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Forbes won the singles title of the [[South African Open (tennis)|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.
Forbes won the singles title of the [[South African Open (tennis)|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 three books about his experiences as a player, his contemporaries in the sport and other tennis topics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Brook|title=Sports Books in Brief|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/08/books/sports-books-in-brief-369411.html|access-date=13 June 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=8 June 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Tennis Magazine’s Literary Corner: A Handful of Summers by Gordon Forbes|url=http://newyorktennismagazine.com/article3419/new-york-tennis-magazine%E2%80%99s-literary-corner-handful-summers-gordon-forbes|publisher=New York Tennis Magazine|author=Brent Shearer|date=September 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SA’s raconteur racquet man aces another memoir|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/books/2017-11-07-sas-raconteur-racquet-man-aces-another-memoir/|access-date=16 November 2017|publisher=Business Day|author=David Southey|date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> He died on 9 December 2020 of Covid-19.
After retiring from tennis, Forbes wrote three books about his experiences as a player, his contemporaries in the sport and other tennis topics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Brook|title=Sports Books in Brief|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/08/books/sports-books-in-brief-369411.html|access-date=13 June 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=8 June 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Tennis Magazine’s Literary Corner: A Handful of Summers by Gordon Forbes|url=http://newyorktennismagazine.com/article3419/new-york-tennis-magazine%E2%80%99s-literary-corner-handful-summers-gordon-forbes|publisher=New York Tennis Magazine|author=Brent Shearer|date=September 6, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SA’s raconteur racquet man aces another memoir|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/books/2017-11-07-sas-raconteur-racquet-man-aces-another-memoir/|access-date=16 November 2017|publisher=Business Day|author=David Southey|date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> He died on 9 December 2020 from [[Covid-19|COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa]].<ref>[https://supersport.com/tennis/news/201210_Tennis_legend_and_author_Gordon_Forbes_passes_away_aged_86 Tennis legend and author Gordon Forbes passes away aged 86]</ref>


==Grand Slam finals==
==Grand Slam finals==

===Doubles (1 runner-up)===
===Doubles (1 runner-up)===
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===Mixed doubles (1 title)===
===Mixed doubles (1 title)===

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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book|title=A Handful of Summers|year=1979|isbn=978-0-8317-4362-8}}
* {{cite book|title=A Handful of Summers|year=1979|isbn=978-0-8317-4362-8}}
*{{cite book|title=Too Soon To Panic |year=1995|isbn=978-0-670-86329-7}}
* {{cite book|title=Too Soon To Panic |year=1995|isbn=978-0-670-86329-7}}
*{{cite book|title=I'll Take the Sunny Side: A Memoir|year=2017|isbn=978-1928257448}}
* {{cite book|title=I'll Take the Sunny Side: A Memoir|year=2017|isbn=978-1928257448}}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:55, 12 February 2021

For other people with the same name, see Gordon Forbes (disambiguation).

Gordon Forbes
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born(1934-02-21)21 February 1934
Burgersdorp, Cape Province, South Africa
Died9 December 2020(2020-12-09) (aged 86)
Plettenberg Bay, Cape Province, South Africa
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1971)
French Open3R (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959)
Wimbledon4R (1956)
US OpenQF (1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1962)
French OpenF (1963)
WimbledonSF (1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1955)
WimbledonQF (1962)
Team competitions
Davis CupSFEu (1962, 1963)

Gordon Forbes (21 February 1934 – 9 December 2020) was a 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.[1]

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.[2]

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 three books about his experiences as a player, his contemporaries in the sport and other tennis topics.[3][4][5] He died on 9 December 2020 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.[6]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1963 French Championships Clay South Africa Abe Segal Australia Roy Emerson
Spain Manuel Santana		 2–6, 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1955 French Championships Clay United States Darlene Hard Australia Jenny Staley
Chile Luis Ayala		 5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Bibliography

  • A Handful of Summers. 1979. ISBN 978-0-8317-4362-8.
  • Too Soon To Panic. 1995. ISBN 978-0-670-86329-7.
  • I'll Take the Sunny Side: A Memoir. 2017. ISBN 978-1928257448.

References

  1. ^ Plimpton, George (1992). The Norton Book of Sports. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 205. ISBN 978-0-393-03040-2. Abe Segal.
  2. ^ Forbes, Gordon (1997). A Handful of Summers (1st American ed.). London: HarperCollins. p. 22. ISBN 9780007291304.
  3. ^ Allen, Brook (8 June 1997). "Sports Books in Brief". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  4. ^ Brent Shearer (6 September 2011). "New York Tennis Magazine's Literary Corner: A Handful of Summers by Gordon Forbes". New York Tennis Magazine.
  5. ^ David Southey (7 November 2017). "SA's raconteur racquet man aces another memoir". Business Day. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Tennis legend and author Gordon Forbes passes away aged 86

External links

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