Michelle_Gerards
Michelle Gerards
Dutch tennis player
Michelle Gerards (born 8 July 1984) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Quick Facts Country (sports), Born ...
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-07-08) 8 July 1984 (age 39) Heerlen, Netherlands |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $86,524 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 238–129 (64.9%) |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 207 (4 July 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–53 (59.5%) |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 219 (22 August 2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–1 |
Close
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]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)
More information Outcome, No. ...
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 August 2002 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay |  Kirsten Flipkens |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 September 2002 | ITF Bielefeld, Germany | Clay |  Antonela Voina |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 October 2002 | ITF Ciampino, Italy | Clay |  Oana Elena Golimbioschi |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 29 June 2003 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | Lotty Seelen |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 September 2004 | ITF Mestre, Italy | Clay |  Bahia Mouhtassine |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 September 2004 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay |  Nathalie Viérin |
6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 19 November 2006 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Eva Fernández Brugués |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 January 2007 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay |  Palma Kiraly |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 January 2007 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Marta Marrero |
5–7, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 18 February 2007 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Elisa Balsamo |
1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 20 March 2007 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Galina Fokina |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 23 April 2007 | ITF Naples, Italy | Clay |  Stéphanie Vongsouthi |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 12 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Valentina Sulpizio |
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Elitsa Kostova |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 May 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Ksenia Milevskaya |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 15 June 2008 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay |  Klaudia Boczová |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay |  Jelena Dokic |
0–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 October 2008 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | Clay | Giulia Gatto-Monticone |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 9 November 2008 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Kateryna Herth |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 20 June 2009 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay |  Amra Sadiković |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 26 July 2009 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay |  Lucie Kriegsmannová |
4–6, 4–6 |
Close
Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner-ups)
More information Outcome, No. ...
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 1999 | ITF Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Kristie Boogert |
 Tzipora Obziler Hila Rosen |
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 24 August 2003 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | Jolanda Mens |
Kika Hogendoorn Laura-Ramona Husaru |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 March 2004 | ITF Napoli, Italy | Clay | Marielle Hoogland |
Elke Clijsters  Mandy Minella |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 April 2004 | ITF Torre del Greco, Italy | Clay | Marielle Hoogland |
Jolanda Mens  Chanelle Scheepers |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 January 2005 | ITF Belfort, France | Hard (i) | Anousjka van Exel |
 Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
6–1, 4–2 ret. |
| Winner | 3. | 14 February 2005 | ITF Bromma, Sweden | Hard (i) | Anousjka van Exel |
 Ryōko Fuda Rika Fujiwara |
w/o |
| Winner | 4. | 8 January 2007 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Talitha de Groot |
 Assia Halo Samia Medjahdi |
1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 March 2007 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Melissa Berry |
Kristína Kučová Zuzana Kučová |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 August 2007 | ITF Gdynia, Poland | Clay |  Monika Krauze |
Karolina Kosińska Veronika Chvojková |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 12 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Marcella Koek |
Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Marcella Koek |
Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 14 June 2008 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Marlot Meddens |
Alice Balducci Lisa Sabino |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Marcella Koek |
 Emma Laine  Heidi El Tabakh |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 5 October 2008 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | Marina Melnikova |
Jana Jandová Kateřina Vaňková |
3–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Winner | 7. | 17 October 2008 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | Clay | Claire Lablans |
Giulia Gatto-Monticone Federica Quercia |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 8 November 2008 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Marina Melnikova |
Benedetta Davato Giulia Gasparri |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 June 2009 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Marcella Koek |
Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 26 July 2009 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | Marcella Koek |
 Anja Prislan Amra Sadiković |
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Close
- "'Ik wil niet nog een jaar rondhobbelen'". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 3 August 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- "FLT-Damen unter Druck". Tageblatt (in German). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
