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Georges Goven (born 26 April 1948) is a retired tennis player from France.

Georges Goven
Country (sports) France
ResidenceParis, France
Born (1948-04-26) 26 April 1948 (age 74)
Lyon, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1965)
Retired1984
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record162–209
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 13 (30 November 1970)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1965, 1973)
French OpenSF (1970)
Wimbledon3R (1966, 1972)
US Open3R (1975)
Doubles
Career record83–129
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1973)
French OpenSF (1970)
Wimbledon2R (1969, 1971, 1972)
US Open2R (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)

Tennis career



Juniors


As a junior, he won the Australian Championships Boys' Singles title in 1964.


Amateur / Pro tour


Goven reached the semifinals in both singles and doubles (partnering François Jauffret) at the 1970 French Open.

He notably defeated Ilie Năstase (then world No. 7) in Paris in September 1977 with the help of the Spaghetti racket, and Vitas Gerulaitis (then world No. 5) in Florence in May 1983.[1]


After retirement


Goven has coached such players as Nicolas Escudé, Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin. He was the Davis Cup team captain from 1993–1994. Currently, he is the captain of the France Fed Cup team since 2005 (replacing his compatriot and former player Guy Forget) and coaches Kristina Mladenovic.


Career finals



Doubles (1 title, 6 runner-ups)


Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1971 Palermo, Italy Clay Pierre Barthès Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Feb 1972 Des Moines, US Carpet (i) Thomaz Koch Jim Osborne
Jim McManus
2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Clay Ray Moore Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
2–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Dec 1972 Brisbane, Australia Grass Wanaro N'Godrella Ross Case
Geoff Masters
2–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 1–4 Apr 1973 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Patrick Proisy Juan Gisbert
Ilie Năstase
2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Jan 1974 Philadelphia WCT, US Carpet (i) Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Pat Cramer
Mike Estep
1–6, 1–6
Loss 1–6 Aug 1974 Bretton Woods, US Clay François Jauffret Jeff Borowiak
Rod Laver
3–6, 2–6

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