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.

Guy Forget
Country (sports) France
ResidenceNeuchatel, Switzerland
Born (1965-01-04) 4 January 1965
Casablanca, Morocco
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired1997
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,669,934
Singles
Career record378–290
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 4 (25 March 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1991, 1993)
French Open4R (1986, 1991)
WimbledonQF (1991, 1992, 1994)
US Open4R (1992, 1996)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1990)
Grand Slam CupQF (1991)
Olympic GamesQF (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record387–182
Career titles28
Highest rankingNo. 3 (18 August 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenF (1987, 1996)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (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
Loss1987French OpenClay Yannick Noah Anders Järryd
Robert Seguso		7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss1996French Open)Clay Jakob Hlasek Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		2–6, 3–6

ATP World Championships finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Location Partner Opponents Score
Loss1986New York City Yannick Noah Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		3–6, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win1990Frankfurt Jakob Hlasek Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		6–4, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4

Career finals

Singles (11 titles, 8 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (2–3)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
Grand Prix (8–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (8)
Grass (0)
Clay (1)
Carpet (2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1/0 Oct 1986 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Jan Gunnarsson 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 2/0 Mar 1989 Nancy, France Hard (i) Michiel Schapers 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2/1 Nov 1989 Wembley, England Carpet Michael Chang 2–6, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2/2 Apr 1990 Nice, France Clay Juan Aguilera 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3/2 Sep 1990 Bordeaux, France Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3
Win 4/2 Jan 1991 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Michael Stich 6–3, 6–4
Win 5/2 Feb 1991 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Andrei Cherkasov 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 5/3 Mar 1991 Indian Wells, USA Hard Jim Courier 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 6/3 Aug 1991 Cincinnati, USA Hard Pete Sampras 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 7/3 Sep 1991 Bordeaux, France Hard Olivier Delaître 6–1, 6–3
Win 8/3 Oct 1991 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Amos Mansdorf 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 9/3 Nov 1991 Paris, France Carpet Pete Sampras 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 9/4 Jan 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 4–6
Win 10/4 Oct 1992 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Petr Korda 6–3, 6–2
Loss 10/5 Nov 1992 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Goran Ivanišević 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 10/6 Nov 1992 Paris, France Carpet Boris Becker 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 10/7 Jul 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 10/8 Jun 1995 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Pete Sampras 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 11/8 Feb 1996 Marseille, France Hard (i) Cédric Pioline 7–5, 6–4

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament1982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
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) Andrés Gómez Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly		 6–3, 6–4
2. 1985 Wembley, England Carpet Anders Järryd Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović		 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
3. 1986 La Quinta, USA Hard Peter Fleming Yannick Noah
Sherwood Stewart		 6–4, 6–3
4. 1986 Metz, France Carpet Wojtek Fibak Francisco González
Michiel Schapers		 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
5. 1986 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Yannick Noah Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander		 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
6. 1986 Rome, Italy Clay Yannick Noah Mark Edmondson
Sherwood Stewart		 7–6, 6–2
7. 1986 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Kevin Curren Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 6–2, 7–6
8. 1986 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Yannick Noah Jan Gunnarsson
Tomáš Šmíd		 7–6, 6–4
9. 1987 Lyon, France Carpet Yannick Noah Kelly Jones
David Pate		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
10. 1987 Indian Wells, USA Hard Yannick Noah Boris Becker
Eric Jelen		 6–4, 7–6
11. 1987 Forest Hills, USA Clay Yannick Noah Gary Donnelly
Peter Fleming		 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
12. 1987 Rome, Italy Clay Yannick Noah Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–2, 6–7, 6–3
13. 1987 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Yannick Noah Rick Leach
Tim Pawsat		 6–4, 6–4
14. 1988 Indian Wells, USA Hard Boris Becker Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken		 6–4, 6–4
15. 1988 Orlando, USA Hard Yannick Noah Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick		 6–4, 6–4
16. 1988 Nice, France Clay Henri Leconte Heinz Günthardt
Diego Nargiso		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
17. 1990 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Jakob Hlasek Michael Mortensen
Tom Nijssen		 6–3, 6–2
18. 1990 Indian Wells, USA Hard Boris Becker Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe		 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
19. 1990 Long Island, USA Hard Jakob Hlasek Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich		 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
20. 1990 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Jakob Hlasek Scott Davis
David Pate		 7–6, 7–5
21. 1990 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Jakob Hlasek John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 6–4, 6–2
22. 1990 Doubles Championships, Sanctuary Cove Hard Jakob Hlasek Emilio Sánchez
Sergio Casal		 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
23. 1991 Bordeaux, France Hard Arnaud Boetsch Patrik Kühnen
Alexander Mronz		 6–2, 6–2
24. 1993 Indian Wells, USA Hard Henri Leconte Luke Jensen
Scott Melville		 6–4, 7–5
25. 1994 Halle, Germany Grass Olivier Delaître Henri Leconte
Gary Muller		 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
26. 1994 Long Island, USA Hard Olivier Delaître Andrew Florent
Mark Petchey		 6–4, 7–6
27. 1994 Bordeaux, France Hard Olivier Delaître Diego Nargiso
Guillaume Raoux		 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
28. 1995 Milan, Italy Carpet Boris Becker Petr Korda
Karel Nováček		 6–2, 6–4

Runners-up (17)
Num Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1984 Bordeaux, France Clay Loïc Courteau Pavel Složil
Blaine Willenborg		 1–6, 4–6
2. 1985 Nice, France Clay Loïc Courteau Claudio Panatta
Pavel Složil		 6–3, 3–6, 6–8
3. 1986 Memphis, USA Carpet Anders Järryd Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 4–6, 6–4, 6–7
4. 1986 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Loic Courteau Chip Hooper
Mike Leach		 5–7, 3–6
5. 1986 Masters Doubles, London Carpet Yannick Noah Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 3–6, 6–7, 3–6
6. 1987 French Open, Paris Clay Yannick Noah Anders Järryd
Robert Seguso		 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
7. 1987 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Loic Courteau Jan Gunnarsson
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–7, 2–6
8. 1988 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Mansour Bahrami Tom Nijssen
Ricki Osterthun		 3–6, 4–6
9. 1991 Indian Wells, USA Hard Henri Leconte Jim Courier
Javier Sánchez		 6–7, 6–3, 3–6
10. 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Jakob Hlasek Gary Muller
Danie Visser		 6–7, 4–6
11. 1992 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Jakob Hlasek Boris Becker
John McEnroe		 3–6, 2–6
12. 1992 Bordeaux, France Clay Arnaud Boetsch Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 1–6, 4–6
13. 1992 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Henri Leconte Brad Pearce
Byron Talbot		 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
14. 1995 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Patrick Rafter Jonas Björkman
Javier Frana		 7–6, 4–6, 6–7
15. 1996 Milan, Italy Carpet Jakob Hlasek Andrea Gaudenzi
Goran Ivanišević		 4–6, 5–7
16. 1996 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jakob Hlasek Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 2–6, 4–6
17. 1996 French Open, Paris Clay Jakob Hlasek Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 2–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament1982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Career SRCareer Win-Loss
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
  1. Champions Tour – Guy Forget
  2. "A Gorgeous Change of Pace". Inside the Games website. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/02/guy-forget-named-new-director-of-french-open-tournament/57730/
  4. http://phish.net/song/guy-forget/history
Awards and achievements
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
Mikael Pernfors		 ATP Comeback Player of the Year
1994		 Succeeded by
Derrick Rostagno
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