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Belgian tennis player
Michael Geerts
Geerts at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceAntwerp, Belgium
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
Antwerp, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFred Hemmes Jr.
Prize money$165,325
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 212 (3 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 322 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 162 (17 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 310 (12 August 2024)
Last updated on: 12 August 2024.

Michael Geerts (born 17 January 1995) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 212 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 162 achieved on 17 October 2022. Geerts competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Career

Geerts made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open in the doubles draw partnering Yannick Mertens.

In 2022, he won two Challenger titles in doubles: in Cassis with Joran Vliegen and in Ismaning with Patrik Niklas-Salminen.

He took part in the Belgium Davis Cup team in 2021 against Bolivia and in 2022 against France.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals

Singles: 17 (10–7)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (10–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2015 Israel F11, Kiryat Gat Futures Hard United States Evan Song 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2015 Israel F12, Meitar Futures Hard Italy Stefano Napolitano 7–6, 6–2
Win 3–0 Sep 2018 Belgium F10, Damme Futures Clay Northern Mariana Islands Colin Sinclair 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–0 Dec 2018 Usa F34, Waco Futures Hard France Maxime Cressy 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 4–1 Aug 2019 M15 Eupen, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–2 Oct 2019 M25 Norman, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard France Hugo Gaston 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–2 Oct 2019 M25 Claremont, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Liam Broady 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–2 Oct 2019 M25 Waco, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard United States Alex Rybakov 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 6–3 Nov 2019 M15 East Lansing, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Daniel Altmaier 6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 6–4 Oct 2020 M15 Forbach, France World Tennis Tour Carpet (i) France Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6–5 Nov 2020 M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Nuno Borges 0–6, 1–6
Loss 6–6 May 2021 M15 Troisdorf, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Elmar Ejupovic 6–7, 2–6
Win 7–6 May 2022 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Alexander Weis 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 8–6 Sep 2023 M25 Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France World Tennis Tour Hard France Tristan Lamasine 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win 9–6 Jun 2024 M25 Martos, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard France Arthur Bouquier 6–4 ret.
Loss 9–7 Jul 2024 M25 Castelo Branco, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win 10–7 Oct 2024 M25 Sarreguemines, France World Tennis Tour Carpet Ukraine Oleg Prihodko 6–4, 7–5

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

References

  1. "How ASU men's tennis team went from non-existent to nationally ranked - The Arizona State Press". www.statepress.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. "Ruben Bemelmans tests positive for corona and fits for ATP-Antwerp |..." AlKhaleej Today. October 18, 2020.

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals Belgium Top Belgian male singles tennis players
As of Jan 5, 2025


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