country birth_place singlesrecord height singlestitles frenchopenresult plays highestdoublesranking grandslamsdoublesresults birth_date doublesrecord frenchopendoublesresult doublestitles article_title name highestsinglesranking
mon monaco paris , france 1-6 5 ' 10 '' -lrb- 178 cm -rrb- 0 1r -lrb- 1976 , 1983 -rrb- right-handed no. 614 -lrb- 24 feb 1986 -rrb- yes 11 may 1954 1-5 2r -lrb- 1979 -rrb- 0 bernard balleret
 bernard balleret no. 310 -lrb- 12 dec 1976 -rrb-
bernard balleret

bernard balleret -lrb- born 11 may 1954 -rrb- 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
