Gilles Simon

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**Gilles Simon**

Country	France
Residence	Neuchatel, Switzerland
Date of birth	December 27, 1984 (1984-12-27) (age 23)
Place of birth	Nice, France
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$1,283,216
Singles
Career record:	82 - 69
Career titles:	3
Highest ranking:	No. 28 (June 9, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd (2006, 2008)
French Open	2nd (2007)
Wimbledon	1st (2006)
US Open	2nd (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	12 - 35
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 117 (January 28, 2008)
Infobox last updated on: May 26, 2008.

This article is about the tennis player. For the head of Scuderia Ferrari's Engine Department, see Gilles Simon (Formula One).

Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player. He was born on December 27, 1984 in Nice. He turned pro in 2002 and his highest ranking ever, as of 2008 is 28th. In 2006 he reached the final of the Valencia Open. In 2007 he won the Marseille Open, his first ATP Tour title, and then in September, he won his second title in Romania.

1 ATP Tour titles (3)
- 1.1 Singles (3)
- 1.2 Singles Finalist (1)
2 External links

[edit] ATP Tour titles (3)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (3)

[edit] Singles (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	18 February 2007	Marseille, France	Hard	Marcos Baghdatis	6–4, 7–6(3)
2.	16 September 2007	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Victor Hănescu	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
3.	24 May 2008	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Julien Benneteau	7-5, 6-2