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Georges Goven vs Nicola Spear H2H: 2-1

Georges Goven holds a 2–1 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Georges Goven leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Georges Goven won the 1976 Hamburg Open round of 64 6-1 6-1.

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Georges Goven
FRA Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Georges Goven 6-1 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data May 19, 1976* R64 Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Georges Goven 6-4 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data May 8, 1973* R64 Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 7-5 10-8 Georges Goven Match data Jul 29, 1970* R64 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Georges Goven #783 #56 0 1,864 204 231 46.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,705 110 172 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Georges Goven Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 13–7 65.0% — 1,551 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 15–13 53.6% — 1,633 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 30–14 68.2% — 1,846 0 1 1970 27–17 61.4% — 1,659 0 0
1971 36–21 63.2% — 1,822 0 1 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 16–24 40.0% — 1,628 0 1 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,481 0 0
1973 25–27 48.1% #67 1,606 0 1 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 17–23 42.5% #83 1,669 0 1 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 17–16 51.5% #82 1,669 0 1 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 3–12 20.0% #163 1,554 0 1 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 5–11 31.2% #72 1,549 0 1 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 6–15 28.6% #129 1,568 0 1 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 8–11 42.1% #203 1,543 0 1 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 1–8 11.1% #151 1,493 0 1 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 0–4 0.0% — 1,469 0 1 — — — — — — —
1982 6–16 27.3% — 1,431 0 1 — — — — — — —
1983 6–7 46.2% #252 1,527 0 1 — — — — — — —
1984 0–2 0.0% #295 1,488 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Georges Goven Nicola Spear
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1968 — — — — 11 5 16 68.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 5 2 7 71.4% 19 7 26 73.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 21 11 32 65.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 12 7 19 63.2% 18 11 29 62.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 10 9 19 52.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 0 4 4 0.0% 20 18 38 52.6% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 1 1 2 50.0% 16 14 30 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 0 2 2 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — — 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 0 2 2 0.0% 6 13 19 31.6% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 2 3 5 40.0% 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 0 2 2 0.0% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 35 38 73 47.9% 127 146 273 46.5% 26 29 55 47.3% 16 18 34 47.1% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 80 119 199 40.2% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Georges Goven Nicola Spear
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 1552 112.6 — — — — — +15 — 58.5% +0.68 4–5 (44%) — — +0.01 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1633 124.5 — — — — — -8 -20 49.3% -0.04 4–6 (40%) — — -1.75 1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1847 138.7 — — — — -48 +20 -269 61.5% +0.74 9–4 (69%) 1–3 (25%) 104.8 -0.89 1970 1659 126.0 — — — — -14 +25 — 57.3% +0.67 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.07
1971 1823 131.0 — — — — -42 -5 -169 58.2% +0.55 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) 106.4 +1.31 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.75
1972 1628 120.2 — — — — +94 +59 -41 46.0% -0.37 5–10 (33%) 11–4 (73%) 97.1 +1.14 1972 1481 123.8 — — — — — +99 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1606 127.0 — — — — +25 +105 +3 49.2% -0.17 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 96.1 +2.20 1973 1470 115.6 — — — — — +47 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.32
1974 1670 139.1 — — — — +3 +28 -70 47.9% -0.20 1–10 (9%) 2–4 (33%) 89.3 -3.20 1974 1453 115.0 — — — — — +4 -20 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 1670 124.2 — — — — — +9 — 48.2% -0.16 7–8 (47%) 1–2 (33%) 97.0 +3.56 1975 1538 127.4 — — — — -69 +37 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.46
1976 1554 110.2 — — — — — 0 — 30.0% -1.40 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 94.8 -0.05 1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -22 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1977 1549 126.4 — — — — — +34 — 29.0% -1.13 1–1 0–1 — +0.37 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1978 1569 124.9 — — — — — +26 — 33.3% -1.20 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 103.7 -0.81 1978 1532 109.8 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1544 109.8 — — — — +27 +28 — 45.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.94 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1494 105.0 — — — — +56 +13 — 10.5% -3.05 — — — -0.19 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1470 116.3 — — — — — +6 — 18.2% -2.27 0–1 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1432 115.1 — — — — — +34 — 30.2% -1.40 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1528 121.3 — — — — +31 -26 — 44.4% -0.96 1–0 3–0 (100%) — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1488 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.20 — — — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1865 131.7 — — — — +18 +29 -78 47.4% -0.23 60–74 (45%) 45–35 (56%) 100.3 +1.03 Career 1705 125.0 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.75

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.