Guy Forget

Country	France
Residence	Neuchatel, Switzerland
Date of birth	January 4, 1965 (1965-01-04) (age 42)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Turned Pro	1982
Retired	1997
Plays	Left-handed
Career Prize Money	US$5,669,934
Singles
Career record:	380 - 291
Career titles:	11
Highest ranking:	4 (on March 25, 1991)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	QF (1991, 1993)
French Open	4R (1986, 1991)
Wimbledon	QF (1991, 1992, 1994)
U.S. Open	4R (1992, 1996)
Doubles
Career record:	387 - 182
Career titles:	28
Highest ranking:	3 (on August 18, 1986)
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Guy Forget (born January 4, 1965 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a formerFrench professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... For other uses, see Casablanca (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Career

Forget first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player who won the French Open junior title in 1982. He turned professional later that year. The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

His breakthrough year on the professional tour was 1986 when he made it to the fourth round of Roland Garros, his best grand slam at that point, and won his first top-level singles title in Toulouse, and was also part of the French team which won the World Team Cup. Forget also won six doubles titles in 1986, reaching his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 3 in August that year, finishing in the runnner-up spot with partner Jakob Hlasek at the 1990 ATP Tour World Championships tournament. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Roland Garros has been considered the world’s first fighter pilot. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). ... Jakob Hlasek (b. ... The Tennis Masters Cup is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the mens tennis world rankings. ...

In 1987 Forget and Yannick Noah finished runners-up in the men's doubles at the French Open. In 1990, Forget partnered Jakob Hlasek to win the ATP Tour World Championships doubles title. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yannick Noah (born May 18, 1960, Sedan, Ardennes, France) is a former professional tennis player from France. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Jakob Hlasek (b. ...

1991 was the most successful year of Forget's career. He won six singles titles that year, the biggest coming at the ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati and Paris. In both finals, he defeated Pete Sampras. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 4 in March that year. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Current ATP Masters Series logo The ATP Masters Series is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe and North America. ... The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ... The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Forget was a member of the French team which won the 1991 Davis Cup. In the final, France faced the United States. Forget teamed-up with Henri Leconte to win the doubles rubber, and then won the decisive singles rubber against Pete Sampras as France shocked the heavily-favoured US team to win 3-1. Henri Leconte (b. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

1996 was another notable year in Forget's career. Partnering Jakob Hlasek, he again finished runner-up in the men's doubles event at the French Open. He also won what proved to be his last career singles title in Marseille. And for a second time, he was on a French team which won the Davis Cup. In the final, he teamed-up with Guillaume Raoux to win a critical doubles rubber, as France defeated Sweden 3-2. The Marseille Open is an annual mens tennis tournament played in Marseille, France as part of the ATP Tour. ... Guillaume Raoux (born February 14, 1970 in Bagnol-sur-Ceze) is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1989. ...

Forget played for France's Davis Cup team for 12 years, compiling a 38-11 record.

Forget retired from the professional tour in 1997. During his career, he won a total of 11 top-level singles titles and 28 doubles titles. His career prize-money earnings totalled US$5,669,934. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since retiring as a player, Forget has served as France's Davis Cup team captain. Also he has served as France's FED Cup team since 1999, his best date is France won the championships in 2003 (meantime this squrd include Mary Pierce, Amelie Mauresmo, Emilie Loit & Stephanie Cohen-Aloro) when they defeated USA in final. However, he was resigned in next year (2004) because his team lost to Russia in final (when Marion Bartoli & Emilie Loit lost to Anastasia Myskina & Vera Zvonareva in last one deciding double match). Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a professional tennis player. ... Am lie Mauresmo (born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Emilie Loit (June 9, 1979) is a French professional female tennis player. ... Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro (born March 18, 1983 in Paris, France) is a professional female French tennis player currently ranked 137 in the world. ... Marion Bartoli (born October 2, 1984) is a female professional tennis player from France. ... Emilie Loit (June 9, 1979) is a French professional female tennis player. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; in Russian pronounced //) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Vera Zvonareva (pronunciation: VEH-ruh zvon-a-RYOH-vuh, Russian: Вера Звонарёва ( ), born September 7, 1984, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ...

The jamband Phish wrote a song called "Guy Forget", although they only played it live once. The term jam band is commonly used to describe psychedelic rock-influenced bands whose concerts largely consist of bands reinterpreting their songs as springboards into extended improvisational pieces of music. ... This article is about a rock band; for deceptive e-mail practices, see Phishing. ...

Grand Slam Men's Doubles Finals

Wins (0)

Runner-ups (2)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score/Final
1987	French Open	Yannick Noah	Anders Jarryd Robert Seguso	6-7, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1996	French Open (2)	Jakob Hlasek	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6-2, 6-3

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ATP World Championships Finals

Win (1)

Year	Location	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score/Final
1990	Frankfurt	Jakob Hlasek	Sergio Casal Emilio Sanchez	6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4

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Runner-up (1)

Year	Location	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score/Final
1986	New York	Yannick Noah	Stefan Edberg Anders Jarryd	6-3, 7-6, 6-3

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External links

• ATP Tour profile for Guy Forget
• tenniscorner.net profile
• Davis Cup record