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Georges Goven

FRA Age 78 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1984

Georges Goven represented France on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 56. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 204–232 and one singles title.

Peak singles rank
56 (Aug 27, 1973)
Elo peak
1863 (78th percentile)
Singles record
204–232 (46.8%)
Singles titles
1
Prize money
$212

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Georges Goven's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Claudio Mezzadri #113 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Jul 26, 1984* R32 Dutch Open ATP 250 Clay
Kent Carlsson 0-6 2-6 0-6 L H2H Match data May 30, 1984* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Jan Gunnarsson 1-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Nov 24, 1983* R32 Toulouse ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Brown 2-6 3-6 L — Match data Nov 17, 1983* R32 Ferrara ATP 250 Carpet
Eliot Teltscher #17 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 21, 1983* R16 Japan Open ATP 250 Hard

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Georges Goven's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Ilie Nastase 3 7 10 Oct 1, 1977 H2H
Eddie Dibbs 0 8 8 May 14, 1983 H2H
Jurgen Fassbender 3 4 7 Jul 20, 1978 H2H
Manuel Orantes 0 7 7 Jul 21, 1976 H2H
Adriano Panatta 2 4 6 Oct 7, 1981 H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Georges Goven singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197022 1 — — — 1 — Berlin
Total 1 — — — 1 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Georges Goven career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1968201372065.0%——
19692115132853.6%——
19702230154566.7%——
19712336215763.2%——
19722416244040.0%——
19732525275248.1%5667
19742617234042.5%7083
19752717163351.5%8382
1976283121520.0%126163
1977295111631.3%18572
1978306152128.6%78129
1979318111942.1%203203
19803218911.1%151151
1981330440.0%——
1982346162227.3%——
198335671346.2%252252
1984360220.0%143295
Career20423243646.8%——

Career Results by Surface

Georges Goven career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196820 ————1151668.8%11250.0%11250.0% 1372065.0%
196921 ————661250.0%971656.3%———— 15132853.6%
197022 52771.4%1982770.4%34742.9%31475.0% 30154566.7%
197123 1271963.2%18112962.1%52771.4%11250.0% 36215763.2%
197224 1091952.6%27922.2%14520.0%34742.9% 16244040.0%
197325 0440.0%20183852.6%551050.0%———— 25275248.1%
197426 12333.3%7101741.2%23540.0%781546.7% 17234042.5%
197527 11250.0%16143053.3%0110.0%———— 17163351.5%
197628 0110.0%3101323.1%0110.0%———— 3121520.0%
197729 0220.0%591435.7%———————— 5111631.2%
197830 0220.0%6131931.6%———————— 6152128.6%
197931 23540.0%681442.9%———————— 8111942.1%
198032 ————0660.0%————12333.3% 18911.1%
198133 ————0440.0%———————— 0440.0%
198234 0220.0%6131931.6%0110.0%———— 6162227.3%
198335 43757.1%23540.0%————0110.0% 671346.2%
198436 ————0220.0%———————— 0220.0%
Career—35387347.9%12714727446.4%26295547.3%16183447.1%20423243646.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Georges Goven career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197325 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
197426 0330.0%12333.3%21366.7%31475.0% 671346.2%
197527 00——0110.0%12333.3%606100.0% 731070.0%
197628 00——00——0220.0%00—— 0220.0%
197729 12333.3%0330.0%00——0110.0% 16714.3%
197830 0110.0%0330.0%12333.3%0110.0% 17812.5%
197931 00——101100.0%25728.6%00—— 35837.5%
198032 00——00——0660.0%00—— 0660.0%
198133 00——0110.0%0110.0%00—— 0220.0%
198234 00——0220.0%14520.0%00—— 16714.3%
198335 101100.0%0220.0%13425.0%00—— 25728.6%
198436 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
Career 26825.0%2141612.5%8273522.9%941369.2% 21517229.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 72/436 (16.5%) of Georges Goven's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Georges Goven advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 20 1552 112.6 — — — — — +15 — 58.5% +0.68 4–5 (44%) — — +0.01
1969 21 1633 124.5 — — — — — -8 -20 49.3% -0.04 4–6 (40%) — — -1.75
1970 22 1832 138.5 — — — — -32 +5 -253 60.6% +0.70 9–4 (69%) 1–3 (25%) 104.8 -0.83
1971 23 1821 131.2 — — — — -40 -10 -166 58.2% +0.55 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) 106.6 +1.46
1972 24 1628 120.3 — — — — +95 +56 -41 46.0% -0.37 5–10 (33%) 11–4 (73%) 97.2 +1.14
1973 25 1607 127.2 — — — — +24 +104 +2 49.2% -0.17 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 96.2 +2.20
1974 26 1670 139.1 — — — — +3 +28 -69 47.9% -0.20 1–10 (9%) 2–4 (33%) 89.3 -3.19
1975 27 1670 124.2 — — — — — +9 — 48.2% -0.16 7–8 (47%) 1–2 (33%) 97.0 +3.56
1976 28 1554 110.3 — — — — — 0 — 30.0% -1.40 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 94.8 -0.05
1977 29 1549 126.4 — — — — — +34 — 29.0% -1.13 1–1 0–1 — +0.37
1978 30 1569 125.0 — — — — — +27 — 33.3% -1.20 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 103.7 -0.81
1979 31 1544 109.8 — — — — +27 +28 — 45.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.94
1980 32 1494 105.1 — — — — +56 +13 — 10.5% -3.05 — — — -0.19
1981 33 1470 116.3 — — — — — +6 — 18.2% -2.27 0–1 0–1 — -0.33
1982 34 1432 115.1 — — — — — +34 — 30.2% -1.40 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.75
1983 35 1528 121.3 — — — — +31 -25 — 44.4% -0.96 1–0 3–0 (100%) — -0.12
1984 36 1488 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.20 — — — +0.41
Career 1863 131.8 — — — — +21 +26 -76 47.4% -0.23 60–74 (45%) 45–35 (56%) 100.4 +1.08

