Georges Goven
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-09 00:00 UTC
Zeljko Franulovic holds a 2–0 lead over Georges Goven in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Zeljko Franulovic leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Zeljko Franulovic won the 1980 Lagos round of 32 6-3 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6-3 6-1 | Georges Goven | Match data | Feb 28, 1980* | R32 | Lagos | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Zeljko Franulovic | 6-4 6-3 | Georges Goven | Match data | May 27, 1975* | R64 | Italian Open | ATP 500 | 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.
| 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 |
| Zeljko Franulovic | #616 | #30 | 0 | 2,016 | 410 | 307 | 57.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
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 | Zeljko Franulovic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 20 | 1968 | 13–7 | 65.0% | — | 1,551 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1969 | 15–13 | 53.6% | — | 1,633 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 24–22 | 52.2% | — | 1,591 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1970 | 30–15 | 66.7% | — | 1,831 | 0 | 1 | 1969 | 47–20 | 70.1% | — | 1,869 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 1971 | 36–21 | 63.2% | — | 1,821 | 0 | 1 | 1970 | 64–29 | 68.8% | — | 1,937 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | 1972 | 16–24 | 40.0% | — | 1,628 | 0 | 1 | 1971 | 59–28 | 67.8% | — | 1,921 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 | 1973 | 27–28 | 49.1% | #67 | 1,609 | 0 | 1 | 1972 | 4–7 | 36.4% | — | 1,789 | 0 | 11 |
| 26 | 1974 | 17–23 | 42.5% | #83 | 1,670 | 0 | 1 | 1973 | 17–22 | 43.6% | #70 | 1,696 | 0 | 11 |
| 27 | 1975 | 17–16 | 51.5% | #82 | 1,669 | 0 | 1 | 1974 | 15–18 | 45.5% | #77 | 1,657 | 0 | 11 |
| 28 | 1976 | 3–12 | 20.0% | #163 | 1,554 | 0 | 1 | 1975 | 23–26 | 46.9% | #68 | 1,751 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | 1977 | 5–11 | 31.2% | #72 | 1,549 | 0 | 1 | 1976 | 39–24 | 61.9% | #44 | 1,921 | 0 | 12 |
| 30 | 1978 | 6–15 | 28.6% | #129 | 1,568 | 0 | 1 | 1977 | 33–22 | 60.0% | #39 | 1,765 | 0 | 13 |
| 31 | 1979 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #203 | 1,543 | 0 | 1 | 1978 | 34–27 | 55.7% | #38 | 1,801 | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | 1980 | 1–8 | 11.1% | #151 | 1,493 | 0 | 1 | 1979 | 21–24 | 46.7% | #97 | 1,767 | 0 | 13 |
| 33 | 1981 | 0–4 | 0.0% | — | 1,469 | 0 | 1 | 1980 | 20–20 | 50.0% | #86 | 1,679 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 | 1982 | 6–16 | 27.3% | — | 1,431 | 0 | 1 | 1981 | 7–9 | 43.8% | #100 | 1,647 | 0 | 13 |
| 35 | 1983 | 6–7 | 46.2% | #252 | 1,527 | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #93 | 1,615 | 0 | 13 |
| 36 | 1984 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #295 | 1,488 | 0 | 1 | 1983 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #140 | 1,566 | 0 | 13 |
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 | Zeljko Franulovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 22 | 1970 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 19 | 8 | 27 | 70.4% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1969 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 40 | 11 | 51 | 78.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 23 | 1971 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 18 | 11 | 29 | 62.1% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1970 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 49 | 10 | 59 | 83.1% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36.8% |
| 24 | 1972 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1971 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.5% | 30 | 9 | 39 | 76.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% |
| 25 | 1973 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 22 | 19 | 41 | 53.7% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 26 | 1974 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 1973 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 28 | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 20 | 15 | 35 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 29 | 1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 37 | 18 | 55 | 67.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 30 | 1978 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 28 | 18 | 46 | 60.9% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 31 | 1979 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 24 | 16 | 40 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% |
| 32 | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1979 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% |
| 33 | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 20 | 16 | 36 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 34 | 1982 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 35 | 1983 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 36 | 1984 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 35 | 38 | 73 | 47.9% | 129 | 148 | 277 | 46.6% | 26 | 29 | 55 | 47.3% | 16 | 18 | 34 | 47.1% | — | 49 | 56 | 105 | 46.7% | 307 | 169 | 476 | 64.5% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 47 | 72 | 119 | 39.5% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.
