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I. Nastase vs G. Goven H2H: 7-3

I. Nastase leads G. Goven 7–3 in 10 ATP main-draw meetings. I. Nastase's record is 5–2 on clay courts and 2–0 on carpet courts. Their latest meeting was at Aix En Provence in 1977, where I. Nastase won DEF.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 3
10 main draw meetings
G. Goven
FRA Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

Career Comparison

MetricI. NastaseG. Goven
Peak Ranking #1 #56
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,260 1,871
Singles W-L 859–331 203–230
Win % 72.2% 46.9%
Grand Slam titles 2 0
Masters 1000 titles 4 0
ATP Finals titles 3 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 55 1
Total titles 64 1
Age I. Nastase G. Goven
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 12–6 66.7% — 1,580 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1969 15–13 53.6% — 1,652 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1970 30–15 66.7% — 1,835 0 1
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1971 36–21 63.2% — 1,822 0 1
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1972 16–24 40.0% — 1,594 0 1
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1973 27–28 49.1% #67 1,601 0 1
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1974 17–23 42.5% #83 1,665 0 1
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1975 15–15 50.0% #82 1,673 0 1
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1976 3–12 20.0% #163 1,557 0 1
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1977 5–10 33.3% #78 1,548 0 1
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1978 6–15 28.6% #129 1,567 0 1
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1979 8–11 42.1% #203 1,543 0 1
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1980 1–8 11.1% #151 1,493 0 1
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1981 0–4 0.0% #151 1,470 0 1
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64 1982 6–16 27.3% #119 1,445 0 1
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 1983 6–7 46.2% #252 1,536 0 1
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 1984 0–2 0.0% #295 1,495 0 1
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 — — — — — — —
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 1, 1977* Aix En Provence ATP 250 SF Clay I. Nastase #11 (def.) G. Goven #185 Match data
Sep 22, 1977* Paris ATP 250 R32 Clay G. Goven #185 6-4 2-6 6-4 I. Nastase #9 Match data
Jun 9, 1974* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay I. Nastase #3 6-3 7-5 6-4 G. Goven #69 Match data
Apr 11, 1974* Monte Carlo Wct ATP 250 R32 Clay I. Nastase #1 6-0 6-0 G. Goven #70 Match data
Mar 15, 1974* Washington Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet I. Nastase #1 6-2 6-2 G. Goven #70 Match data
Feb 3, 1974* Richmond-Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet I. Nastase #1 6-0 6-1 G. Goven #67 Match data
Apr 5, 1973* Barcelona ATP 250 R32 Clay I. Nastase 6-1 6-3 G. Goven Match data
Jun 25, 1971* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass G. Goven 6-4 6-4 6-2 I. Nastase Match data
May 19, 1970* Rome Masters 1000 R32 Clay I. Nastase 6-0 6-2 7-9 6-2 G. Goven Match data
May 15, 1969* Brussels ATP 250 R32 Clay G. Goven 7-5 6-4 I. Nastase Match data