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.jpg) Geerts at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
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| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Born | 17 January 1995 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| University | ASU |
| Coach | Thomas Deschamps, Fred Hemmes Jr. (-2025) |
| Prize money | US $449,296 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 212 (3 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 308 (18 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 158 (18 May 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 158 (18 May 2026) |
| Last updated on: 18 May 2026. | |
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 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 158 achieved on 18 May 2026. Geerts competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour,[1] where he has won three singles and five doubles titles.
Career
[edit]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,[3] and in Ismaning with Patrik Niklas-Salminen.[4]
He took part in the Belgium Davis Cup team in 2021 against Bolivia and in 2022 against France.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals
[edit]Singles: 18 (11–7)
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| 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. |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2024 | M25 Castelo Branco, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Frederico Ferreira Silva |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | Oct 2024 | M25 Sarreguemines, France | World Tennis Tour | Carpet |  Oleg Prihodko |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–7 | Nov 2025 | Athens, Greece | Challenger | Hard (i) | Arthur Fery |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2. |
| Win | 12-7 | April 2026 | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | Challenger | Hard | Hamish Stewart |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 13-7 | May 2026 | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | Challenger | Hard | Michael Mmoh |
6–3, 6–4 |
Performance timeline
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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| 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
[edit]- ↑ "How ASU men's tennis team went from non-existent to nationally ranked - The Arizona State Press". www.statepress.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ↑ "Ruben Bemelmans tests positive for corona and fits for ATP-Antwerp |..." AlKhaleej Today. October 18, 2020.
- ↑ "Joran Vliegen en Michael Geerts veroveren dubbeltitel in het Franse Cassis". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). September 10, 2022.
- ↑ Heer, Florian (October 15, 2022). "Rehberg Reaches First Challenger Final At Wolffkran Open".
External links
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- Michael Geerts at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Michael Geerts at World Tennis
- Michael Geerts at the Davis Cup (archived)
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Belgian male singles tennis players | |
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