Ilke Gers
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Born | New Zealand | 26 October 1981
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 |
Ilke Gers (born 26 October 1981) is a visual artist and a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Art career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Singles (0–1)
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Result | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 29 January 2002 | 10,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (2–7)
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Result | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | 10,000 | Edmond, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 January 2003 | 10,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 March 2003 | 10,000 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 17 March 2003 | 10,000 | Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 March 2003 | 10,000 | Albury, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 10 June 2003 | 25,000 | Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 June 2003 | 10,000 | Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 October 2003 | 25,000 | Cardiff, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 16 November 2003 | 25,000 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Fed Cup participation
[edit]Singles (1–4)
[edit]Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 4 March 2002 | Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
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L | 4–6, 2–6 |
5 March 2002 | ![]() |
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L | 4–6, 2–6 | ||||
6 March 2002 | ![]() |
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W | 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
7 March 2002 | ![]() |
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L | 4–6, 1–6 | ||||
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 24 April 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
L | 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (3–1)
[edit]Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2001 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 9 April 2001 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
Choi Jin-young Chung Yang-jin |
W | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
11 April 2001 | ![]() |
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Rushmi Chakravarthi Nirupama Sanjeev |
W | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(10–8) | ||||
13 April 2001 | ![]() |
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Davilyn Godinet Irene Mani |
W | 6–0, 6–1 | ||||
2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 22 April 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
Saori Obata Ai Sugiyama |
L | 0–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior finals
[edit]Doubles (1–0)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 July 1999 | Jetsave New Zealand 18 & Under Indoor Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ilke Gers at the Billie Jean King Cup