Rodolphe Gilbert

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Rodolphe Gilbert
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1968-12-12) 12 December 1968 (age 55)
Brou-sur-Chantereine, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,143,269
Singles
Career record67–116
Highest rankingNo. 61 (21 September 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1993, 1994)
French Open 3R (1992, 1993)
Wimbledon 2R (1997)
US Open 2R (1991, 1994)
Doubles
Career record45–58
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 50 (8 January 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1996)
French Open 3R (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (1991)
US Open 3R (1995)

Rodolphe Gilbert (born 12 December 1968) is a former French male professional tennis player.

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Gilbert won the doubles title at the ATP Guaruja in 1991 partnering countryman Olivier Delaître. The left-handed Gilbert, who won over $1,100,000 in prize money, reached a doubles career high ranking of 50, in January 1996.

Career finals

Doubles (2 wins, 2 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 1991 Guarujá, BrazilHard Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
6–2, 6–4
Loss1–1Feb 1995 Marseille, FranceCarpet Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
1–6, 4–6
Win2–1Apr 1995 Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux Flag of Germany.svg Martin Sinner
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Winnink
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss2–2Sep 1996 Bournemouth, U.K.Clay Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
3–6, 6–7


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