Pentti Gunnar Forsman (1 August 1917 – 24 January 2006) was a tennis player from Finland.

Tennis career

Forsman represented

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

from 1950 to 1953 in the

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competition. He made his Davis Cup debut during the 1950 Europe Zone first round tie against

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. During his Davis Cup career, Forsman played in ten Davis Cup singles rubbers and in five doubles rubbers, with one victory in each. Forsman participated at the

1949 Wimbledon Championships The 1949 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Criquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July. It was the 63rd stag ...

playing in the

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and doubles, teaming up with

Sakari Salo Sakari Salo (21 December 1919 – 13 December 2011) was a tennis and bandy player from Finland. Tennis career Salo represented Finland from 1950 to 1963 in the Davis Cup competition. He made his Davis Cup debut during the 1950 Europe Zone fir ...

in the doubles.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forsman, Pentti 1917 births 2006 deaths Finnish male tennis players Sportspeople from Turku

Tennis career

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