Michael Geerts

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Michael Geerts
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Geerts at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Residence Antwerp, Belgium
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
Antwerp, Belgium
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Fred 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 Open Q2 (2023)
US Open Q1 (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. [1]

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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.

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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2015Israel F11, Kiryat Gat FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Evan Song6–2, 6–4
Win2–0Sep 2015Israel F12, Meitar FuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Napolitano 7–6(12–10), 6–2
Win3–0Sep 2018Belgium F10, Damme FuturesClay Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Colin Sinclair 6–3, 6–3
Win4–0Dec 2018Usa F34, Waco FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Maxime Cressy 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss4–1Aug 2019M15 Eupen, BelgiumWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Villanueva 4–6, 1–6
Loss4–2Oct 2019M25 Norman, UsaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Hugo Gaston 4–6, 5–7
Win5–2Oct 2019M25 Claremont, UsaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady 6–3, 6–2
Win6–2Oct 2019M25 Waco, UsaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss6–3Nov 2019M15 East Lansing, UsaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier 6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss6–4Oct 2020M15 Forbach, FranceWorld Tennis TourCarpet (i) Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc2–6, 4–6
Loss6–5Nov 2020M15 Quinta Do Lago, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Borges 0–6, 1–6
Loss6–6May 2021M15 Troisdorf, GermanyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Germany.svg Elmar Ejupovic6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win7–6May 2022M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win8–6Sep 2023M25 Bagneres-de-Bigorre, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Tristan Lamasine 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)
Win9–6Jun 2024M25 Martos, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Arthur Bouquier6–4 ret.
Loss9–7Jul 2024M25 Castelo Branco, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Portugal.svg Frederico Ferreira Silva 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win10–7Oct 2024M25 Sarreguemines, FranceWorld Tennis TourCarpet Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleg Prihodko 6–4, 7–5

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA0 / 00–0  
French Open A Q2 A0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AA0 / 00–0  
US Open Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00 / 00–0  

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