Gilles Elseneer

Gilles Elseneer
Country  Belgium
Residence Brussels, Belgium
Born 6 March 1978 (1978-03-06) (age 33)
Brussels, Belgium
Height 188cm
Turned pro 1998
Retired 2007
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money $477,478
Singles
Career record 18-24
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 97 (12 July 2004)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open DNP
French Open 2R (2004)
Wimbledon 2R (2003, 2004, 2005)
US Open 1R (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record 3-5
Career titles 0
Highest ranking 177 (2 August 2004)

Gilles Valere Jacque Elseneer (born 6 March 1978 in Brussells) is a professional tennis player on the ATP tour from Belgium. He is mostly known for his grass court game, and has achieved his best results on this surface.

He reached his top ranking on 12 July 2004, peaking at n°97 on the ATP ranking list. 2004 was arguably the strongest year of his career, in which he reached the second rounds of the French Open (l. Gustavo Kuerten) and Wimbledon (l. Ivo Karlović), and won the challengers of Heilbronn and Sarajevo.

Elseneer made a claim in September 2007 that he was offered money to throw a match against Potito Starace at Wimbledon 2005.[1]

He is now coaching and teaching tennis within his father's tennis academy (royal tennis club de Belgique) in Brussels.

References

  1. ^ Jamaica Gleaner News - Groups out to ace corruption - Wednesday | 10 October 2007