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Georges Goven def. Stanley 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 Georges Goven
Score8-6 6-8 6-3 6-1
Loser Stanley Matthews

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldGeorges GovenStanley 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
Georges Goven 0 0 Stanley Matthews

Path

Georges Goven's path

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

Georges Goven's next match

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

Stanley Matthews's path

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