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February 6, 2018

Germans in the Top 10: Goerges joins the rankings elite

Julia Goerges has become the eighth German woman to reach the top 10 in the WTA singles rankings. She joins a list of illustrious names.

01 /09
Stefanie Graf finished a record eight years at the top of the rankings, including 1988, when she won the Golden Slam.
02 /09
Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles (Getty)
03 /09
Anke Huber was runner-up at the 1996 Australian Open (Getty)
04 /09
In 2011, Andrea Petkovic reached the quarterfinals of three of the four Grand Slams (Getty)
05 /09
Angelique Kerber is a former World No.1 (Getty)
06 /09
Kerber enjoyed a stunning 2016, beginning with her win at the Australian Open (Getty)
07 /09
Julia Goerges is the latest German woman to crack the Top 10 (Getty)
08 /09
Goerges won the Hengqin Life WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai following her triumph at the VTB Kremlin Cup in October 2017 (Getty)
09 /09
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (pictured), Sylvia Hanika and Bettina Bunge are the trio of other German women who have also made it into the Top 10 (Getty)

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