Country (sports) |
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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) |
Emil Börje Fornstedt (4 February 1926 – 22 September 2015) was a Swedish tennis player. [1]
In 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]
Country (sports) |
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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) |
Emil Börje Fornstedt (4 February 1926 – 22 September 2015) was a Swedish tennis player. [1]
In 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]