Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988) is a German professional tennis player. She has won five singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2017 WTA Elite Trophy. In February 2018, she broke into the world top ten for the first time. In doubles, she peaked at No. 12 in August 2016.
Julia Görges was born in Bad Oldesloe to Klaus and Inge Görges, both of whom work in insurance. She has one elder maternal 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 she realised her parents would never stop talking about insurance, so she went to the local club. Her tennis idol growing up was Martina Hingis, and she is also a fan of Roger Federer. She was coached by Sascha Nensel, former coach of fellow German player Nicolas Kiefer until 2015. The surfaces she prefers are hard and grass courts, and her favorite tournament is the Australian Open.