec Peškirič, her first win in the Fed Cup.[11] Switching to the hardcourt, she then lost in the first round ofMonterrey toKsenia Pervak, and then continued to struggle atIndian Wells andMiami, losing in the second and first rounds respectively. At theFamily Circle Cup in Charleston, however, she made a quarterfinal appearance on the green clay, losing toElena Vesnina in three sets.[10]
In the Fed Cup in Stuttgart, Görges won a rubber for Germany againstMelanie Oudin, who had defeated her in Miami. Staying there for theStuttgart Grand Prix, she won her first Premier-level tournament and second WTA tournament, upsetting Samantha Stosur and benefitting from a retirement byVictoria Azarenka. In the final, Görges scored the biggest win of her career by defeating world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in two sets, to become the first German to win the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix sinceAnke Huber in 1994.[10]
Less than two weeks after winning in Stuttgart, Görges defeated Wozniacki once again at theMadrid Open.[12] She reached the semifinals, where she lost to Azarenka.
Görges was the 17th seed at theFrench Open, but fell to the 11th seedMarion Bartoli in three sets in the third round.
After a first round exit to Ana Ivanovic at theAegon International, she reached the third round ofWimbledon where she fell to the 24th seedDominika Cibulková in three sets.
Görges failed to advance past the second round atBad Gastein,Stanford,Carlsbad,Toronto,Cincinnati orDallas. As the 24th seed at theUS Open, she fell to the 13th seedPeng Shuai in two close sets in the third round.
Taking part in the Asian part of the WTA Tour, she fell in the quarterfinals of theKorea Open, the third round of thePan Pacific Open, and the first round of theChina Open. She finished her 2011 season with a semifinal loss to Azarenka at theLuxembourg Open. She finished the year ranked 21st, accumulating a 38–25 singles record and a 22–18 doubles record.
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Seeded fifth at theAuckland Open, she defeated the defending champion Gréta Arn, before falling to her compatriotAngelique Kerber in straight sets. Görges experienced more success in doubles, reaching the final with Flavia Pennetta before falling to the Czech duo ofAndrea Hlaváčková andLucie Hradecká in a third-set super tiebreak. After retiring in the first round of theSydney International against Jelena Janković, she achieved her best Australian Open performance to date by reaching the fourth round. Görges defeatedPolona Hercog,Eleni Daniilidou, andRomina Oprandi, before being dominated by the eighth seedAgnieszka Radwańska. Playing in the Fed Cup for Germany, she lost toPetra Kvitová in an extremely tight three-setter. Partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld, she lost toIveta Benešová andBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová as the Czech Republic won the tie 4–1.
Ranked 21st and seeded sixth, she reached the quarterfinals of theOpen GdF Suez, falling toKlára Zakopalová in three sets. Görges then lost in the second round inQatar toVarvara Lepchenko, before reaching the final inDubai. She defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova,Casey Dellacqua andDaniela Hantuchová, scored a two-set win over the third seed Caroline Wozniacki, but then fell to Agnieszka Radwańska again. Her good result at Dubai helped her to achieve a career-high ranking of 15.
Seeded 14th at theIndian Wells Open, she advanced to the fourth round in straight sets, before becoming another victim of Azarenka. After receiving another bye into the second round inMiami, Görges was defeated by the four-time Grand Slam championKim Clijsters.
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AtRoland Garros, Görges was seeded 25th. She reached the third round, beating Lucie Hradecká andHeather Watson along the way. She lost in the third round toArantxa Rus, ending the match with two double faults. At the end of the third set Görges complained about the light, which was dismissed by the head supervisor. After this she asked for a medical time-out and asked again to suspend the match, which again was denied by the umpire. In the women's doubles, she lost in the first round with her partner Samantha Stosur.[13][14][15]
She was the No. 1 seed inBad Gastein but lost in three sets to the Dutch qualifierRichèl Hogenkamp, ranked 211, who won her first match on the tour.[16] At the same tournament, she won the doubles competition, partnering the AmericanJill Craybas. In the final they defeated Grönefeld andPetra Martić.
