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