Ilke Gers

Ilke Gers
Country (sports)	New Zealand
Born	26 October 1981 (age 41); New Zealand
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 June 05, 2023

Ilke Gers (born 26 October 1981) is a visual artist and a former professional tennis player from 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

Gers won two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 13 May 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 382. On 2 February 2004, she peaked at No. 167 in the doubles rankings.

Gers retired from tennis 2004.

Playing for New Zealand Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 4–5.^[1]

ITF finals

Singles (0–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tier	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 January 2002	10,000	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Adriana Szili	2–6, 2–6

Doubles (2–7)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Grass (1–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tier	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	1 July 2001	10,000	Edmond, United States	Hard	Tracey O'Connor	Michelle Dasso Julie Ditty	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	28 January 2003	10,000	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Chuang Chia-jung	Lauren Breadmore Kristen van Elden	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	3 March 2003	10,000	Warrnambool, Australia	Grass	Chuang Chia-jung	Monique Adamczak Madita Suer	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	17 March 2003	10,000	Yarrawonga, Australia	Grass	Chuang Chia-jung	Sarah Borwell Bree Calderwood	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	4.	24 March 2003	10,000	Albury, Australia	Grass	Chuang Chia-jung	Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk	6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	10 June 2003	25,000	Allentown, United States	Hard	Surina De Beer	Adria Engel Kelly McCain	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	17 June 2003	10,000	Dallas, United States	Hard	Surina De Beer	Stephanie Hazlett Julia Scaringe	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	20 October 2003	25,000	Cardiff, Great Britain	Hard	Surina De Beer	Claire Curran İpek Şenoğlu	4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	16 November 2003	25,000	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Napaporn Tongsalee	Trudi Musgrave Abigail Spears	2–6, 2–6

Fed Cup participation

Singles (1–4)

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Score
2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I	R/R	4 March 2002	Guangzhou, China	South Korea	Hard	Cho Yoon-jeong	L	4–6, 2–6
		5 March 2002		Chinese Taipei		Janet Lee	L	4–6, 2–6
		6 March 2002		India		Rushmi Chakravarthi	W	6–1, 6–0
		7 March 2002		Indonesia		Angelique Widjaja	L	4–6, 1–6
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I	R/R	24 April 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China	Hard	Sun Tiantian	L	1–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–1)

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I	R/R	9 April 2001	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	South Korea	Hard	Leanne Baker	Choi Jin-young Chung Yang-jin	W	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), 6–3
		11 April 2001		India		Leanne Baker	Rushmi Chakravarthi Nirupama Sanjeev	W	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(10–8)
		13 April 2001		Pacific Oceania		Leanne Baker	Davilyn Godinet Irene Mani	W	6–0, 6–1
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I	R/R	22 April 2003	Tokyo, Japan	Japan	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Saori Obata Ai Sugiyama	L	0–6, 1–6

ITF Junior finals

Doubles (1–0)

Legend
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	18 July 1999	Jetsave New Zealand 18 & Under Indoor Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard (i)	Tracey O'Connor	Eden Marama Paula Marama	6–4, 7–5

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References

↑ Ilke Gers at the Billie Jean King Cup

External links

Ilke Gers at the Women's Tennis Association
Ilke Gers at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Ilke Gers at the Billie Jean King Cup

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