The two exhibited the finest tennis of the tournament over three sets and either could have been a finalist at some stage of the match. However, the final set proved slightly too much for one.
In the opening set, despite only winning 54% of points on her first serve, Goerges made up for it on second serves and broke Kvitova.
Serving for the set at 5-4, the fifth seed felt the power of the dual Wimbledon champ as Kvitova broke back to begin a three game streak.
This sealed the set for the Czech player 7-5.
The second set was a serving clinic, but for the fifth game where Goerges snuck in a break of the Kvitova serve (converting the single break point of the set), which she defended until the set concluded 6-4 in the Germans favour.
The match decider began with Kvitova at the line and she won the first three games, the break important as Petra was serving brilliantly.
Facing no break points and savaging the Goerges second serve, Kvitova held a 5-2 lead as both players held serve beyond the break at 2-0.
Kvitova piled on the pressure to break again to take the match 7-5 4-6 6-2.
Petra will face Kristina Mladenovic (4), the defending champion, in the final, after the French player defeated Daria Kasatkina (8) in the second semi final 3-6 6-3 6-2
Mladenovic had second serve problems in the opening set which she managed to rectify.
Kasatkina’s first serve percentage in the second and third sets was ok but she could hardly win a point when she served anything.
Mladenovic won 66 points to 46 in the final two sets.
In Taipei City, the final will be played between:
Timea Babos (4) - who defeated Yafan Wang 6-3 6-4 in their semi final
and
Kateryna Kozlova - who defeated Sabine Lisicki 7-5 6-4 in their semi final
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