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Georges Goven
Country (sports)	France
Residence	Paris, France
Born	26 April 1948 (age 76); Lyon, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1968 (amateur tour from 1965)
Retired	1984
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	162–209 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix, WCT and Davis Cup)
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 13 (30 November 1970)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1965, 1973)
French Open	SF (1970)
Wimbledon	3R (1966, 1972)
US Open	3R (1975)
Doubles
Career record	83–129 (Grand Slam, Grand Prix, WCT and Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1973)
French Open	SF (1970)
Wimbledon	2R (1969, 1971, 1972)
US Open	2R (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
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Georges Goven (born 26 April 1948, in Lyon) 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 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.

References

^ The famous Vilsbiburger Tennis Racquet, invented by Werner Fischer (GER)

External links

Georges Goven at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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Georges Goven at the Davis Cup
ITF Coaching

[1] The famous Vilsbiburger Tennis Racquet, invented by Werner Fischer (GER)

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 |WimbledonDoublesresult= 2R ([[1969 Wimbledon Championships#Men's Doubles|1969]], [[1971 Wimbledon Championships#Men's doubles|1971]], [[1972 Wimbledon Championships#Men's doubles|1972]])
 |USOpenDoublesresult= 2R ([[1969 US Open (tennis)#Men's doubles|1969]], [[1970 US Open (tennis)#Men's doubles|1970]], [[1971 US Open (tennis)#Men's doubles|1971]], [[1972 US Open (tennis)#Men's doubles|1972]], [[1973 US Open (tennis)#Men's doubles|1973]])
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 As a junior he won the [[Australian Championships]] Boys' Singles title in [[1964 Australian Championships (tennis)|1964]].
-===Amateur/Pro tour===
+===Amateur / Pro tour===
-Goven reached the semi-finals in both singles and doubles (partnering [[François Jauffret]]) at the [[1970 French Open]].
+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 [[Strings (tennis)#Stringing pattern|Spaghetti racket]], and [[Vitas Gerulaitis]] (then World No. 5) in Florence in May 1983.<ref>[http://www.80s-tennis.com/pages/vilsbiburger-werner-fischer.html The famous Vilsbiburger Tennis Racquet, invented by Werner Fischer (GER)]</ref>
 ==After retirement==
-He has coached such players as [[Nicolas Escudé]], [[Nathalie Dechy]] and [[Tatiana Golovin]]. Currently, he is the captain of the [[France Fed Cup team]] since 2005 (he replaced to his compatriot and former player [[Guy Forget]]) and was the [[France Davis Cup team|Davis Cup team]] captain from 1993–1994.
+Goven has coached such players as [[Nicolas Escudé]], [[Nathalie Dechy]] and [[Tatiana Golovin]]. He was the [[France Davis Cup team|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]].
 ==References==