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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.

Gilles Moretton

Country (sports)	France
Born	(1958-02-10) 10 February 1958 (age 64) Lyon, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	61–93
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 80 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1978)
French Open	4R (1979)
Wimbledon	3R (1979)
US Open	2R (1981, 1983)
Doubles
Career record	69–80
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 55 (2 January 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

Singles (1 runner-up)

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

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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

References

External links

• Gilles Moretton at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Gilles Moretton at the International Tennis Federation
• Gilles Moretton at the Davis Cup

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