Guy Forget
Guy Forget (French: [ɡi fɔʁʒɛ]; born 4 January 1965) is a French tennis administrator and retired 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.
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Residence | Neuchatel, Switzerland |
Born | Casablanca, Morocco | 4 January 1965
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1982 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $5,669,934 |
Singles | |
Career record | 378–290 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (25 March 1991) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1991, 1993) |
French Open | 4R (1986, 1991) |
Wimbledon | QF (1991, 1992, 1994) |
US Open | 4R (1992, 1996) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1990) |
Grand Slam Cup | QF (1991) |
Olympic Games | QF (1984, demonstration) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 387–182 |
Career titles | 28 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (18 August 1986) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | F (1987, 1996) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (1991, 1996) |
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.
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 Number 3 in August that year, finishing in the runner-up spot with partner Yannick Noah at the 1986 ATP Tour World Championships tournament.
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.
1991 was the most memorable 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 Number 4 in March that year.
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.
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. 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.
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.
After retiring as a player, Forget served as France's Davis Cup team captain. He also served as France's Fed Cup team captain from 1999–2004; his best result was France's performance in 2003 (with a squad including Mary Pierce, Amélie Mauresmo, Émilie Loit & Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro) when they defeated USA in the final. However, he resigned in 2004 to focus on his Davis Cup duties,[1] and the French team then lost to Russia in the final (when Marion Bartoli & Émilie Loit lost to Anastasia Myskina & Vera Zvonareva in the last, deciding doubles match).
In 2011, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) presented him with its highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier award, for his contributions to tennis.[2]
He joined the directing committee of the French Open in 2011, and in 2012 he became director of the Masters of Paris Bercy.
In 2016, he became director of the French Open after the dismissal of Gilbert Ysern.[3]
To ensure he will never be forgotten, Forget has been immortalized in the song "Guy Forget" by the band Phish, with the lyrics "I never met a man I could not forget, except for Guy Forget".[4]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1987 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1996 | French Open) | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
ATP World Championships finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1986 | New York City | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
Win | 1990 | Frankfurt | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4 |
Career finals
Singles (11 titles, 8 runners-up)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1/0 | Oct 1986 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2/0 | Mar 1989 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2/1 | Nov 1989 | Wembley, England | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2/2 | Apr 1990 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3/2 | Sep 1990 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4/2 | Jan 1991 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5/2 | Feb 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 5/3 | Mar 1991 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 6/3 | Aug 1991 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 7/3 | Sep 1991 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 8/3 | Oct 1991 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 9/3 | Nov 1991 | Paris, France | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6(11–9), 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 9/4 | Jan 1992 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10/4 | Oct 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 10/5 | Nov 1992 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 10/6 | Nov 1992 | Paris, France | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 10/7 | Jul 1994 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 10/8 | Jun 1995 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 11/8 | Feb 1996 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Australian Open | 3R | A | 4R | 1R | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 16–12 |
French Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 12 | 16–12 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | 4R | QF | QF | A | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 21–12 |
U.S. Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | A | 0 / 12 | 13–12 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 48 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 3–2 | 0–3 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 66–48 |
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
2R | F | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | |||||||
Miami | 3R | 4R | A | 4R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | ||||||||
Monte Carlo | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||||||||
Rome | QF | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||||||||
Hamburg | SF | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||||||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
Cincinnati | 3R | W | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | ||||||||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 3R | 3R | F | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | ||||||||
Paris | 3R | W | F | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 1 / 6 | 14–5 | ||||||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 16–8 | 18–4 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 0–6 | 0–2 | N/A | 52–39 | |||||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 8 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 41 | N/A | |||||||
Year-end ranking | 70 | 188 | 36 | 61 | 25 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 158 | 40 | 71 | 51 | 1121 | N/A |
Doubles titles (28)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
1. | 1985 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
2. | 1985 | Wembley, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
3. | 1986 | La Quinta, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
4. | 1986 | Metz, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
5. | 1986 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
6. | 1986 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
7. | 1986 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
8. | 1986 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
9. | 1987 | Lyon, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
10. | 1987 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
11. | 1987 | Forest Hills, USA | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
12. | 1987 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
13. | 1987 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
14. | 1988 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
15. | 1988 | Orlando, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
16. | 1988 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
17. | 1990 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
18. | 1990 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
19. | 1990 | Long Island, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
20. | 1990 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
21. | 1990 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
22. | 1990 | Doubles Championships, Sanctuary Cove | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 |
23. | 1991 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
24. | 1993 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
25. | 1994 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
26. | 1994 | Long Island, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
27. | 1994 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
28. | 1995 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Runners-up (17)
Num | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1984 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
2. | 1985 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–8 |
3. | 1986 | Memphis, USA | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
4. | 1986 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
5. | 1986 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
6. | 1987 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
7. | 1987 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
8. | 1988 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
9. | 1991 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
10. | 1991 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
11. | 1992 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
12. | 1992 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
13. | 1992 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
14. | 1995 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
15. | 1996 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
16. | 1996 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
17. | 1996 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | NH | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–6 |
French Open | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | F | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | F | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 15 | 23–15 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | QF | QF | A | 3R | A | SF | A | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 20–8 |
U.S. Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | A | QF | A | A | A | 2R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 38 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 7–3 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 16–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | N/A | 64–37 |
ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
W | F | 2R | W | A | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2 / 7 | 18–5 | |||||||
Miami | SF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||||||||
Monte Carlo | QF | A | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | ||||||||
Rome | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||||||||
Hamburg | QF | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | ||||||||
Montreal/Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
Cincinnati | SF | 1R | SF | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | ||||||||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | W | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1 / 3 | 5–2 | ||||||||
Paris | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–3 | ||||||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 2 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 32 | N/A | |||||||
Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 18–6 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 45–28 | |||||||
Year End Ranking | 717 | 166 | 217 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 152 | 4 | 84 | 29 | 114 | 96 | 32 | 14 | 565 | 1384 | 652 | 463 | N/A |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
References
- Champions Tour – Guy Forget
- "A Gorgeous Change of Pace". Inside the Games website. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/02/guy-forget-named-new-director-of-french-open-tournament/57730/
- http://phish.net/song/guy-forget/history
External links
- Guy Forget at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Guy Forget at the International Tennis Federation
- Guy Forget at the Davis Cup
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Florence Arthaud Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose |
French Sportsperson of the Year 1991 (with Henri Leconte) |
Succeeded by Marie-José Pérec |
Preceded by![]() |
ATP Comeback Player of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by![]() |