Gérard Pilet (15 September 1933 – 8 May 2011) was a French tennis player. He played Davis Cup for France and had a long career lasting from 1950 to 1970. He made his debut at Roland Garros in 1951 and lost in round two to Gil de Kermadec.[2] He lost early in 1952 and 1953. In 1953, Pilet made his debut at Wimbledon and lost in round one to Felicisimo Ampon.[3] Pilet lost early at Roland Garros in 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1959. In 1960 he lost in the last 16 to Nicola Pietrangeli.[4] In 1961 Pietrangeli beat him in the quarter-finals.[5] At Wimbledon 1961 Pilet lost in round one.[6] Pilet lost in round three of Roland Garros in 1962, round two of Wimbledon and round two of U. S. championships. He lost early at Roland Garros in 1964, 1965 and 1966. As the open era arrived, Pilet's career was drawing to a close. He lost in round two of 1968 French Open to Thomas Koch.[7]
gérard, pilet, september, 1933, 2011, french, tennis, player, played, davis, france, long, career, lasting, from, 1950, 1970, made, debut, roland, garros, 1951, lost, round, kermadec, lost, early, 1952, 1953, 1953, pilet, made, debut, wimbledon, lost, round, f. Gerard Pilet 15 September 1933 8 May 2011 was a French tennis player He played Davis Cup for France and had a long career lasting from 1950 to 1970 He made his debut at Roland Garros in 1951 and lost in round two to Gil de Kermadec 2 He lost early in 1952 and 1953 In 1953 Pilet made his debut at Wimbledon and lost in round one to Felicisimo Ampon 3 Pilet lost early at Roland Garros in 1955 1957 1958 and 1959 In 1960 he lost in the last 16 to Nicola Pietrangeli 4 In 1961 Pietrangeli beat him in the quarter finals 5 At Wimbledon 1961 Pilet lost in round one 6 Pilet lost in round three of Roland Garros in 1962 round two of Wimbledon and round two of U S championships He lost early at Roland Garros in 1964 1965 and 1966 As the open era arrived Pilet s career was drawing to a close He lost in round two of 1968 French Open to Thomas Koch 7 Gerard PiletFull nameGerard PiletCountry sports FranceBorn 1933 09 15 15 September 1933Asnieres sur Seine FranceDied8 May 2011 2011 05 08 aged 77 1 FranceTurned pro1950 amateur tour Retired1971SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench OpenQF 1961 Wimbledon2R 1962 US Open2R 1962 References edit Tennis deces de Gerard Pilet www lefigaro fr French Open 1951 www tennis co nf Wimbledon 1953 www tennis co nf French Open 1960 www tennis co nf French Open 1961 www tennis co nf Wimbledon 1961 www tennis co nf French Open 1968 www tennis co nf nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to French tennis is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Pilet amp oldid 1153179315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
