H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Georges Goven vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-1

Rod Laver holds a 1–0 lead over Georges Goven in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1971 Wembley round of 16 5-7 8-6 6-3.

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Georges Goven
FRA Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 5-7 8-6 6-3 Georges Goven Match data Nov 5, 1971* R16 Wembley ATP 250 Hard

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 1,863 206 233 46.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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.

Age Georges Goven Rod Laver
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1968 13–7 65.0% — 1,551 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1969 15–13 53.6% — 1,633 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1970 30–15 66.7% — 1,831 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1971 36–21 63.2% — 1,821 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1972 16–24 40.0% — 1,628 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1973 27–28 49.1% #67 1,609 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1974 17–23 42.5% #83 1,670 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1975 17–16 51.5% #82 1,669 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1976 3–12 20.0% #163 1,554 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1977 5–11 31.2% #72 1,549 0 1 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1978 6–15 28.6% #129 1,568 0 1 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1979 8–11 42.1% #203 1,543 0 1 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1980 1–8 11.1% #151 1,493 0 1 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1981 0–4 0.0% — 1,469 0 1 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1982 6–16 27.3% — 1,431 0 1 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1983 6–7 46.2% #252 1,527 0 1 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1984 0–2 0.0% #295 1,488 0 1 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Georges Goven Rod Laver
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 %
20 1968 — — — — 11 5 16 68.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1969 — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1970 5 2 7 71.4% 19 8 27 70.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1971 12 7 19 63.2% 18 11 29 62.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1972 10 9 19 52.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1973 0 4 4 0.0% 22 19 41 53.7% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 16 14 30 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — — 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 6 13 19 31.6% — — — — — — — — 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1979 2 3 5 40.0% 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1980 — — — — 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1981 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1984 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 35 38 73 47.9% 129 148 277 46.6% 26 29 55 47.3% 16 18 34 47.1% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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.

Age Georges Goven Rod Laver
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
20 1968 1552 112.6 — — — — — +15 — 58.5% +0.68 4–5 (44%) — — +0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1969 1633 124.5 — — — — — -8 -20 49.3% -0.04 4–6 (40%) — — -1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1970 1832 138.5 — — — — -32 +5 -253 60.6% +0.70 9–4 (69%) 1–3 (25%) 104.8 -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1971 1821 131.2 — — — — -40 -10 -166 58.2% +0.55 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) 106.6 +1.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1972 1628 120.3 — — — — +95 +56 -41 46.0% -0.37 5–10 (33%) 11–4 (73%) 97.2 +1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1973 1610 129.1 — — — — +22 +105 -1 50.4% -0.11 6–9 (40%) 8–7 (53%) 96.3 +2.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1974 1671 139.2 — — — — +3 +29 -70 47.9% -0.20 1–10 (9%) 2–4 (33%) 89.3 -3.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1975 1670 124.2 — — — — — +10 — 48.2% -0.16 7–8 (47%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +3.57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1976 1555 110.3 — — — — — -1 — 30.0% -1.40 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 94.8 -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1977 1550 126.4 — — — — — +33 — 29.0% -1.13 1–1 0–1 — +0.37 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1978 1569 125.0 — — — — — +27 — 33.3% -1.20 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 103.7 -0.81 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1979 1544 109.8 — — — — +29 +28 — 45.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.94 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22
32 1980 1494 105.1 — — — — +57 +13 — 10.5% -3.05 — — — -0.19 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72
33 1981 1470 116.3 — — — — — +6 — 18.2% -2.27 0–1 0–1 — -0.33 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85
34 1982 1432 115.1 — — — — — +34 — 30.2% -1.40 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.75 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12
35 1983 1528 121.3 — — — — +32 -25 — 44.4% -0.96 1–0 3–0 (100%) — -0.12 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.96
36 1984 1488 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.20 — — — +0.41 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 1863 132.0 — — — — +21 +28 -76 47.5% -0.23 60–75 (44%) 45–35 (56%) 100.4 +1.04 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.