Michael Geerts
{{short description|Belgian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Michael Geerts
|image = Geerts RGQ23 (52944097163).jpg
|caption = Geerts at the 2023 French Open
|fullname =
|country = {{BEL}}
|residence = Antwerp, Belgium
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|17}}
|birth_place = Antwerp, Belgium
|height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.78|m}}
|weight =
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|coach = Fred Hemmes Jr.
|careerprizemoney = $165,325
|singlesrecord = 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 212 (3 April 2023)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 322 (26 August 2024)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2023)
|USOpenresult = Q1 (2022)
|doublesrecord = 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 162 (17 October 2022)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 310 (12 August 2024)
|updated = 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.{{Cite web |title=How ASU men's tennis team went from non-existent to nationally ranked - The Arizona State Press |url=https://www.statepress.com/article/2020/09/spsorts-how-asu-mens-tennis-team-went-from-non-existent-to-nationally-ranked-in-four-years |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=www.statepress.com |language=en-US}}
Career
Geerts made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open in the doubles draw partnering Yannick Mertens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alkhaleejtoday.co/sport/5124390/Ruben-Bemelmans-tests-positive-for-corona-and-fits-for-ATP-Antwerp-.html|title=Ruben Bemelmans tests positive for corona and fits for ATP-Antwerp |...|date=October 18, 2020|website=AlKhaleej Today}}
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)=
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|ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
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|ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (10–7) |
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!Titles by surface |
| Hard (7–4) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–1) |
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| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Sep 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F11, Kiryat Gat |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Evan Song |6–2, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Sep 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F12, Meitar |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Napolitano |7–6(12–10), 6–2 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Sep 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F10, Damme |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|NMI}} Colin Sinclair |6–3, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–0 |{{dts|Dec 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Usa F34, Waco |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Cressy |6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–1 |{{dts|Aug 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Eupen, Belgium |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Villanueva |4–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–2 |{{dts|Oct 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Norman, Usa |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Gaston |4–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|5–2 |{{dts|Oct 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Claremont, Usa |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Liam Broady |6–3, 6–2 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|6–2 |{{dts|Oct 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Waco, Usa |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Rybakov |7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–3 |{{dts|Nov 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 East Lansing, Usa |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Altmaier |6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–4 |{{dts|Oct 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Forbach, France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Carpet (i) |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc |2–6, 4–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–5 |{{dts|Nov 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Quinta Do Lago, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges |0–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|6–6 |{{dts|May 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Troisdorf, Germany |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Elmar Ejupovic |6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|7–6 |{{dts|May 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alexander Weis |6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|8–6 |{{dts|Sep 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Lamasine |6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|9–6 |{{dts|Jun 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Martos, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Bouquier |6–4 ret. |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|9–7 |{{dts|Jul 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Castelo Branco, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|POR}} Frederico Ferreira Silva |6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|10–7 |{{dts|Oct 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Sarreguemines, France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Carpet |{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleg Prihodko |6–4, 7–5 |
Performance timeline
{{Performance key|short=yes}}
=Singles=
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| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="14" style="text-align:left" |Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} | ||||||
| align=left|French Open
|A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} | ||||||
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} | ||||||
| align=left|US Open
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} | ||||||
| style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
References
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External links
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