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Georges Goven (born 26 April 1948) is a retired tennis player from France.
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 racquet, 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 to 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
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Apr 1971
|
Palermo, Italy
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Pierre Barthès
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Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac
|
6–2, 6–3
|
| Loss
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1–1
|
Feb 1972
|
Des Moines, US
|
Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Thomaz Koch
|
Template:Flagicon Jim Osborne
Template:Flagicon Jim McManus
|
2–6, 3–6
|
| Loss
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1–2
|
Apr 1972
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Ray Moore
|
Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt
Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan
|
2–6, 2–6, 4–6
|
| Loss
|
1–3
|
Dec 1972
|
Brisbane, Australia
|
Grass
|
Template:Flagicon Wanaro N'Godrella
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Template:Flagicon Ross Case
Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters
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2–6, 7–6, 2–6, 6–7
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| Loss
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1–4
|
Apr 1973
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
Clay
|
Template:Flagicon Patrick Proisy
|
Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
|
2–6, 2–6, 2–6
|
| Loss
|
1–5
|
Jan 1974
|
Philadelphia WCT, US
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Carpet (i)
|
Template:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
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Template:Flagicon Pat Cramer
Template:Flagicon Mike Estep
|
1–6, 1–6
|
| Loss
|
1–6
|
Aug 1974
|
Bretton Woods, US
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Clay
|
Template:Flagicon François Jauffret
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Template:Flagicon Jeff Borowiak
Template:Flagicon Rod Laver
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3–6, 2–6
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References
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External links
Template:Australian Championships boys' singles champions