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Julia Goerges parents are working in an insurance office and Sascha Nensel is her coach. She started playing tennis at the age of 6. Usually hard and grass surfaces are her favorite, her admiration is tennis star Martina Hingis. Australian Open is her favorite tournament and place where she really wants to go is Melbourne. She has lot of interest in music and movies, as Michael Jackson is her favorite singer and Hugh Grant as favorite actor.  She also likes to watch TV and shows liked by her are, German TV, she wants to improve day after another as far as her career is concern.

Julia Goerges Personal Info:

  • Residence: Bad Oldesloe & Hannover, Germany
  • Date of Birth: 02 Nov 1988
  • Birthplace: Bad Oldesloe, Germany
  • Height: 5′ 11″ (1.80m)
  • Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (July 2005)

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Julia Goerges Career Highlights:

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2011 – Stuttgart; 2010 – Bad Gastein.
Finalist (3): 2012 – Dubai, Linz; 2010 – Luxembourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2012 – Bad Gastein (w/Craybas); 2010 – Copenhagen (w/Groenefeld), Seoul (w/Hercog); 2009 – Portoroz (w/Uhlirova).
Finalist (8): 2013 – Auckland (w/Shvedova); 2012 – Auckland (w/Pennetta), Stuttgart (w/Groenefeld), Linz (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2011 – Bad Gastein (w/Gajdosova), Linz (w/Groenefeld); 2010 – Palermo (w/Craybas); 2009 – Istanbul (w/Schnyder).

ADDITIONAL
German Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2010-13; German Olympic Team, 2012.

 

Julia Goerges Biography

Coached by Sascha Nensel … Father is Klaus, mother is Inge (both work in an insurance office); older sister is Maike … Began playing tennis at age 6 … Favorite surfaces ar…

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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 2
WTA Doubles Titles 0 4
ITF Women’s Circuit Singles Titles 0 6
ITF Women’s Circuit Doubles Titles 0 6
Prize Money $315,107 $2,701,531
W/L – Singles 13 – 13 274 – 179
W/L – Doubles 8 – 11 149 – 110

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Results

BRUSSELS

WTA // BELGIUM // 20-May-2013 // $690,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 24 // Seed/Entry: 6/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [L] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 99 6-1 7-5
R16 Loss Romina Oprandi (SUI) 45 6-3 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+60

Prize Money

$9,580

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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
28 37 30
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
05-Mar-2012 (15) 22-Oct-2012 (21)

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To The Top

JANUARY – Reached 2r at Auckland (l. to Larsson); fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Kuznetsova); reached 4r at Australian Open (l. to Li).

FEBRUARY – Fell 1r at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Mladenovic); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Errani).

MARCH – Reached 3r at Indian Wells (l. to Petrova); dropped opener at Miami (after 1r bye, l. to Tomljanovic in 2r).

APRIL – Reached 3r at Charleston (l. to Voegele); fell 1r at Katowice (ret. vs. Craybas w/dizziness); reached 2r at Stuttgart (l. to Kvitova); fell 1r at Oeiras (l. to Puig).

MAY – Reached 2r at Madrid (withdrew prior to match w/illness); reached 2r at Rome (l. to Azarenka); reached 2r at Brussels (ret. vs. Oprandi w/right wrist injury).

2005 – Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2006 – Played first WTA qualifying at Stuttgart (as WC); won two singles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 – Played first five WTA main draws, reaching SF at Stockholm (l. to Dushevina) and 2r once but falling 1r three times (incl. US Open); fell in qualifying four times; won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 – SF at Portoroz (l. to Medina Garrigues); QF at Memphis; reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.119 to No.98).

2009 – First Top 100 season; SF at Québec City (l. to Safarova); reached 3r once and 2r four times; fell 1r five times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying four times; won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 – First Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Bad Gastein (d. Bacsinszky in final); made Top 50 debut afterwards on July 26 (rose from No.65 to No.42); runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to Vinci in final); SF at Palermo (l. to Pennetta); QF three times at Strasbourg, Copenhagen and Linz; reached 3r once and 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon and Beijing – l. to Bacsinszky 36 64 76(4); held 4mp at 5-3 third set) and in qualifying once; won two WTA doubles titles; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 – Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.21); went 15-3 during spring clay court season, reaching QF at Charleston (l. to Vesnina), winning second WTA title at Stuttgart (d. Wozniacki in final), reaching SF at Madrid (l. to Azarenka) then, after withdrawing from Rome and Brussels w/low back injury, reaching 3r at Roland Garros (l. to Bartoli); SF twice more at Auckland (l. to Arn) and Luxembourg (l. to Azarenka) and QF once more at Seoul; reached 3r six times (incl. all four majors) and 2r six times; fell 1r seven times; made Top 20 debut on May 9 (after Madrid; rose from No.27 to No.20).

2012 – First Top 20 season; runner-up twice at Dubai (l. to A.Radwanska in final) and Linz (l. to Azarenka in final); QF three times at Paris [Indoors], Barcelona and Palermo; reached 4r twice (incl. Australian Open), 3r five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Olympics) and 2r eight times; fell 1r six times (incl. US Open); set career-high No.15 on March 5; won one WTA doubles title; retired in Sydney 1r and withdrew from Charleston w/illness.

SINGLES
Winner (2): 2011 – Stuttgart; 2010 – Bad Gastein.
Finalist (3): 2012 – Dubai, Linz; 2010 – Luxembourg. 

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2012 – Bad Gastein (w/Craybas); 2010 – Copenhagen (w/Groenefeld), Seoul (w/Hercog); 2009 – Portoroz (w/Uhlirova).
Finalist (8): 2013 – Auckland (w/Shvedova); 2012 – Auckland (w/Pennetta), Stuttgart (w/Groenefeld), Linz (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2011 – Bad Gastein (w/Gajdosova), Linz (w/Groenefeld); 2010 – Palermo (w/Craybas); 2009 – Istanbul (w/Schnyder).

ADDITIONAL
German Fed Cup Team, 2008, 2010-13; German Olympic Team, 2012.




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