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Michelle Gerards

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Michelle Gerards
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1984-07-08) 8 July 1984 (age 40)
Heerlen, Netherlands
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$86,524
Singles
Career record238–129
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 207 (4 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record78–53
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 219 (22 August 2005)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1

Michelle Gerards (born 8 July 1984) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Biography

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A right-handed player from Limburg, Gerards was the Dutch under-18 champion at the age of 13 and was a junior quarterfinalist at the 1999 French Open.[1]

Most of her professional career was spent on the ITF Women's Circuit, reaching a best ranking in singles of 207 in the world. She made WTA Tour main-draw appearances at the 1999 Sanex Trophy in Knokke-Heist and 2000 Belgian Open, both times as a wildcard.

Gerards featured in four Fed Cup ties for the Netherlands. In 2005, she played two doubles matches, partnering Dutch veteran Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, winning both, over Poland and Luxembourg. When she returned to the Fed Cup team in 2009, it was as a singles player and she won one match, over Claudine Schaul of Luxembourg.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 18 August 2002 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up 2. 1 September 2002 ITF Bielefeld, Germany Clay Germany Antonela Voina 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 1. 6 October 2002 ITF Ciampino, Italy Clay Romania Oana Elena Golimbioschi 6–0, 6–4
Winner 2. 29 June 2003 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Lotty Seelen 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 5 September 2004 ITF Mestre, Italy Clay Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 27 September 2004 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Italy Nathalie Viérin 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 3. 19 November 2006 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Spain Eva Fernández Brugués 6–1, 6–3
Winner 4. 8 January 2007 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Hungary Palma Kiraly 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Winner 5. 19 January 2007 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Spain Marta Marrero 5–7, 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 18 February 2007 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Italy Elisa Balsamo 1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 20 March 2007 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Russia Galina Fokina 2–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 23 April 2007 ITF Naples, Italy Clay France Stéphanie Vongsouthi 6–2, 6–1
Winner 7. 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 8. 19 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 7. 9 May 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Belarus Ksenia Milevskaya 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 15 June 2008 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Slovakia Klaudia Boczová 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 9. 20 July 2008 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Australia Jelena Dokic 0–6, 0–6
Winner 9. 18 October 2008 ITF Sevilla, Spain Clay Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6–3, 6–2
Winner 10. 9 November 2008 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Ukraine Kateryna Herth 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner 11. 20 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Switzerland Amra Sadiković 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 10. 26 July 2009 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1 November 1999 ITF Jaffa, Israel Hard Netherlands Kristie Boogert Israel Tzipora Obziler
Israel Hila Rosen
4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner 1. 24 August 2003 ITF Enschede, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Jolanda Mens Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn
Romania Laura-Ramona Husaru
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 2. 29 March 2004 ITF Napoli, Italy Clay Netherlands Marielle Hoogland Belgium Elke Clijsters
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 11 April 2004 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy Clay Netherlands Marielle Hoogland Netherlands Jolanda Mens
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
3–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 24 January 2005 ITF Belfort, France Hard (i) Netherlands Anousjka van Exel Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–1, 4–2 ret.
Winner 3. 14 February 2005 ITF Bromma, Sweden Hard (i) Netherlands Anousjka van Exel Japan Ryōko Fuda
Japan Rika Fujiwara
w/o
Winner 4. 8 January 2007 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Netherlands Talitha de Groot Algeria Assia Halo
Algeria Samia Medjahdi
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 17 March 2007 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay United Kingdom Melissa Berry Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Slovakia Zuzana Kučová
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 11 August 2007 ITF Gdynia, Poland Clay Poland Monika Krauze Poland Karolina Kosińska
Czech Republic Veronika Chvojková
1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 6. 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Italy Elisa Balsamo
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
2–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 19 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Italy Elisa Balsamo
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 14 June 2008 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Netherlands Marlot Meddens Italy Alice Balducci
Switzerland Lisa Sabino
6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 20 July 2008 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Finland Emma Laine
Canada Heidi El Tabakh
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 8. 5 October 2008 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Russia Marina Melnikova Czech Republic Jana Jandová
Czech Republic Kateřina Vaňková
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Winner 7. 17 October 2008 ITF Sevilla, Spain Clay Netherlands Claire Lablans Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Italy Federica Quercia
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 8 November 2008 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Russia Marina Melnikova Italy Benedetta Davato
Italy Giulia Gasparri
2–6, 4–6
Winner 8. 19 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Switzerland Amra Sadiković
6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 26 July 2009 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Slovenia Anja Prislan
Switzerland Amra Sadiković
7–6(8–6), 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "'Ik wil niet nog een jaar rondhobbelen'". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 3 August 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ "FLT-Damen unter Druck". Tageblatt (in German). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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