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Guy Forget (b. January 4 1965, in Casablanca,
Morocco) is a former professional tennis player
from France. During his career, he helped France
win the Davis Cup twice in 1991 and 1996. Since
retiring as a player, he has served as France's
Davis Cup team captain.

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 won his first top-level singles title
in Toulouse, and also was also part of the French
team which won the World Team Cup. And Forget also
won six doubles titles in 1986, reaching his
career-high doubles ranking of World No. 3 in
August that year.

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 Tennis Masters Cup|ATP Tour World
Championships doubles title.

1991 was the most successful year of Forget's
career. He won six singles titles that year,
including the Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati and
Paris Masters|Paris Open titles (part of the
Tennis Masters Series). He reached his career-high
singles ranking of World No. 4 in March that year.

Forget was a member of the French team which won
the 1991 Davis Cup. The 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. 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.

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.

Since retiring as a player, Forget has served as
France's Davis Cup team captain.


==External Links==

*http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofile
s/default2.asp?playersearch=Guy+Forget Official
ATP profile
*http://www.tenniscorner.net/index.php?corner=M&ac
tion=players&playerid=FOG001 tenniscorner.net
profile 
*http://www.daviscup.com/teams/player.asp?player=1
0000470 Davis Cup record