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Georges Goven Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196820 —R64R64— 2–2 (50%)
196921 —R32R64R128 3–3 (50%)
197022 —SFR128R64 5–3 (62%)
197123 —R16R32R128 5–3 (62%)
197224 —R64R128R64 1–3 (25%)
197325 R16R128—R128 2–3 (40%)
197426 —R32R128R64 3–3 (50%)
197527 —R32R128R32 4–3 (57%)
197628 —R128R128— 0–2 (0%)
197729 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
197830 —R64—R128 1–2 (33%)
197931 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198032 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198133 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
198234 —R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
198436 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
16–16
(50%)
4–9
(31%)
4–9
(31%)
26–35
(43%)

ATP 500

Georges Goven ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197022 R16——— 2–1 (67%)
197123 QF——— 3–1 (75%)
197224 ——R64— 0–1 (0%)
197325 —R128—R64 0–2 (0%)
197426 —R64—R32 1–2 (33%)
197527 —R64—— 0–1 (0%)
197628 —R64—— 0–1 (0%)
198335 ——R16— 2–1 (67%)
W-L 5–2
(71%)
0–4
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
8–10
(44%)

ATP 250

Georges Goven ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEASBSWEBARBRIBUECINEASFLRGENGSTHAMAUSMADMCMETMIAMUNNAPPARQUEITAROTSTGSTOSTUTKYWASAIXAPTBERBOGBORBOSBOUBREBRUCAICANCATCOLDESDUSDUTFERFORGUAHAMHAVHILJOHJOHKINLAGLASLONLONLOSLOSLOUMANMERNANNEWNICNOREASOMAPALPHIQUIRICSACSALSOUSOUSOUSYDTANTORTOUU.SVALWEMZUR W-L
Win %
196820 ——————————————QF——————R32————————————————QF———R16—————————RR———————————————————————————————— 11–5 (69%)
196921 ——————————————R32———R32—R128R64———————————R16R16—R16———————————R64——————————————————————————R16QF———————— 12–10 (55%)
197022 ——F———————————R32———R64SFQFR32——QF——QF——W———QF——————————————————————————R64——————————————————————— 23–10 (70%)
197123 ——R32————QF——————————R32SF———————R32——————R32————FQF——————————————SF——R64——R16——R64———QF———QF——R16——R16————R16— 27–16 (63%)
197224 R64———R16—R64——————R64————R32R16———————R32——————R32—————R32F—————QF————————QFR32——R64R32—R64R16——SF—————R64R16—————————— 15–20 (43%)
197325 —QFR16R32———R16QF——R64—R32SF———FR64———————R64—R32————R32————————R32——————————R32———R64R16————QF————————————R32QF———R16—— 23–21 (52%)
197426 ——————————R32R32——R32—R32R16————R16————R16———————R16———————————QF———R16———————R16——————R32——R32—QF—R64—————R32—R64——— 13–17 (43%)
197527 ———R64————F———R16R16—————R16—————————————————R32————SFR32————————————————————R16————————————————R64R16—— 13–11 (54%)
197628 ———R32——————R64R32R32R32———R32————————————R32———R64—————————————————————————————R64———————————————————— 3–9 (25%)
197729 —————R32—————————————QF———R32————SF——R32————R64—————R32R32————————————————————————————————————————R32 5–9 (36%)
197830 ———R64————R32—R32——R32———R32———————R32——QF—R32—————R16R16————————————R32——R16——————————R32———————————————————— 5–13 (28%)
197931 ——R16——————————R32—————R32——————————R16—R16————QF—————R32—————————R32————————QF———————R32—————————————— 8–10 (44%)
198032 ———R64———————————R32——————R16—————————R32———R32————————————————R32——————————R32———————————————————— 1–7 (12%)
198133 ———R64————————R32———————————————————————————————————————————————————R32———————————————————— 0–3 (0%)
198234 ————————R16R32————————R64————————R64——————R32——SF———————R64R32——R16——————————————R32R32————R32—————————R32———— 6–13 (32%)
198335 ———R64————QF—————————————————R16—————R32———————————R32———————————————————————————————————R32———— 4–6 (40%)
198436 ———————————————————————————————————————————R32————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
6–4
(60%)
2–7
(22%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
9–5
(64%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
2–3
(40%)
4–6
(40%)
8–5
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
8–6
(57%)
10–7
(59%)
3–2
