Georges Goven


Georges Goven 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 at the 1970 French Open.
He notably defeated Ilie Năstase in Paris in September 1977 with the help of the Spaghetti racket, and Vitas Gerulaitis 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 1993–1994. Currently, he is the captain of the France Fed Cup team since 2005 and coaches Kristina Mladenovic.