Julia Goerges Biography

Julia Goerges

Born: November 2, 1988, Bad Oldesloe, Germany

Height: 1.80 m

Weight: 69 kg

Turned pro: 2005

Siblings: Maike Gorges

Parents: Inge Gorges, Klaus Gorges

Julia Gorges (born 2 November 1988) is a professional German tennis player. Gorges reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of world number 15 on 5 March 2012 and a doubles ranking of world number 20 on 26 August 2013. To date, she has won two singles and four doubles titles on the WTA tour.

Personal life

Julia Gorges was born in Bad Oldesloe to Klaus and Inge Gorges, both of whom work in insurance. She has one half-sister named Maike, who also works in insurance. She attended the Klaus-Groth-Schule and Theodor-Mommsen-Schule in Bad Oldesloe from 1995 to 2005, and completed the mittlere Reife (Realschulabschluss).

She began playing tennis around the age of five when her parents began taking her to the local club.Her tennis idol growing up was Martina Hingis, and she is also a fan of Roger Federer. She is coached by her partner Sascha Nensel, former coach of fellow German player Nicolas Kiefer.The surfaces she prefers are hard and grass courts, and her favorite tournament is the Australian Open.

Full name:		Julia Gorges
Country:		Germany
Residence:		Hanover, Germany
Born:		11/2/1988
		Bad Oldesloe, West Germany
Height:		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro:		2005
Plays:		Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money:		$2,955,932
Singles
Career record:		277–192
Career titles:		2 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking:		15 (5 March 2012)
Current ranking:		73 (25 November 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open:		4R (2012, 2013)
French Open:		3R (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon:		3R (2011, 2012)
US Open:		3R (2011)
Other tournaments:
Olympic Games:		3R (2012)
Doubles
Career record:		163–121
Career titles:		4 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking:		20 (26 August 2013)
Current ranking:		27 (25 November 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open:
French Open:		3R (2011)
Wimbledon:		QF (2010, 2013)
US Open:		QF (2012)
Other Doubles tournaments
Olympic Games:		2R (2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon:		2R (2013)
US Open:		1R (2012)
Team Competitions:
Fed Cup:		6–6