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R. Laver def. G. Goven

5-7 8-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Nov 5, 1971*
Tournament	Wembley
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	R. Laver
Score	5-7 8-6 6-3
Loser	G. Goven

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Laver	G. Goven
Country	AUS	FRA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Apr 27, 1948
Age	33	23
Height	175	173
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,173	1,768
Career W-L	576–147	203–230
Career earnings	$1,565,413	$212

Pre-match H2H

R. Laver 0 – 0 G. Goven

Path

R. Laver's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 4, 1971	R32	R. Taylor	7-5 8-6	W	H2H	Match data

R. Laver's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 6, 1971	QF	C. Drysdale	3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

G. Goven's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 4, 1971	R32	Ismail El Shafei	3-6 6-4 7-5	W	—	Match data