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The 31-year-old German made the announcement on
her Instagram account in both German and English.
"When I started playing tennis at the age of five, I would never
have thought that we would go such a long way together," Goerges
wrote. "You have given me so many different types of emotions
throughout our journey and I am very thankful for everything you
have shown and taught me. I learnt how to deal with the toughest
losses but also enjoy the most amazing wins of my career, to
fight back many times when I was struggling with you and through
it all we never lost sight of our dreams.
"I always knew how I would feel when it is time to say goodbye
to you, and that moment has arrived. I am ready to close the
tennis chapter of my life and open a new one."
Goerges' top Grand Slam run occurred at Wimbledon in 2018 when
she reached the semifinals before losing to Serena Williams.
Goerges' final tournament was the recent French Open where she
defeated American Alison Riske in the first round before falling
to fellow German Laura Siegemund in the second round on Oct. 1.
Goerges also won five doubles titles during her career.
--Field Level Media
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