AtWimbledon she lost in the third round to Ana Ivanovic, after defeating Shahar Pe'er andAnastasiya Yakimova in the first two rounds. InPalermo, Görges was defeated in the quarterfinals by Záhlavová-Strýcová. In the second round of theSwedish Open, she lost to the eventual champion Hercog in straight sets.[17]
At theLondon Olympics, Görges surprisingly defeated second seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the first round. She also beat Lepchenko in round two, but in the third round lost toMaria Kirilenko in straight sets. In the women's doubles, she teamed with Grönefeld, and reached the second round.[18]
In August she lost in the first round atMontreal and reached the second round inCincinnati. At theUS Open she lost in the first round toKristýna Plíšková. In September she lost in the first round inSeoul. InTokyo she defeatedMonica Niculescu, but lost to Marion Bartoli in the second round.
At theChina Open in Beijing, she defeatedVania King and eighth seed Stosur. In the third round, she again lost to the ninth seed Bartoli. She then played a fairly successful tournament inLinz, reaching the finals of both singles and doubles. In the singles final she lost to Azarenka, the world No. 1. In doubles, she played alongside Záhlavová-Strýcová and they were defeated by another German-Czech pair, Grönefeld and Květa Peschke. InLuxembourg, Görges reached the second round, where she lost to Niculescu, who went on to be defeated in the final byVenus Williams. She ended 2012 ranked as the world No. 18.
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Görges began her season at theAuckland Open. Seeded second, she lost in the second round to Johanna Larsson.[19] In doubles, she and her partner,Yaroslava Shvedova, reached the final where they lost toCara Black/Anastasia Rodionova.[20] At theSydney International, Görges was defeated in the first round by qualifier Svetlana Kuznetsova. Seeded eighteenth at theAustralian Open, Görges advanced to the fourth round after wins over Vera Dushevina, Romina Oprandi, and Zheng Jie. She lost in her fourth-round match to sixth seed and eventual finalist,Li Na.[21]
Seeded seventh at theOpen GdF Suez, Görges was stunned in the first round by French wildcardKristina Mladenovic.[22] During theFed Cup tie against France, Görges won both her matches defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Pauline Parmentier. Germany won 3–1 over France.[23] At theDubai Championships, Görges lost in the first round to fifth seed and eventual finalist Sara Errani.[24] In March, Görges played atIndian Wells. As the 21st seed, she received a first-round bye, and defeated Sofia Arvidsson before she lost her third-round match to tenth seed Nadia Petrova.[25] At theMiami Open, Görges was the 24th seed, and she received a first-round bye. She was defeated in the second round byAjla Tomljanović.[26]
Görges began her clay-court season at theFamily Circle Cup. Seeded tenth, she reached the third round after wins overYulia Putintseva and Olga Govortsova. She lost her third-round match to Stefanie Vögele.[27] Seeded fourth at the first edition of theKatowice Open, Görges retired during her first-round match against qualifier Jill Craybas due to dizziness.[28] At thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix, Görges was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Petra Kvitová.[29] Seeded eighth at thePortugal Open, Görges suffered a first-round loss at the hands ofMonica Puig.[30]
In theMadrid Open, Görges defeated Bojana Jovanovski in round one but withdrew from her second-round match against Varvara Lepchenko because of an infection.[31] InRome, Görges won her first-round match against Hlaváčková before she lost to the third seed Azarenka. InBrussels she reached the second round, after defeating CoCo Vandeweghe, but retired the match against Romina Oprandi due to a right wrist injury.[32]
AtRoland Garros, she lost in the first round toZuzana Kučová.[33][34] She reached the second round inNuremberg, losing toAndrea Petkovic. This result was followed by a series of first-round losses: againstMariana Duque atWimbledon, against Olga Govortsova inStanford, againstSesil Karatantcheva inCarlsbad, against Roberta Vinci inToronto and againstMagdaléna Rybáriková inCincinnati.