| Age | Georges Goven | Zeljko Franulovic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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%) | — | — | +0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1969 | 1633 | 124.5 | — | — | — | — | — | -8 | -20 | 49.3% | -0.04 | 4–6 (40%) | — | — | -1.75 | 1968 | 1591 | 114.7 | — | — | — | — | -71 | +44 | — | 47.6% | +0.01 | 7–3 (70%) | — | — | -0.29 |
| 22 | 1970 | 1832 | 138.5 | — | — | — | — | -32 | +5 | -253 | 60.6% | +0.70 | 9–4 (69%) | 1–3 (25%) | 104.8 | -0.83 | 1969 | 1869 | 137.7 | — | — | — | — | -271 | +121 | -403 | 66.7% | +1.17 | 9–10 (47%) | — | — | +1.84 |
| 23 | 1971 | 1821 | 131.2 | — | — | — | — | -40 | -10 | -166 | 58.2% | +0.55 | 11–6 (65%) | 10–6 (63%) | 106.6 | +1.46 | 1970 | 1937 | 146.4 | — | — | — | — | -243 | +193 | -427 | 66.5% | +1.11 | 16–11 (59%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | +2.21 |
| 24 | 1972 | 1628 | 120.3 | — | — | — | — | +95 | +56 | -41 | 46.0% | -0.37 | 5–10 (33%) | 11–4 (73%) | 97.2 | +1.14 | 1971 | 1922 | 140.9 | — | — | — | — | -147 | +198 | -371 | 63.0% | +0.83 | 17–14 (55%) | 14–14 (50%) | 97.0 | +0.36 |
| 25 | 1973 | 1609 | 129.0 | — | — | — | — | +22 | +106 | 0 | 50.4% | -0.11 | 6–9 (40%) | 8–7 (53%) | 94.9 | +2.39 | 1972 | 1789 | 102.0 | — | — | — | — | -98 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.64 | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 | — | +1.40 |
| 26 | 1974 | 1670 | 139.1 | — | — | — | — | +3 | +30 | -69 | 47.9% | -0.20 | 1–10 (9%) | 2–4 (33%) | 89.3 | -3.22 | 1973 | 1697 | 124.4 | — | — | — | — | -128 | +221 | — | 47.1% | +0.01 | 3–9 (25%) | 3–6 (33%) | 88.5 | 0.00 |
| 27 | 1975 | 1670 | 124.2 | — | — | — | — | — | +10 | — | 48.2% | -0.16 | 7–8 (47%) | 1–2 (33%) | 96.9 | +3.57 | 1974 | 1658 | 120.7 | — | — | — | — | -65 | +107 | — | 46.3% | -0.10 | 5–7 (42%) | 7–6 (54%) | 97.5 | +1.08 |
| 28 | 1976 | 1554 | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 30.0% | -1.40 | 2–5 (29%) | 1–2 (33%) | 94.8 | -0.05 | 1975 | 1751 | 138.8 | — | — | — | — | -228 | +93 | — | 44.7% | -0.26 | 9–7 (56%) | 4–10 (29%) | 97.3 | -1.74 |
| 29 | 1977 | 1549 | 126.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +34 | — | 29.0% | -1.13 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.37 | 1976 | 1921 | 152.7 | — | — | — | — | -395 | +55 | -354 | 57.5% | +0.62 | 15–5 (75%) | 10–11 (48%) | 107.4 | -2.74 |
| 30 | 1978 | 1569 | 124.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +27 | — | 33.3% | -1.20 | 4–4 (50%) | 4–3 (57%) | 103.7 | -0.81 | 1977 | 1766 | 138.4 | — | — | — | — | -171 | +11 | — | 56.8% | +0.36 | 11–12 (48%) | 4–3 (57%) | 94.2 | +0.31 |
| 31 | 1979 | 1544 | 109.8 | — | — | — | — | +27 | +28 | — | 45.5% | -0.34 | 3–3 (50%) | 2–0 | — | +1.94 | 1978 | 1801 | 151.1 | — | — | — | — | -76 | -6 | — | 52.9% | +0.29 | 9–9 (50%) | 6–9 (40%) | 97.1 | -2.30 |
| 32 | 1980 | 1494 | 105.1 | — | — | — | — | +56 | +13 | — | 10.5% | -3.05 | — | — | — | -0.19 | 1979 | 1767 | 145.6 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -33 | — | 48.5% | +0.16 | 4–8 (33%) | 5–6 (45%) | 95.2 | -2.67 |
| 33 | 1981 | 1470 | 116.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +6 | — | 18.2% | -2.27 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.33 | 1980 | 1679 | 136.3 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +79 | — | 51.1% | +0.02 | 5–7 (42%) | 4–1 (80%) | 99.9 | -0.17 |
| 34 | 1982 | 1432 | 115.1 | — | — | — | — | — | +34 | — | 30.2% | -1.40 | 2–3 (40%) | 2–2 (50%) | 102.2 | +0.75 | 1981 | 1647 | 121.9 | — | — | — | — | -26 | +61 | — | 45.9% | -0.13 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–4 (20%) | 95.8 | +0.55 |
| 35 | 1983 | 1528 | 121.3 | — | — | — | — | +31 | -25 | — | 44.4% | -0.96 | 1–0 | 3–0 (100%) | — | -0.12 | 1982 | 1615 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | -1 | +65 | — | 36.8% | -0.95 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | -0.24 |
| 36 | 1984 | 1488 | 91.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.20 | — | — | — | +0.41 | 1983 | 1567 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | +48 | — | 0.0% | -3.14 | — | — | — | +0.06 |
| Career | — | 1863 | 132.0 | — | — | — | — | +21 | +28 | -76 | 47.5% | -0.23 | 60–75 (44%) | 45–35 (56%) | 100.0 | +1.11 | — | 2017 | 143.8 | — | — | — | — | -140 | +90 | -385 | 55.8% | +0.45 | 113–108 (51%) | 59–75 (44%) | 92.3 | -0.33 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 4 | 11 | 15 | Jan 18, 1979 | H2H |
| Arthur Ashe | 4 | 9 | 13 | Nov 4, 1978 | H2H |
| Cliff Richey | 5 | 8 | 13 | Dec 4, 1971 | H2H |
| Clark Graebner | 9 | 4 | 13 | Dec 4, 1971 | H2H |
| Manuel Orantes | 6 | 5 | 11 | Apr 11, 1981 | H2H |