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