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 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)

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   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   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

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