# 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)

| 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 |

### Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner-ups)

| 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 |