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]
michelle, gerards, born, july, 1984, former, professional, tennis, player, from, netherlands, country, sports, netherlandsborn, 1984, july, 1984, heerlen, netherlandsplaysright, handed, handed, backhand, prize, money, 524singlescareer, record238, career, title. Michelle Gerards born 8 July 1984 is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands Michelle GerardsCountry sports NetherlandsBorn 1984 07 08 8 July 1984 age 39 Heerlen NetherlandsPlaysRight handed two handed backhand Prize money 86 524SinglesCareer record238 129 64 9 Career titles11 ITFHighest rankingNo 207 4 July 2005 DoublesCareer record78 53 59 5 Career titles9 ITFHighest rankingNo 219 22 August 2005 Team competitionsFed Cup3 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 ITF Circuit finals 2 1 Singles 21 11 titles 10 runner ups 2 2 Doubles 18 9 titles 9 runner ups 3 References 4 External linksBiography editA 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 edit 25 000 tournaments 10 000 tournamentsSingles 21 11 titles 10 runner ups edit Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreRunner up 1 18 August 2002 ITF Koksijde Belgium Clay nbsp Kirsten Flipkens 4 6 6 7 3 7 Runner up 2 1 September 2002 ITF Bielefeld Germany Clay nbsp Antonela Voina 4 6 7 5 4 6Winner 1 6 October 2002 ITF Ciampino Italy Clay nbsp Oana Elena Golimbioschi 6 0 6 4Winner 2 29 June 2003 ITF Alkmaar Netherlands Clay nbsp Lotty Seelen 6 4 6 4Runner up 3 5 September 2004 ITF Mestre Italy Clay nbsp Bahia Mouhtassine 1 6 0 6Runner up 4 27 September 2004 ITF Porto Portugal Clay nbsp Nathalie Vierin 6 3 5 7 3 6Winner 3 19 November 2006 ITF Mallorca Spain Clay nbsp Eva Fernandez Brugues 6 1 6 3Winner 4 8 January 2007 ITF Algiers Algeria Clay nbsp Palma Kiraly 7 6 7 4 6 1Winner 5 19 January 2007 ITF Algiers Algeria Clay nbsp Marta Marrero 5 7 6 0 6 3Runner up 5 18 February 2007 ITF Mallorca Spain Clay nbsp Elisa Balsamo 1 6 6 1 4 6Runner up 6 20 March 2007 ITF Cairo Egypt Clay nbsp Galina Fokina 2 6 2 6Winner 6 23 April 2007 ITF Naples Italy Clay nbsp Stephanie Vongsouthi 6 2 6 1Winner 7 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya Turkey Clay nbsp Valentina Sulpizio 7 5 4 6 6 4Winner 8 19 April 2008 ITF Antalya Turkey Clay nbsp Elitsa Kostova 6 2 2 6 7 6 7 3 Runner up 7 9 May 2008 ITF Antalya Turkey Clay nbsp Ksenia Milevskaya 2 6 2 6Runner up 8 15 June 2008 ITF Lenzerheide Switzerland Clay nbsp Klaudia Boczova 3 6 1 6Runner up 9 20 July 2008 ITF Darmstadt Germany Clay nbsp Jelena Dokic 0 6 0 6Winner 9 18 October 2008 ITF Sevilla Spain Clay nbsp Giulia Gatto Monticone 6 3 6 2Winner 10 9 November 2008 ITF Mallorca Spain Clay nbsp Kateryna Herth 7 6 7 3 6 4Winner 11 20 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide Switzerland Clay nbsp Amra Sadikovic 6 2 7 5Runner up 10 26 July 2009 ITF Horb Germany Clay nbsp Lucie Kriegsmannova 4 6 4 6Doubles 18 9 titles 9 runner ups edit Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreRunner up 1 1 November 1999 ITF Jaffa Israel Hard nbsp Kristie Boogert nbsp Tzipora Obziler nbsp Hila Rosen 4 6 6 1 4 6Winner 1 24 August 2003 ITF Enschede Netherlands Clay nbsp Jolanda Mens nbsp Kika Hogendoorn nbsp Laura Ramona Husaru 6 3 7 6 7 5 Runner up 2 29 March 2004 ITF Napoli Italy Clay nbsp Marielle Hoogland nbsp Elke Clijsters nbsp Mandy Minella 1 6 0 6Runner up 3 11 April 2004 ITF Torre del Greco Italy Clay nbsp Marielle Hoogland nbsp Jolanda Mens nbsp Chanelle Scheepers 3 6 0 6Winner 2 24 January 2005 ITF Belfort France Hard i nbsp Anousjka van Exel nbsp Daniela Klemenschits nbsp Sandra Klemenschits 6 1 4 2 ret Winner 3 14 February 2005 ITF Bromma Sweden Hard i nbsp Anousjka van Exel nbsp Ryōko Fuda nbsp Rika Fujiwara w oWinner 4 8 January 2007 ITF Algiers Algeria Clay nbsp Talitha de Groot nbsp Assia Halo nbsp Samia Medjahdi 1 6 6 3 6 2Runner up 4 17 March 2007 ITF Cairo Egypt Clay nbsp Melissa Berry nbsp Kristina Kucova nbsp Zuzana Kucova 7 6 7 3 4 6 3 6Runner up 5 11 August 2007 ITF Gdynia Poland Clay nbsp Monika Krauze nbsp Karolina Kosinska nbsp Veronika Chvojkova 1 6 5 7Runner up 6 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya Turkey Clay nbsp Marcella Koek nbsp Elisa Balsamo nbsp Valentina Sulpizio 2 6 2 6Winner 5 19 April 2008 ITF Antalya Turkey Clay nbsp Marcella Koek nbsp Elisa Balsamo nbsp Valentina Sulpizio 6 3 6 4Winner 6 14 June 2008 ITF Lenzerheide Switzerland Clay nbsp Marlot Meddens nbsp Alice Balducci nbsp Lisa Sabino 6 0 6 3Runner up 7 20 July 2008 ITF Darmstadt Germany Clay nbsp Marcella Koek nbsp Emma Laine nbsp Heidi El Tabakh 3 6 4 6Runner up 8 5 October 2008 ITF Porto Portugal Clay nbsp Marina Melnikova nbsp Jana Jandova nbsp Katerina Vankova 3 6 6 4 6 10 Winner 7 17 October 2008 ITF Sevilla Spain Clay nbsp Claire Lablans nbsp Giulia Gatto Monticone nbsp Federica Quercia 6 2 6 3Runner up 9 8 November 2008 ITF Mallorca Spain Clay nbsp Marina Melnikova nbsp Benedetta Davato nbsp Giulia Gasparri 2 6 4 6Winner 8 19 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide Switzerland Clay nbsp Marcella Koek nbsp Xenia Knoll nbsp Amra Sadikovic 6 3 6 3Winner 9 26 July 2009 ITF Horb Germany Clay nbsp Marcella Koek nbsp Anja Prislan nbsp Amra Sadikovic 7 6 8 6 6 1References edit 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 External links editMichelle Gerards at the Women s Tennis Association nbsp Michelle Gerards at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Michelle Gerards at the Billie Jean King Cup nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michelle Gerards amp oldid 1148768516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
