Gilles Simon
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| Country (sports) |
 France
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|---|---|
| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Born |
27 December 1984 Nice, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$10,648,380 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 375–258 (59.24% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (5 January 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 24 (2 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2015) |
| US Open | 4R (2011, 2014) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2008) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2008, 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–111 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (28 January 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
| French Open | 2R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2007) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (2010) |
| Last updated on: 1 February 2015. | |
Gilles Simon (French pronunciation: [ʒil si.mɔ̃]; born 27 December 1984) is a French professional tennis player and a former world no. 6. He turned professional in 2002 and has won 12 tournaments on the ATP World Tour.
Gilles Simon was born in Nice but grew up in Fontenay-sous-Bois, outside Paris. His mother was a doctor and his father worked in the insurance industry. Supported by his parents, he started playing tennis at the age of six. Owing to a growth delay that runs in the family, he was shorter than most children of his age during his early teenage years. This is the reason he cites Michael Chang as a major influence, as his comparatively small frame proved that size was not an important factor in playing tennis.
Together with his partner Carine Lauret, Simon has two sons: Timothée and Valentin. Timothée was born four weeks prematurely, while Simon was competing in the 2010 US Open.
Simon has admitted to liking to play video games, especially Virtual Tennis as a hobby.
Simon began his professional tennis career in the summer of 2002, competing at multiple Futures tournaments in France before playing in tournaments outside the country of his birth. His first Futures title came in Lisbon, Portugal, in June 2003, and he reached the quarterfinals of three other tournaments. He then captured his second title in Jamaica in September. During 2004, he saw three wins in France and another in Algeria.
In January 2005, he won his first ATP Challenger hard court tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia, and defended it the following year. Ranked as world no. 113, Simon made his Grand Slam debut at the 2005 French Open, losing in the first round to Olivier Patience in four sets.
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