She was more successful in doubles during this part of season. AlongsideDarija Jurak, she reached the final in Stanford, where they lost to the American pairRaquel Kops-Jones andAbigail Spears. In Cincinnati she paired with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and they lost in the semifinals to the other Czech-German pairing of Grönefeld and Peschke. InNew Haven, Görges won her first-round match against Bojana Jovanovski, but lost in the second round to the sixth seedSloane Stephens. At theUS Open she lost to the 21-year-old AmericanChristina McHale in the first round.[35]
Görges then participated inSeoul where she was the sixth seed. She defeatedMisaki Doi before losing toIrina-Camelia Begu in the second round. She lost her openers in her final three tournaments of 2013; againstSorana Cîrstea inTokyo, against Kaia Kanepi inBeijing and against the qualifierCamila Giorgi inLinz. She ended the year at No. 73.
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To start the year, Görges played theAuckland Open, making it to the second round before losing toSachie Ishizu in three sets. InSydney, Görges retired in the final round of qualifying but was awarded a lucky loser spot in the main draw, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. At theAustralian Open, Görges upset seventh seed Sara Errani in the first round, but lost toLauren Davis in round two. InPattaya, Görges reached the semifinals, losing toKarolína Plíšková. Having fallen out of the top 100 for one week, her success in Pattaya moved her back to world No. 88.[36]
The following week, Görges competed inAcapulco where she defeated the Mexican wildcardMarcela Zacarías in the first round before losing to Kaia Kanepi in three sets. She reached the second round atIndian Wells, where she lost to Maria Sharapova. She did not qualify for theMiami Open and lost toVirginie Razzano in the first round at theFamily Circle Cup. InStuttgart, she defeated Sorana Cîrstea before falling to Ana Ivanovic in three sets. Then she qualified for theMadrid Open, but lost her opener to fourth seedSimona Halep. She did not qualify forRome but managed to reach the quarterfinals atStrasbourg the week before the French Open. She defeated the top seed Sloane Stephens and Lauren Davis, but lost toMadison Keys.
At theFrench Open, Görges lost in the second round toEugenie Bouchard of Canada in three sets.[37] Partnering Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the doubles, she lost in the first round to the unseeded pair Dominika Cibulková and Kirsten Flipkens. However, in the mixed doubles partneringNenad Zimonjić, Görges had a more successful run, reaching her first Grand Slam final. The German-Serbian pair lost to the unseeded Grönefeld andJean-Julien Rojer in three sets.[38]
AtWimbledon, Görges lost in the first round to the eventual semifinalist Lucie Šafářová in two tie-breaks. In the doubles event, she partnered her fellow German, Grönefeld. The pair fell in the quarterfinals to Petkovic and Rybáriková. The following week, she competed at theGastein Ladies where she lost to Stefanie Vögele in the first round. At theSwedish Open, Görges defeated the seventh seedMaría Teresa Torró Flor in the first round to book a second round clash with another Spaniard,Sílvia Soler Espinosa, losing in three sets. In doubles, Görges was the top seed alongsideKatarzyna Piter, but they could only make the quarterfinals, losing to the British pairing ofJocelyn Rae andAnna Smith.
At theUS Open in New York, Görges fought a spirited first round match against the 11th-seeded Flavia Pennetta, losing in a three-setter. She then competed at theCoupe Banque Nationale in Québec where she was seeded fifth. She reached the quarterfinals, after defeatingStéphanie Dubois and Melanie Oudin. She then defeated Andrea Hlaváčková to faceMirjana Lučić-Baroni in the last four, but lost to the eventual tournament champion. Partnering Hlaváčková in the doubles, she made it to the final, but lost in straight sets to Lucie Hradecká and Lučić-Baroni.
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Görges reached the quarterfinals inAuckland, where she lost to the top seed Caroline Wozniacki. At theAustralian Open she defeatedBencic, Koukalová and Hradecká, before losing in the fourth round toEkaterina Makarova. She was also successful in the doubles, where together with Anna-Lena Grönefeld, she reached the semifinals.
Görges won a dead rubber playing in the doubles alongsideSabine Lisicki in theFed Cup match against Australia. In March, she reached the quarterfinals inKuala Lumpur where she lost toAlexandra Dulgheru in straight sets. In April, Görges played for Germany in the Fed Cup semifinals. She lost her singles match against Svetlana Kuznetsova and Germany lost to Russia 3–2.
