Career 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 Ilie Nastase takes it, 9–0 on categories Nastase wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Goven 432 matches, Nastase 1,187 matches.
Nastase has 65 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Goven’s 1 title (one every 50 matches). Nastase averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Goven’s 1.4. Nastase averages 14.2 games won a match to Goven’s 12.2 (17% more). Winners’ edge: Nastase’s team won 72%, Goven’s team won 46% of the matches they played. Longevity: Nastase has 1,187 matches across 18 seasons, Goven 432 in 17 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
12.2 5,247 total · best 29 Games wonper game 14.2 16,866 total · best 33
46.8 Sets won % 67.0
48.7 Games won % 56.4
0.0 6 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 105 total · best 1
Head to head 3 9 matches since 1969 6
Clay · 6 matches Goven 2 Nastase 4 Carpet · 2 matches Goven 0 Nastase 2 Grass · 1 match Goven 1 Nastase 0 Grand Slams · 2 matches Goven 1 Nastase 1 Last meetings 19 Sept 1977 · Paris · Round of 32 · Clay Goven won 6-4 2-6 6-4 3 June 1974 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · Clay Nastase won 6-3 7-5 6-4 8 Apr 1974 · Monte Carlo WCT · Round of 32 · Clay Nastase won 6-0 6-0 11 Mar 1974 · Washington WCT · Round of 16 · Carpet Nastase won 6-2 6-2 29 Jan 1974 · Richmond-WCT · Quarterfinal · Carpet Nastase won 6-0 6-1 2 Apr 1973 · Barcelona · Round of 32 · Clay Nastase won 6-1 6-3 21 June 1971 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · Grass Goven won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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