The new president of the FFT, Gille Moretton.

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CHRISTOPHE SAIDI

Bernard Giudicelli will therefore only have one term at the head of the French Tennis Federation, beaten this Saturday by his competitor, Gilles Moretton.

The 63-year-old former professional tennis player has been elected as the new president of the FFT.

An election that takes place in a complicated context, in the midst of a health crisis linked to Covid-19, which makes the accounting situation difficult.

In 2019, the FFT relied on a budget of 325 million euros (including 255.4 million via Roland-Garros), which made it by far the richest French federation.

But in 2020, the ticketing has been reduced to 3% of what it usually represents.

A financial impact that the director general of the FFT, Jean-François Vilotte, evaluated "at 80 to 100 million euros".

An exception among presidents

Gilles Moretton is a rarity in the history of the FFT: he is a former high level player, even if he readily describes himself as "a player at a level that is nothing exceptional".

Of the fifteen presidents that the FFT has known since 1920, only four have played in Grand Slam tournaments and defended the colors of France in the Davis Cup: René Lacoste, Marcel Bernard, Philippe Chatrier and therefore Gilles Moretton.

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