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G. Goven def. S. Matthews

8-6 6-8 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Jun 1, 1969*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner G. Goven
Score8-6 6-8 6-3 6-1
Loser S. Matthews

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldG. GovenS. Matthews
Country FRA GBR
Birth dateApr 27, 1948Nov 20, 1945
Age2123
Height173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6261,505
Career W-L203–23022–28
Career earnings$212
Pre-match H2H
G. Goven 0 0 S. Matthews

Path

G. Goven's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 M. Belkin 4-6 5-7 3-0 ABDWH2HMatch data

G. Goven's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 1969R32 T. Okker 2-6 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

S. Matthews's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 30, 1969R128 I. Nastase 6-3 0-6 0-6 6-4 8-6WH2HMatch data