 Geerts at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
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| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Born | (1995-01-17) 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
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
Singles: 18 (11–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | Israel F11, Kiryat Gat | Futures | Hard |  Evan Song
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2015 | Israel F12, Meitar | Futures | Hard |  Stefano Napolitano
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7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Belgium F10, Damme | Futures | Clay |  Colin Sinclair
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Dec 2018 | Usa F34, Waco | Futures | Hard |  Maxime Cressy
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6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Eupen, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Gonzalo Villanueva
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2019 | M25 Norman, Usa | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hugo Gaston
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2019 | M25 Claremont, Usa | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Liam Broady
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2019 | M25 Waco, Usa | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alex Rybakov
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7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 East Lansing, Usa | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Daniel Altmaier
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6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2020 | M15 Forbach, France | World Tennis Tour | Carpet (i) | Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Nov 2020 | M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Nuno Borges
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0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2021 | M15 Troisdorf, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Elmar Ejupovic
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6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | May 2022 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Alexander Weis
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6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–6 | Sep 2023 | M25 Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Tristan Lamasine
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 9–6 | Jun 2024 | M25 Martos, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Arthur Bouquier
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6–4 ret. |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2024 | M25 Castelo Branco, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Frederico Ferreira Silva
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | Oct 2024 | M25 Sarreguemines, France | World Tennis Tour | Carpet |  Oleg Prihodko
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–7 | Nov 2025 | Athens, Greece | Challenger | Hard (i) | Arthur Fery
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7–5, 4–6, 6–2. |
| Win | 12-7 | April 2026 | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | Challenger | Hard | Hamish Stewart
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 13-7 | May 2026 | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | Challenger | Hard | Michael Mmoh
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6–3, 6–4 |
Performance timeline
| 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 % | |||||||
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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
References
- "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
External links
- Michael Geerts at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Michael Geerts at the International Tennis Federation
- Michael Geerts at the Davis Cup (archived)