(60%)
2–3
(40%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–6
(45%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
3–1
(75%)
4–7
(36%)
1–1
(50%)
2–4
(33%)
5–4
(56%)
4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)
2–2
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
3–3
(50%)
0–5
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–9
(31%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
169–181
(48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
56
Career-high date
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
—
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Georges Goven ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197325———————5661616667
197426——70787569615888—9083
19752783—95818873—————82
197628—————126—————163
197729——————185——757172
19783074778698——118————129
197931———————————203
198032———————————151
198335252———————————
198436143————209211251247286293295
198537293308314407534567709714711706710743
198638740783——————————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Georges Goven's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Bob Carmichael AUS #55 1,902 469 213 256 45.4% $414 1 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Pierre Barthes FRA #57 1,894 375 185 190 49.3% $8,040 0 0 0 1968–1977 Rivalries Match log
Ian Fletcher AUS #56 1,751 219 105 114 47.9% — 0 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Byron Bertram RSA #57 1,815 253 115 138 45.5% — 0 0 0 1969–1980 Rivalries Match log
Hans Kary AUT #54 1,767 370 152 218 41.1% — 1 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Robert Maud RSA #57 1,765 253 123 130 48.6% — 2 0 0 1968–1975 Rivalries Match log
Gerald Battrick GBR #59 1,888 384 184 200 47.9% — 4 0 0 1968–1976 Rivalries Match log
Jean Francois Caujolle FRA #59 1,713 203 85 118 41.9% — 0 0 0 1970–1982 Rivalries Match log
Mike Estep USA #59 1,760 300 118 182 39.3% — 2 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Ion Tiriac ROU #55 1,888 417 228 189 54.7% — 4 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Nick Saviano USA #48 1,791 357 158 199 44.3% — 1 0 0 1973–1984 Rivalries Match log
Mike Cahill USA #58 1,727 256 100 156 39.1% — 0 0 0 1974–1983 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Georges Goven?
Georges Goven is 78 years old, born on April 27, 1948.
Which country does Georges Goven represent?
Georges Goven represents France in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Georges Goven?
Georges Goven is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Georges Goven left-handed or right-handed?
Georges Goven plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Georges Goven won?
Georges Goven has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Georges Goven won?
TennisDB does not group any of Georges Goven's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Georges Goven won?
Georges Goven has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Berlin in 1970.
What is Georges Goven's highest ATP ranking?
Georges Goven's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 56, first achieved on August 27, 1973.
What is Georges Goven's career win-loss record?
Georges Goven has a career ATP singles record of 204 wins and 232 losses (46.8%).
How much career prize money has Georges Goven earned?
Georges Goven has earned at least $212 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Georges Goven's career appear in TennisDB?
Georges Goven appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1984.
On which surface does Georges Goven have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Georges Goven's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 47.9% (35–38).
Who has Georges Goven faced most often?
Georges Goven's most frequent opponent is Ilie Nastase, with a head-to-head record of 3–7 across 10 meetings.