R16 Wembley 1971

Rod Laver def. Georges Goven

5-7 8-6 6-3

Rod Laver defeated Georges Goven 5-7 8-6 6-3 in the 1971 Wembley round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 5, 1971*
Tournament: Wembley
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Rod Laver	Georges Goven
Country	AUS	FRA
Birth date	Aug 9, 1938	Apr 27, 1948
Age	33	23
Height	175 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,175	1,764
Current career W-L	570–145	206–233
Current career earnings	$1,565,413	$212

Pre-match H2H

Rod Laver 0 – 0 Georges Goven

Path

Rod Laver's path

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

Rod Laver's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Drysdale	3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 6, 1971	QF

Georges Goven's path

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