Sports Beauty: Julia Görges German Female Tennis Celebrity

Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988 in Bad Oldesloe) is a professional tennis player from Germany. She qualified for the main draw at the 2007 US Open and lost 6–0, 6–3 to number one Justine Henin in the first round. Görges reached a career high singles ranking of World Number 64 on 15 February 2010, and as of that date has reached World Number 303 for doubles, on 18 February, 2008. She has not won a WTA title, but has won 4 ITF singles titles, and 3 ITF doubles titles. Julia Görges was born in Bad Oldesloe to Klaus and Inge Görges, 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 5 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 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. Because of her looks and feminine figure, Görges's media nickname is "Gorgeous Goerges".

Full name: Julia Görges

Nationality: Germany

Residence: Bad Oldesloe, Germany

Born: 2 November 1988 Bad Oldesloe, Germany

Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Turned pro: 2005

Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $1,346,526 (183)