Gordon Forbes

Gordon Forbes born 21 February 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 countryman Abe Segal. Together, they were considered one of the best doubles teams in the world.

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.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Runner-up (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in final	Score
1963	French Championships	Abe Segal	Roy Emerson Manuel Santana	2–6, 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponent in final	Score in final
1955	French Championships	Darlene Hard	Jenny Staley Luis Ayala	5–7, 6–1, 6–2

External links

• Gordon Forbes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Gordon Forbes at the Davis Cup