At theFrench Open, Görges battled past CoCo Vandeweghe in three sets in the first round, before scoring an upset against the fifth seed Wozniacki in the second round in straight sets. She defeatedIrina Falconi before losing to Sara Errani in round four.[39] In the doubles she played alongsideBarbora Krejčíková. They lost in the first round toMartina Hingis andSania Mirza.
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Görges started the new season by reaching the final inAuckland, where she lost to Sloane Stephens.[40] At theAustralian Open, she defeatedAndreea Mitu before losing in straight sets to her doubles partner, the ninth seed Karolína Plíšková. In the doubles, Görges and Karolína Plíšková reached the semifinals, where they lost to the top seeds and eventual winners, Hingis and Mirza.
Görges received a wildcard inDubai, where she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, losing only a single game.[41] In the second round she lost to Barbora Strýcová. In doubles she partneredTímea Babos. They lost to the French pair,Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, in the semifinals. InDoha Görges faced again Kuznetsova in the first round, and this time she lost. Together with Babos she reached quarterfinals in the doubles, where they lost to the eventual winners,Chan Hao-ching andChan Yung-jan.
InIndian Wells, Görges lost in the first round to Camila Giorgi. In the doubles she played alongside Karolína Plíšková. They lost in the final to Mattek-Sands and CoCo Vandeweghe.[42] InMiami, Görges defeatedNao Hibino and Sam Stosur[43] before losing to Simona Halep in third round.[44]
Görges reached the semifinals inNürnberg, where she lost to the eventual championKiki Bertens.[45]
At theFrench Open Görges defeatedJohanna Konta in the first round, before losing to Monica Puig in the second round. In the doubles she again played alongside Karolína Plíšková and they lost in the third round to the eventual runners-up Ekaterina Makarova andElena Vesnina. AtWimbledon, Görges lost in the first round to Yaroslava Shvedova. In the doubles, Görges and Plíšková reached the semifinals, where they lost to theWilliams sisters.
Görges reached the semifinals inBåstad, losing to the eventual winnerLaura Siegemund. At theUS Open, Görges defeated Yanina Wickmayer before losing to Venus Williams in the second round.[46] Görges reached the semifinals of theKremlin Cup, where she lostDaria Gavrilova. She played in the doubles draw at the2016 WTA Finals, partnering Karolína Plíšková, but lost in the first match against Garcia/Mladenovic.
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Görges started the 2017 season inAuckland, defeating the third seed and former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki[47] before losing in the semifinals toAna Konjuh.
At theAustralian Open she won her opening match againstKateřina Siniaková but then lost to Jelena Janković. At theFrench Open, Görges lost her opening match in a very tight third set to the AmericanMadison Brengle. Preparing for Wimbledon, Görges reached her first final on grass at theMallorca Open. She lost to the second seedAnastasija Sevastova. AtWimbledon, she lost in three sets toLesia Tsurenko. She reached her second final of the year on clay, where she lost to the home favourite Irina-Camelia Begu at theBucharest Open.
In August, Görges reached her third final of the year at theWashington Open, where she lost to Makarova.[48] A week later, atCincinnati she knocked out the world No. 10, Agnieszka Radwanska, in the first round and the world No. 5,Elina Svitolina, in the third round,[49] but lost to Sloane Stephens in two sets.[50]
Görges was seeded 30th at theUS Open. She defeated her compatriotAnnika Beck in the first round,Zheng Saisai in the second andAleksandra Krunić in the third to reach the fourth round for the first time. Görges could not avenge her loss against Stephens, and lost in three sets.[51]
In October, Görges won theKremlin Cup by defeating Daria Kasatkina in the final. It was her first singles title since 2011.[52]
The win in Moscow propelled her back into the top 20, and as a result guaranteed her qualification for theWTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Görges was drawn into the Azalea Group, alongside the top-seeded Kristina Mladenovic and the Wimbledon semifinalist Magdaléna Rybáriková. She defeated them both in straight sets to advance to the semifinal stage, where she faced Anastasija Sevastova, whom she defeated in straight sets as well. She then defeated CoCo Vandeweghe to win the biggest title of her career. She finished the year with a nine-match winning streak and a career-high ranking of 14.
