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Paul Gerken def. Georges Goven

6-4 6-1 6-7 5-7 7-5

Match Information

Date	Sep 3, 1972*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	Paul Gerken
Score	6-4 6-1 6-7 5-7 7-5
Loser	Georges Goven

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Paul Gerken	Georges Goven
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Mar 15, 1950	Apr 27, 1948
Age	22	24
Height	185	173
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,608	1,625
Career W-L	124–129	203–230
Career earnings	—	$212

Pre-match H2H

Paul Gerken 0 – 0 Georges Goven

Path

Paul Gerken's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1972	R128	Pancho Walthall	7-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Paul Gerken's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1972	R32	Cliff Richey	7-6 3-6 6-7 7-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Georges Goven's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 1972	R128	James Chico Hagey	0-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data