Ilke Gers Explained

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)

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.		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
	R/R		Guangzhou, China		Hard	Cho Yoon-jeong	L	4–6, 2–6
				Chinese Taipei		Janet Lee	L	4–6, 2–6
				India		Rushmi Chakravarthi	W	6–1, 6–0
				Indonesia		Angelique Widjaja	L	4–6, 1–6
	R/R			China	Hard	Sun Tiantian	L	1–6, 2–6

Doubles (3–1)

Edition	Stage	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Score
	R/R			South Korea	Hard	Leanne Baker	Choi Jin-young Chung Yang-jin	W	6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
		11 April 2001		India		Leanne Baker	Rushmi Chakravarthi Nirupama Sanjeev	W	7–6(7–2), 7–6(10–8)
		13 April 2001		Pacific Oceania		Leanne Baker	Davilyn Godinet Irene Mani	W	6–0, 6–1
	R/R			Japan	Hard	Shelley Stephens	Saori Obata Ai Sugiyama	L	0–6, 1–6

ITF Junior finals

Doubles (1–0)

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Outcome	No.	width=100	Date	width=200	Tournament	width=200	Location	Surface	width=200	Partner	width=200	Opponents	width=125	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