Michelle Gerards

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-18 champion at the age of 13 and was a junior quarterfinalist at the 1999 French Open.

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.

ITF Circuit finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-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, 4–6Winner 1. 6 October 2002 ITF Ciampino, Italy Clay Oana Elena Golimbioschi 6–0, 6–4Winner 2. 29 June 2003 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay Lotty Seelen 6–4, 6–4Runner-up 3. 5 September 2004 ITF Mestre, Italy Clay Bahia Mouhtassine 1–6, 0–6Runner-up 4. 27 September 2004 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Nathalie Viérin 6–3, 5–7, 3–6Winner 3. 19 November 2006 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Eva Fernández Brugués 6–1, 6–3Winner 4. 8 January 2007 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Palma Kiraly 7–6(7–4), 6–1Winner 5. 19 January 2007 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Marta Marrero 5–7, 6–0, 6–3Runner-up 5. 18 February 2007 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Elisa Balsamo 1–6, 6–1, 4–6Runner-up 6. 20 March 2007 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Galina Fokina 2–6, 2–6Winner 6. 23 April 2007 ITF Naples, Italy Clay Stéphanie Vongsouthi 6–2, 6–1Winner 7. 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Valentina Sulpizio 7–5, 4–6, 6–4Winner 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, 2–6Runner-up 8. 15 June 2008 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Klaudia Boczová 3–6, 1–6Runner-up 9. 20 July 2008 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Jelena Dokic 0–6, 0–6Winner 9. 18 October 2008 ITF Sevilla, Spain Clay Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6–3, 6–2Winner 10. 9 November 2008 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Kateryna Herth 7–6(7–3), 6–4Winner 11. 20 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Amra Sadiković 6–2, 7–5Runner-up 10. 26 July 2009 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Lucie Kriegsmannová 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner-ups) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. 1 November 1999 ITF Jaffa, Israel Hard Kristie Boogert Tzipora Obziler Hila Rosen 4–6, 6–1, 4–6Winner 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, 0–6Runner-up 3. 11 April 2004 ITF Torre del Greco, Italy Clay Marielle Hoogland Jolanda Mens Chanelle Scheepers 3–6, 0–6Winner 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/oWinner 4. 8 January 2007 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Talitha de Groot Assia Halo Samia Medjahdi 1–6, 6–3, 6–2Runner-up 4. 17 March 2007 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Melissa Berry Kristína Kučová Zuzana Kučová 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6Runner-up 5. 11 August 2007 ITF Gdynia, Poland Clay Monika Krauze Karolina Kosińska Veronika Chvojková 1–6, 5–7Runner-up 6. 12 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Marcella Koek Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio 2–6, 2–6Winner 5. 19 April 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Marcella Koek Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio 6–3, 6–4Winner 6. 14 June 2008 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Marlot Meddens Alice Balducci Lisa Sabino 6–0, 6–3Runner-up 7. 20 July 2008 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Marcella Koek Emma Laine Heidi El Tabakh 3–6, 4–6Runner-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, 6–3Runner-up 9. 8 November 2008 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Marina Melnikova Benedetta Davato Giulia Gasparri 2–6, 4–6Winner 8. 19 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Marcella Koek Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković 6–3, 6–3Winner 9. 26 July 2009 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Marcella Koek Anja Prislan Amra Sadiković 7–6(8–6), 6–1