- Gordon Forbes
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Country Born February 21, 1934
Cape TownSingles Grand Slam results Wimbledon 1/16 US Open 1/4 Doubles Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open 1/16 French Open Finalist (1) Wimbledon 1/32 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results French Open Winner (1) Gordon Forbes born February 21, 1934 Cape Town, South Africa is a former South African professional tennis player and author.
During the 1950s and 60s, he was the doubles partner of Abe Segal. Together, they were considered one of the best doubles teams in the world.[1]
After retiring from tennis, Forbes wrote two books about his experiences as a player, and about his contemporaries in the sport.[2]
Contents
Titles
- US Open: Quarter finalist 1962
Books
References
- ^ Plimpton, George (1992). The Norton Book of Sports. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 205. ISBN 9780393030402. http://books.google.com/books?id=u9lbduSl48MC&lpg=PA206&dq=%22Abe%20Segal%22&pg=PA205#v=onepage&q=%22Abe%20Segal%22&f=false.
- ^ Allen, Brook (8 June 1997). "Sports Books in Brief". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/08/books/sports-books-in-brief-369411.html. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
External links
Gordon Forbes at the International Tennis Federation
Categories:- South African male tennis players
- Tennis Grand Slam champions (mixed doubles)
- French Open champions
- People from Cape Town
- 1934 births
- Living people
- African tennis biography stubs
- South African sportspeople stubs
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