Michael Geerts

Michael Geerts (born 17 January 1995) is a Belgian tennis player.

Michael Geerts
Geerts at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceAntwerp, Belgium
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995
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 2022)
Current rankingNo. 212 (3 April 2022)
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. 164 (3 April 2023)
Last updated on: 3 April 2023.

Geerts has a career high ATP singles ranking of 212 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 162 achieved on 17 October 2022. Geerts competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour.[1]

Career

Geerts made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open in the doubles draw partnering Yannick Mertens.[2]

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.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 15 (9–6)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (9–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2015 Israel F11, Kiryat Gat Futures Hard Evan Song 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2015 Israel F12, Meitar Futures Hard Stefano Napolitano 7–6(12–10), 6–2
Win 3–0 Sep 2018 Belgium F10, Damme Futures Clay Colin Sinclair 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–0 Dec 2018 Usa F34, Waco Futures Hard Maxime Cressy 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 4–1 Aug 2019 M15 Eupen, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Gonzalo Villanueva 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–2 Oct 2019 M25 Norman, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard Hugo Gaston 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–2 Oct 2019 M25 Claremont, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard Liam Broady 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–2 Oct 2019 M25 Waco, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard Alex Rybakov 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–3 Nov 2019 M15 East Lansing, Usa World Tennis Tour Hard Daniel Altmaier 6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 6–4 Oct 2020 M15 Forbach, France World Tennis Tour Carpet (i) Antoine Cornut Chauvinc 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6–5 Nov 2020 M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Nuno Borges 0–6, 1–6
Loss 6–6 May 2021 M15 Troisdorf, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay Elmar Ejupovic 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 7–6 May 2022 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Alexander Weis 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 8–6 Sep 2023 M25 Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France World Tennis Tour Hard Tristan Lamasine 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win 9–6 Jun 2024 M25 Martos, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Arthur Bouquier 6–4 ret.

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
Tournament202220232024SRW–LWin %
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.


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