| Full name | Michelle Gerards |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
| Born | 8 July 1984 Heerlen, Netherlands |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-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.
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 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]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-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, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 October 2002 | ITF Ciampino, Italy | Clay |  Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 29 June 2003 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | Lotty Seelen | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 5 September 2004 | ITF Mestre, Italy | Clay |  Bahia Mouhtassine | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 September 2004 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay |  Nathalie Viérin | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 19 November 2006 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Eva Fernández Brugués | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 January 2007 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay |  Palma Kiraly | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 January 2007 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Marta Marrero | 5–7, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 18 February 2007 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Elisa Balsamo | 1–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 20 March 2007 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Galina Fokina | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 23 April 2007 | ITF Naples, Italy | Clay |  Stéphanie Vongsouthi | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 12 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Valentina Sulpizio | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 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, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 15 June 2008 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay |  Klaudia Boczová | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay |  Jelena Dokic | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 18 October 2008 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | Clay | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 9 November 2008 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Kateryna Herth | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 20 June 2009 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay |  Amra Sadiković | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 26 July 2009 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay |  Lucie Kriegsmannová | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 1999 | ITF Jaffa, Israel | Hard | Kristie Boogert |  Tzipora Obziler Hila Rosen | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Winner | 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, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 April 2004 | ITF Torre del Greco, Italy | Clay | Marielle Hoogland | Jolanda Mens  Chanelle Scheepers | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 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/o |
| Winner | 4. | 8 January 2007 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay | Talitha de Groot |  Assia Halo Samia Medjahdi | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 March 2007 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Melissa Berry | Kristína Kučová Zuzana Kučová | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 August 2007 | ITF Gdynia, Poland | Clay |  Monika Krauze | Karolina Kosińska Veronika Chvojková | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 12 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Marcella Koek | Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 19 April 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Marcella Koek | Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 14 June 2008 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Marlot Meddens | Alice Balducci Lisa Sabino | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 20 July 2008 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Marcella Koek |  Emma Laine  Heidi El Tabakh | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-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, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 8 November 2008 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Marina Melnikova | Benedetta Davato Giulia Gasparri | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 19 June 2009 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Marcella Koek | Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 26 July 2009 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | Marcella Koek |  Anja Prislan Amra Sadiković | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
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