IPhone 4 contact sync - cant remember email account

I have synced by contacts from my iPhone 4 to a gmail account, however I can not remember the gmail email or password. My iPhone 4 is now broken so I have lost my contacts. Is there anyway of a least finding out what my gmail address is through iTunes and I should be able to figure the password out. Hope someone can help. Cheers

Try the options in this User Tip:
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