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Gilles Moretton

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Gilles Moretton
Country (sports) France
Born (1958-02-10) 10 February 1958 (age 66)
Lyon, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record61–93
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 80 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1978)
French Open4R (1979)
Wimbledon3R (1979)
US Open2R (1981, 1983)
Doubles
Career record69–80
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 55 (2 January 1984)

Gilles Moretton (born 10 February 1958) is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 55 in 1984.

Since 2001, he has been president of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, one of France's top basketball clubs.

In February 2021 he was elected president of the French Tennis Federation (FFT).[1]

Career finals

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Singles (1 runner-up)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1981 Atlanta, U.S. Hard United States Mel Purcell 4–6, 2–6

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1978 Barcelona, Spain Clay France Jean-Louis Haillet Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Chile Hans Gildemeister
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 1978 Calcutta, India Clay France Yannick Noah India Sashi Menon
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 1979 Linz, Austria Hard (i) France Patrice Dominguez Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi
Hungary Péter Szőke
6–1, 6–4
Win 2–2 Nov 1979 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) France Jean-Louis Haillet United Kingdom John Lloyd
United Kingdom Tony Lloyd
7–6, 7–6
Win 3–2 Sep 1980 Bordeaux, France Clay United Kingdom John Feaver Italy Gianni Ocleppo
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
6–3, 6–2
Win 4–2 Apr 1983 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay France Henri Leconte Chile Iván Camus
Spain Sergio Casal
2–6, 6–1, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Gilles Moretton is new president of French Tennis Federation". The Star. 13 February 2021.
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