Michelle Gerards

Michelle Gerards
Full name Michelle Gerards
Country (sports)  Netherlands
Born (1984-07-08) 8 July 1984
Heerlen, Netherlands
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $86,524
Singles
Career record 238–129
Highest ranking No. 207 (4 July 2005)
Doubles
Career record 78–53
Highest ranking No. 219 (22 August 2005)

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

Biography

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

Most of her professional career was spent on the ITF 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 finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 21 (11–10)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 18 August 2002 Koksijde, Belgium Clay Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up 2. 1 September 2002 Bielefeld, Germany Clay Germany Antonela Voina 4-6, 7-5, 4-6
Winner 3. 6 October 2002 Ciampino, Italy Clay Romania Oana-Elena Golimbioschi 6-0, 6-4
Winner 4. 29 June 2003 Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Lotty Seelen 6-4, 6-4
Runner-up 5. 5 September 2004 Mestre, Italy Clay Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine 1-6, 0-6
Runner-up 6. 27 September 2004 Porto, Portugal Clay Italy Nathalie Viérin 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 7. 19 November 2006 Majorca, Spain Clay Spain Eva Fernández Brugués 6–1, 6–3
Winner 8. 8 January 2007 Algiers, Algeria Clay Hungary Pálma Király 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Winner 9. 19 January 2007 Algiers, Algeria Clay Spain Marta Marrero 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
Runner-up 10. 18 February 2007 Mallorca, Spain Clay Italy Elisa Balsamo 1-6, 6-1, 4-6
Runner-up 11. 20 March 2007 Cairo, Egypt Clay Russia Galina Fokina 2–6, 2–6
Winner 12. 23 April 2007 Naples, Italy Clay France Stéphanie Vongsouthi 6–2, 6–1
Winner 13. 7 April 2008 Antalya, Turkey Clay Italy Valentina Sulpizio 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Winner 14. 20 April 2008 Antalya, Turkey Clay Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up 15. 10 May 2008 Antalya, Turkey Clay Belarus Ksenia Milevskaya 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 16. 9 June 2008 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Slovakia Klaudia Boczová 3-6, 1-6
Runner-up 17. 14 July 2008 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Australia Jelena Dokic 0–6, 0–6
Winner 18. 13 October 2008 Sevilla, Spain Clay Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6-3, 6-2
Winner 19. 3 November 2008 Majorca, Spain Clay Ukraine Kateryna Herth 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner 20. 15 June 2009 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Switzerland Amra Sadiković 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 21. 20 July 2009 Horb, Germany Clay Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová 4-6, 4-6

Doubles: 18 (9–9)

Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1 November 1999 Jaffa, Israel Hard Netherlands Kristie Boogert Israel Tzipora Obziler
Israel Hila Rosen		 4–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner 2. 24 August 2003 Enschede, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Jolanda Mens Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn
Romania Laura-Ramona Husaru		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 3. 29 March 2004 Napoli, Italy Clay Netherlands Marielle Hoogland Belgium Elke Clijsters
Luxembourg Mandy Minella		 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 11 April 2004 Torre del Greco, Italy Clay Netherlands Marielle Hoogland Netherlands Jolanda Mens
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers		 3–6, 0–6
Winner 5. 24 January 2005 Belfort, France Hard (i) Netherlands Anousjka van Exel Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		 6–1, 4–2 ret.
Winner 6. 14 February 2005 Bromma, Sweden Hard (i) Netherlands Anousjka van Exel Japan Ryōko Fuda
Japan Rika Fujiwara		 W/O
Winner 7. 8 January 2007 Algiers, Algeria Clay Netherlands Talitha de Groot Algeria Assia Halo
Algeria Samia Medjahdi		 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 17 March 2007 Cairo, Egypt Clay United Kingdom Melissa Berry Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Slovakia Zuzana Kučová		 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 11 August 2007 Gdynia, Poland Clay Poland Monika Krauze Poland Karolina Kosińska
Czech Republic Veronika Chvojková		 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up 10. 12 April 2008 Antalya, Turkey Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Italy Elisa Balsamo
Italy Valentina Sulpizio		 2-6, 2-6
Winner 11. 19 April 2008 Antalya, Turkey Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Italy Elisa Balsamo
Italy Valentina Sulpizio		 6-3, 6-4
Winner 12. 9 June 2008 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Netherlands Marlot Meddens Italy Alice Balducci
Switzerland Lisa Sabino		 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 13. 14 July 2008 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Finland Emma Laine
Canada Heidi El Tabakh		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 14. 29 September 2008 Porto, Portugal Clay Russia Marina Melnikova Czech Republic Jana Jandová
Czech Republic Kateřina Vaňková		 3–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Winner 15. 13 October 2008 Sevilla, Spain Clay Netherlands Claire Lablans Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Italy Federica Quercia		 6-2, 6-3
Runner-up 16. 3 November 2008 Majorca, Spain Clay Russia Marina Melnikova Italy Benedetta Davato
Italy Giulia Gasparri		 2–6, 4–6
Winner 17. 15 June 2009 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Switzerland Amra Sadiković		 6–3, 6–3
Winner 18. 20 July 2009 Horb, Germany Clay Netherlands Marcella Koek Slovenia Anja Prislan
Switzerland Amra Sadiković		 7–6(8–6), 6–1

References

  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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