{{Short description|German tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Michael Geserer | image = | fullname = Michael Geserer | country_represented = {{GER}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Regensburg, West Germany | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 3 in | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $99,790 | singlesrecord = 2–7 | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 189 (17 June 1996) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = | FrenchOpenresult = | Wimbledonresult = | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = 0–2 | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 242 (23 November 1992) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = | USOpenDoublesresult = }}
'''Michael Geserer''' (born 14 December 1969) is a tennis coach and former professional player from Germany.
==Biography== Born in Regensburg, Geserer only started playing tennis at the age of 17; as a child, he played soccer and ran 800 and 1000 meter races in track and field. After graduating from high school in 1989, he completed a year of military service before committing to professional tennis in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Geserer {{!}} Bio {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-geserer/g250/bio |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}</ref>
Geserer achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 189 and featured in the qualifying draws of all four Grand Slam tournaments. His best performances on the ATP Tour were appearances in the round of 16 at the 1995 Arizona Tennis Championships and the 1995 Dutch Open, having reached both main draws as a qualifier before losing to Stefan Edberg and Karel Nováček, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/03/02/Courier-Edberg-reach-quarterfinals/7834794120400/|title=Courier, Edberg reach quarterfinals|date=2 March 1995|work=United Press International|accessdate=29 June 2018}}</ref>
Geserer has been the coach and manager of Jule Niemeier since December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sportschau.de |title=WDR-Sport: Tennis: Jule Niemeier setzt auf Coach Geserer |url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/wdr/wdr-tennis-jule-niemeier-setzt-auf-coach-geserer-100.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=sportschau.de |language=de}}</ref> He formerly coached Julia Görges,<ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 2015 |title=Geserer neuer Coach : Julia Görges: Tennis-Beauty in Bildern |url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.geserer-neuer-coach-julia-goerges-tennis-beauty-in-bildern.ff15a36d-bc69-4fd6-8b36-ece95094d950.html |accessdate=29 June 2018 |work=Abendzeitung |language=German}}</ref> Jennifer Brady,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tennis.com |title=Jennifer Brady talks coaching change after Roland Garros win |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/jennifer-brady-parts-coach-michael-geserer-brad-stine-roland-garros |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Tennis.com |language=en}}</ref> and Petra Martić.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-27 |title=Early Birds and an Agassi double |url=https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/us-open-2021-early-birds-and-an-agassi-double |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=tennisnet.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Challenger titles== ===Doubles: (1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !style="width:30px"|No. !style="width:30px"|Year !style="width:130px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Partner !style="width:140px"|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1992 |Cali, Colombia |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} Fabio Silberberg |{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Orsanic<br />{{flagicon|CUB}} Mario Tabares |6–4, 6–4 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP|g250}} * {{ITF profile}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Geserer, Michael}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:German male tennis players Category:German tennis coaches Category:Sportspeople from Regensburg Category:Tennis players from Bavaria Category:20th-century German sportsmen