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Entering 2018 with the confidence and form of the last year, Görges won theAuckland Open. This gave her back to back titles after a previous drought of six years, and extended her winning run to 14 matches, only two of which went to the third set.[53]
At theAustralian Open, she lost in the second round to Alizé Cornet.[54] Görges then played inSt. Petersburg, where she lost in the semifinals to Petra Kvitová.[55] Despite the loss, Görges made her top 10 debut following the tournament, as Kristina Mladenovic failed to defend the title.[56]
InDoha, she reached the quarterfinals but retired in the match against Kvitová during the second set because of a hip injury.[57] In April, she reached final of Premier tournament inCharleston, defeatingNaomi Osaka, Daria Kasatkina and Anastasija Sevastova. In the final, she lost to Kiki Bertens.[58]
Görges played for Germany inFed Cup semifinals against Czech Republic. She lost her first rubber against Petra Kvitová.[59] Görges then defeated Karolína Plíšková, but this was the only point won by German team and Czech Republic advanced to the final.[60]
At theFrench Open, she played as the 11th seed. She defeated Dominika Cibulková andAlison Van Uytvanck before losing toSerena Williams in the third round.[61]
She started the grass-court season inBirmingham, where she lost in the quarterfinals to the defending champion Petra Kvitová.[62] InEastbourne, Görges received bye in the first round and in the second round she lost toAryna Sabalenka. AtWimbledon, Görges reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, defeating Monica Puig,Vera Lapko, Barbora Strýcová,Donna Vekić and Kiki Bertens en route.[63] She lost in the semifinal to Serena Williams.[64]
InNew Haven, she reached the semifinals. In October, she won her sixth career singles title at theLuxembourg Open, defeating Belinda Bencic in the final.[65]
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Görges won her secondAuckland Open title by beating CanadianBianca Andreescu in the final.[66] She then headed toMelbourne where, as 14th seed, she was beaten in the first round of the Australian Open byDanielle Collins.
In June, Görges reached the final inBirmingham where she lost toAshleigh Barty who became the new No. 1 after this tournament.[67] AtWimbledon, Görges defeatedElena-Gabriela Ruse andVarvara Flink before losing in the third round to Serena Williams, in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.[68] At theUS Open, Görges defeatedNatalia Vikhlyantseva,Francesca Di Lorenzo, and Kiki Bertens to reach the fourth round, where she lost to Donna Vekić, despite having a match point in the second set.[69]
Görges attempted to defend her title atLuxembourg, and reached the final after defeatingMisaki Doi, Sorana Cîrstea, Monica Puig, and Elena Rybakina. However, she fell to an in formJeļena Ostapenko in the final, in straight sets.
Görges defeatedGreetje Minnen andJil Teichmann to reach the quarterfinals in herAuckland Open title defence, but she lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals in straight sets.[70] Following this loss, she fell to No. 38. She partneredCaroline Garcia in doubles, and reached the quarterfinals, where they fell to eventual championsAsia Muhammad andTaylor Townsend. AtAdelaide, she defeatedPriscilla Hon before falling toBelinda Bencic in two tight sets. AtMelbourne, she defeatedViktória Kužmová and 13th seedPetra Martić, before being defeated by Alison Riske in three sets. Following the Australian Open, Görges' ranking rose to No. 31. After failing to qualify forDubai, losing to Sorana Cîrstea in the second qualifying round, Görges participated inDoha, where she lost in the first round toMaria Sakkari.
Görges opted to withdraw from the US Open season, citing safety concerns due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Her first tournament following the suspension of the WTA Tour was atRome, where she lost toDanka Kovinić in the first round, winning just one game. She next participated at theFrench Open, where she defeated Riske in the first round, before losing to Laura Siegemund in the second. Following these tournaments, Görges' ranking fell to No. 45, her lowest ranking since 2016. On 21 October, Görges announced her immediate retirement from the tour on her website.[71]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 18–12 |
| French Open | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 13–12 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 3R | NH | 0 / 12 | 12–12 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | A | 0 / 13 | 11–13 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 0 / 49 | 54–49 |
