Nationality Canadian Country Canada Retired 2004 | Residence Burlington, Ontario Sport Racquetball | |
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National finals 1st 1992, 1997 (singles) 1st 1988-89, 1993, 1995-97, 2000, 2002 (doubles) | ||
Mike Ceresia is a retired Canadian racquetball player from Sarnia, Ontario. Ceresia was a member of five Canadian teams that won gold at the Racquetball World Championships. This remains the most IRF Gold Medal World Championships for a Canadian. He also won 10 Canadian Championships (2 singles and 8 doubles).
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International career
Ceresia represented Canada on 18 occasions between 1988 and 2002, including 8 consecutive World Championships during that period.
His lowest finish in the World Championships was fourth.
Ceresia was on the Canadian Men’s Team that won gold four times: 1988, 1996, 2000 and 2002, as well as a gold medal for Overall/Combined Team in 2000. Ceresia and his partners won the deciding match for the Men's Team title in 1988, 2000 and 2002. These 3 clinching victories were over the United States..
Ceresia was Men’s Doubles silver medalist at Worlds on four occasions: in 1988 with Paul Shanks, in 1990 with Ross Harvey, in 1996 with Simon Roy, and finally in 2002 with Mike Green. Ceresia was also a Worlds silver medalist in Men’s Singles in 1994.
Ceresia was on Team Canada at the 1995 Pan American Games, in Mar De Plata, Argentina, where he was a silver medalist in the Men’s Team event.
Canadian career
Ceresia was the Canadian National Men’s Singles Champion twice: in 1992 and in 1997. He was Canadian National Doubles Champion in Men’s Doubles on eight occasions.
His first two doubles titles were back to back in 1988 with Roger Harripersad and 1989 with Paul Shanks. He next won in 1993 with Jacques Demers. Ceresia's most successful partnership was with Simon Roy. They won three consecutive championships: 1995-97. His final championship came in 2002 with Squash Legend Gary Waite.
His 10 Canadian Championships tie him for 3rd most men’s championships with Sherman Greenfeld.
Also, Ceresia signed Kane Waselenchuk (current World Number 1) to his first Major Racquetball Contract.
Personal
Ceresia has a BA degree in Social Sciences from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.
Ceresia was inducted into the Sarnia-Lambton Sports Hall of Fame in 2008,
Ceresia is married to Claudine. They have two children and live in Burlington, Ontario.