Bernard Balleret

Bernard Balleret
Country (sports)	Monaco
Born	11 May 1954 (age 70); Paris, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	1–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 310 (12 December 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1976, 1983)
Doubles
Career record	1–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 614 (24 February 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1979)

Bernard Balleret (born 11 May 1954) is a French-born Monegasque professional tennis player.^[1]

Balleret participated in the main draw of three French Opens during his career.^[2] 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.^[2] 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.^[2] He played in the singles at the 1983 French Open but was again defeated in the opening round, this time by Christophe Roger-Vasselin.^[2]

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.^[3]

He is the father of Benjamin Balleret, another professional tennis player, and remarried to former top 50 player Alexia Dechaume.