Ilke Gers
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | New Zealand | 26 October 1981
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $30,137 |
Official website | http://www.ilkegers.info/ |
Singles | |
Career record | 93–101 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 382 (13 May 2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 60–64 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 167 (2 February 2004) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 4–5 |
Last updated on: 1 April 2017. |
Ilke Gers (born 26 October 1981) is a visual artist and a retired tennis player from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Art career
Ilke Gers works with installation, performance and publications that bring movement, behaviour, social and spatial conditions into play. She studied at the Werkplaats Typografie, and was a resident at the Jan van Eyck Academie from 2014-2015. Her work has been presented at LLS Paleis, Antwerp; the Biënnale Van België, Ghent; Kunsthal Rotterdam; De Appel, Amsterdam; 019, Ghent; De Fabriek, Eindhoven; Beursschouwburg, Brussels; D21 – Kunstraum, Leipzig. She is part of Action Publishing Collective, based in Rotterdam.
Tennis career
Ilke Gers is a former New Zealand professional female tennis player. Gers has won two doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 13 May 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 382. On 2 February 2004, she peaked at world number 167 in the doubles rankings.
Ilke Gers retired from tennis 2004.
Playing for New Zealand at the Fed Cup, Gers has a win–loss record of 4–5.[1]
ITF finals (2–8) Singles (0–1)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 29 January 2002 | $10,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (2–7)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | $10,000 | Edmond, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 January 2003 | $10,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 March 2003 | $10,000 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 17 March 2003 | $10,000 | Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 March 2003 | $10,000 | Albury, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 10 June 2003 | $25,000 | Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 June 2003 | $10,000 | Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 October 2003 | $25,000 | Cardiff, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 16 November 2003 | $25,000 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Fed Cup participation Singles
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 4 March 2002 | Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
L | 4–6, 2–6 |
5 March 2002 | ![]() |
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L | 4–6, 2–6 | ||||
6 March 2002 | ![]() |
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W | 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
7 March 2002 | ![]() |
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L | 4–6, 1–6 | ||||
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 24 April 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
L | 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 9 April 2001 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
Choi Jin-young Chung Yang-jin |
W | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
11 April 2001 | ![]() |
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Rushmi Chakravarthi Nirupama Sanjeev |
W | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(10–8) | ||||
13 April 2001 | ![]() |
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Davilyn Godinet Irene Mani |
W | 6–0, 6–1 | ||||
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 22 April 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
Saori Obata Ai Sugiyama |
L | 0–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior Results Doubles (1/0)
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Junior Grand Slam |
Category GA |
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 July 1999 | Jetsave New Zealand 18 & Under Indoor Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
References
- ^ Ilke Gers at the Billie Jean King Cup