Ilke Gers
{{Short description|New Zealand artist and former tennis player (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Ilke Gers
| full_name =
| country = {{NZL}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
| turnedpro = 2000
| retired = 2004
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| website = http://www.ilkegers.info/
| careerprizemoney = $30,137
| singlesrecord = 93–101
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 382 (13 May 2002)
| doublesrecord = 60–64
| doublestitles = 2 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 167 (2 February 2004)
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = 4–5
}}
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.{{Fed Cup player|800210145|Ilke Gers}}
ITF finals
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 29 January 2002 | 10,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Adriana Szili | 2–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles (2–7)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tier !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable" |Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 1 July 2001 | 10,000 | Edmond, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|NZL}} Tracey O'Connor | {{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Dasso | 4–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2. | 28 January 2003 | 10,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Breadmore | 4–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 3. | 3 March 2003 | 10,000 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | {{flagicon|AUS}} Monique Adamczak | 4–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| 1. | {{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|17}} | 10,000 | Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sarah Borwell | 6–1, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 4. | 24 March 2003 | 10,000 | Albury, Australia | Grass | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung | {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Sewell | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor=98FB98|Winner | 2. | 10 June 2003 | 25,000 | Allentown, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer | {{flagicon|USA}} Adria Engel | 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 5. | 17 June 2003 | 10,000 | Dallas, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer | {{flagicon|USA}} Stephanie Hazlett | 2–6, 1–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 6. | 20 October 2003 | 25,000 | Cardiff, Great Britain | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer | {{flagicon|IRL}} Claire Curran | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up | 7. | 16 November 2003 | 25,000 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | {{flagicon|THA}} Napaporn Tongsalee | {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave | 2–6, 2–6 |
Fed Cup participation
=Singles (1–4)=
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!Edition !Stage !Date !Location !Against !Surface !Opponent !W/L !Score |
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| rowspan="4" | {{nowrap|2002 Fed Cup | rowspan="4" | R/R | {{nowrap|4 March 2002}} | rowspan="4" | Guangzhou, China | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}}}} {{nowrap|South Korea}} | rowspan="4" | Hard | {{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Yoon-jeong | style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a;"|L | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| {{nowrap|5 March 2002}} | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chinese Taipei | {{flagicon|TPE}} Janet Lee | style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a;"|L | 4–6, 2–6 |
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| {{nowrap|6 March 2002}} | {{flagicon|IND}} India | {{flagicon|IND}} Rushmi Chakravarthi | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"|W | 6–1, 6–0 |
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| {{nowrap|7 March 2002}} | {{flagicon|INA}} Indonesia | {{flagicon|INA}} Angelique Widjaja | style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a;"|L | 4–6, 1–6 |
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| rowspan="1" | {{nowrap|2003 Fed Cup | rowspan="1" | R/R | {{nowrap|24 April 2003}} | rowspan="1" | {{nowrap|Tokyo, Japan}} | {{flagicon|China}} China | rowspan="1" | Hard | {{flagicon|China}} Sun Tiantian | style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a;"|L | 1–6, 2–6 |
=Doubles (3–1)=
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!Edition !Stage !Date !Location !Against !Surface !Partner !Opponents !W/L !Score |
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| rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|2001 Fed Cup | rowspan="3" | R/R | {{nowrap|9 April 2001}} | rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|Kaohsiung, Taiwan}} | {{flagicon|KOR}} South Korea | rowspan="3" | Hard | {{flagicon|NZL}} Leanne Baker | Choi Jin-young | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"|W | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
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| 11 April 2001 | {{flagicon|IND}} India | {{flagicon|NZL}} Leanne Baker | Rushmi Chakravarthi | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"|W | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(10–8) |
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| 13 April 2001 | {{flagicon|Pacific Oceania}} Pacific Oceania | {{flagicon|NZL}} Leanne Baker | style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98;"|W | 6–0, 6–1 |
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| rowspan="1" | {{nowrap|2003 Fed Cup | rowspan="1" | R/R | {{nowrap|22 April 2003}} | rowspan="1" | {{nowrap|Tokyo, Japan}} | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan | rowspan="1" | Hard | {{flagicon|NZL}} Shelley Stephens | style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a;"|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 |
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|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner |1. |18 July 1999 |Jetsave New Zealand 18 & Under Indoor Championships |Auckland, New Zealand |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|NZL}} Tracey O'Connor |{{flagicon|NZL}} Eden Marama |6–4, 7–5 |
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