Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Bernard Balleret

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country (sports)
  
Monaco

Career titles
  
0

Handed
  
Right-handed

Career record
  
1-6

Role
  
Tennis Player

Plays
  
Right-handed

Name
  
Bernard Balleret

Height
  
5'10" (178 cm)


Born
  
11 May 1954 (age 69) Paris, France (
1954-05-11
)

Highest ranking
  
No. 310 (12 Dec 1976)

Bernard Balleret (born 11 May 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Monaco.

Balleret participated in the main draw of three French Opens during his career. He lost to American Fred McNair in the opening round of the 1976 French Open and also exited in the first round of the doubles, partnering Louis Borfiga. In 1979 he teamed up with Jacques Thamin and the pair made it to the second round, with a win over the French pairing of Bernard Fritz and Patrick Proisy. He played in the singles at the 1983 French Open but was again defeated in the opening round, this time by Christophe Roger-Vasselin.

Over a span of 19 years, Balleret regularly appeared in Davis Cup ties for Monaco, playing a total of 30 ties. He won 21 of his 43 singles rubbers and eight of his 25 doubles matches. His combined tally of 29 wins remains, as of 2012, a national record. He last played for Monaco in 1991, against Luxembourg, a week before his 37th birthday.

He is the father of Benjamin Balleret, another professional tennis player, and remarried to former top 50 player Alexia Dechaume

References

Bernard Balleret Wikipedia