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Gordon Forbes

South African tennis player (1934–2020)

  • Fame42.3
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia232
Lived 1934–2020, aged 86South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaTennis PlayersTennis Player
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    14 languages
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  • Era
    1934–2020
    Aged 86
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Updated 2026-07-21

Gordon Forbes was a South African professional tennis player and author. 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 won the Tuscaloosa Grass Court Invitational in 1962, defeating Rod Laver in the final. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was the doubles partner of countryman Abe Segal. They were considered one of the best doubles teams in the world.

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