Ilke Gers


Ilke Gers 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)

ResultNo.DateTierTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.29 January 200210,000Wellington, New ZealandHard

Doubles (2–7)

ResultNo.DateTierTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1 July 200110,000Edmond, United StatesHard

ITF Junior finals

Doubles (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.18 July 1999Jetsave New Zealand 18 & Under Indoor ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandHard