Emil Börje Fornstedt (4 February 1926 – 22 September 2015) was a Swedish tennis player.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1926 Edsbyn, Sweden |
| Died | 22 September 2015 (aged 89) |
| Turned pro | 1948(amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1955 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1952) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1948) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1948) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1948) |
Tennis career
editIn 1948 Fornstedt won the Scandinavian singles championships held in Copenhagen beating Kurt Nielsen, 1–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–2 in the final and he also won the doubles, with Sven Davidson.[2] During July 1948 he represented Sweden in the Davis Cup Europe Zone final against Czechoslovakia.[3]
In September 1949 he won the Aachen Invitational Tournament in Germany, beating Ernst Buchholz in the final and in October 1949 he won the first Israeli International Championships, with a victory over Yehuda Finkelkraut in the final.[2] Fornstedt participated in two Grand Slam events, the 1948 Wimbledon Championships and the 1952 French Open.[4]
He together with Sven Davidson, among others, were also the founders of the Stockholm Open, that was founded in 1969.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Borje Fornstedt| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ a b "player – Tennisarchives.com". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "Borje Fornstedt | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "Tennis Stockholm". Retrieved 6 April 2020.