Michelle Gerards (born 8 July 1984) is a former professional

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player from the Netherlands.

Biography

A right-handed player from

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

, Gerards was the Dutch Under-18 champion at the age of 13 and was a junior quarterfinalist at the

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. Most of her professional career was spent on the ITF Circuit, reaching a best ranking in singles of 207 in the world. She made

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main-draw appearances at the

1999 Sanex Trophy The 1999 Sanex Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Knokke-Heist, Belgium that was part of the Tier IVa category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 2 August ...

in Knokke-Heist and 2000 Belgian Open, both times as a wildcard. Gerards featured in four

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ties for the Netherlands. In 2005, she played two doubles matches, partnering Dutch veteran

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, 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

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of Luxembourg.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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

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