# Ilke Gers

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.

## 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 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I | R/R | 5 March 2002 | Guangzhou, China | Chinese Taipei | Hard | Janet Lee | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I | R/R | 6 March 2002 | Guangzhou, China | India | Hard | Rushmi Chakravarthi | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I | R/R | 7 March 2002 | Guangzhou, China | Indonesia | Hard | 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 |
| 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I | R/R | 11 April 2001 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | India | Hard | Leanne Baker | Rushmi Chakravarthi Nirupama Sanjeev | W | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| 2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I | R/R | 13 April 2001 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Pacific Oceania | Hard | 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 |