Pentti Gunnar Forsman (1 August 1917 – 24 January 2006) was a tennis player from Finland.[1]
Country (sports) | Finland |
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Born | 1 August 1917 Turku, Finland |
Died | 24 January 2006 Espoo, Finland | (aged 88)
Turned pro | 1938 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1955 |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1949) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1949) |
Tennis career
editForsman represented Finland from 1950 to 1953 in the Davis Cup competition. He made his Davis Cup debut during the 1950 Europe Zone first round tie against Belgium. During his Davis Cup career, Forsman played in ten Davis Cup singles rubbers and in five doubles rubbers, with one victory in each.[2]
Forsman participated at the 1949 Wimbledon Championships playing in the singles and doubles, teaming up with Sakari Salo in the doubles.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pentti Forsman| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Wimbledon – Pentti Forsman". www.wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.