Country (sports) South Africa Australian Open 2R (1962) Australian Open 1R (1971) Name Gordon Forbes | Wimbledon 4R (1956) Role Tennis Player US Open QF (1962) | |
Born 21 February 1934 (age 90)
Burgersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa ( 1934-02-21 ) French Open 3R (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959) Books A handful of summers, Too soon to panic, Goodbye to Some, Tales from the Eagles Sidelines, Tales from the Philadelp | ||
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Gordon Forbes (born 21 February 1934 Cape Town, South Africa) is a former South African professional tennis player and author. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was the doubles partner of countryman Abe Segal. Together, they were considered one of the best doubles teams in the world.
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Career
Forbes learnt to play tennis in his childhood on the family farm. At age 12 he played and won his first junior tournament in East London.
Forbes won the singles title of the South African Championships in 1959 and 1961 and was runner-up in 1955, 1962, 1963 and 1964. He played for the South African Davis Cup team in 14 ties in the period 1955 to 1963 and compiled a record of 20 wins and 11 losses.
After retiring from tennis, Forbes wrote two books about his experiences as a player, and about his contemporaries in the sport.