# Paul Goldstein (tennis)

Paul Herbert Goldstein (born August 4, 1976) is a retired tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1998. He announced his retirement from professional tennis in February 2008, as he was starting working with a clean energy company.
As a junior, he won the USTA Boys' 16s National Championship in 1992, and the USTA Boys' 18s National Championships in both 1993 and 1994. He then played college tennis at Stanford University, from which he graduated after a career in which he was named an All-American each of the four years he played, and the team won the national championship each year. He won the gold medal in singles at the 1999 Pan American Games.
The right-hander reached career-high ATP Tour rankings of World No. 58 in singles in April 2006, and World No. 40 in doubles in February 2007. He is now head coach of the Stanford Men's tennis team.

## Early life

Goldstein was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Rockville, Maryland, and is Jewish. He is the son of Clark Goldstein, a former national table tennis champion. He started playing when he was nine.
He won the USTA Boys' 16s National Championship in 1992, and the USTA Boys' 18s National Championships in both 1993 and 1994 (in 1994, defeating Jan-Michael Gambill). He also won the 1994 doubles championship with Scott Humphries.
He is a 1994 graduate of Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., where he was a four-time Washington Post First Team All Met selection (1991–1994).

## College career

Goldstein played college tennis at Stanford University and graduated in 1998 with a degree in human biology. He was an All-American each year, and the team won the national championship each year. In his senior year he was Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1998, after a 33–2 season in which he was team captain. In 2023, Goldstein was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.

## Pan American Games

Goldstein won the gold medal in singles at the 1999 Pan American Games defeating Cecil Mamiit.

## Pro career

He had 26 USTA titles through November 2005.Paul Goldstein: Circuit Player of the Week
In January 1999 at the Australian Open he shocked world # 8 Greg Rusedski, 6–4, 6–7(11,) 7–6(5), 6–2. In June at Wimbledon he upset both world # 33 Jan Siemerink, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, and No. 17 Félix Mantilla, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2. In August he upset world No. 8 Àlex Corretja of Spain 7–6(11), 7–6(5), in Washington, D.C..
In February 2000 he defeated world No. 17 Pat Rafter of Australia 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, in Delray Beach, Florida.
In the 2005 US Open, Goldstein and Jim Thomas upset defending champions and #1 seeds Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the first round, as well as Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in the QFs, before losing to eventual champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the SFs. In the 2006 US Open, Goldstein and Thomas again defeated Knowles and Nestor (this time in the 3rd round).
Goldstein and Jim Thomas lost in the doubles finals of the 2006 SAP Open to 47-year-old John McEnroe and Jonas Björkman. They also were doubles finalists in two other ATP tournaments in 2006 (Indianapolis, won by Andy Roddick and Bobby Reynolds, and Tokyo, won by Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips).
In February 2006 he beat world No. 18 Robby Ginepri 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–1, in Las Vegas, and in July he defeated world No. 13 Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–4 in Los Angeles. In the January Australian Open, he beat future champion Novak Djokovic in the first round 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2. Paul was easily defeated in the next round by Tommy Haas 0–6, 1–6, 2–6.
In January 2007 he defeated world No. 21 Dominik Hrbatý of Slovakia 6–2, 7–6(4), in Adelaide, Australia. The next month he defeated world No. 45 Julien Benneteau in Las Vegas, 6–1, 6–0. Despite losing in the first round of singles at the Tunica Resorts Challenger in May, he and Donald Young won the doubles final, defeating Pablo Cuevas and Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 6–1, 10–4.

## Tennis exhibitions

Goldstein has participated in exhibition events for other tennis players and their charities, including Andy Roddick, Jim Thomas, and the Bryan brothers. On September 27, 2008, he participated in The Bryan Brothers' All-Star Tennis Smash in Thousand Oaks, California, initially playing doubles with Justin Gimblestob, and ending up playing singles with Andre Agassi (losing 7–5).

## Post-retirement

Goldstein officially retired in February 2008 and began working with a clean energy company in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2004 he married his college sweetheart and partner of nine years, Abbie; it was she who persuaded him to play on during the 2007 season. They live in Menlo Park, California, with their three children, Sadie, Margaret, and Charles.
In 2014, Goldstein became head coach of the Stanford Men's Tennis Team.

## Halls of Fame

Goldstein was inducted into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013.
Goldstein was inducted into the North California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
* ATP 500 Series (0–1)
* ATP 250 Series (0–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–5)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (0–2)
* Indoors (0–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2000 | Brighton, United Kingdom | International Series | Hard | Jim Thomas | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2003 | San Jose, United States | International Series | Hard | Robert Kendrick | Lee Hyung-Taik Vladimir Voltchkov | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2006 | San Jose, United States | International Series | Hard | Jim Thomas | Jonas Björkman John McEnroe | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2006 | Indianapolis, United States | International Series | Hard | Jim Thomas | Bobby Reynolds Andy Roddick | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard | Jim Thomas | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips | 2–6, 5–7 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 20 (13–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (12–6)
* ITF Futures (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (12–7)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1998 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lee Hyung-Taik | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1998 | San Diego, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ville Liukko | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2000 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | André Sá | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2001 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jack Brasington | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2001 | USA F27, Malibu | Futures | Hard | Matías Boeker | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2002 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Draper | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2002 | Tyler, United States | Challenger | Hard | Mardy Fish | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2003 | USA F7, Pensacola | Futures | Hard | Nicolás Todero | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2003 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Hard | Alex Kim | 2–6, 6–2, 4–0 ret. |
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2003 | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Giovanni Lapentti | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2003 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robert Kendrick | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–4 | Nov 2003 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Vahaly | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 2004 | Covington, United States | Challenger | Hard | André Sá | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jan 2005 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–5 | May 2005 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Jun 2005 | Yuba City, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | Nov 2005 | Boston, United States | Challenger | Hard | Frank Dancevic | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–6 | Oct 2006 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Nov 2006 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 13–7 | May 2007 | Forest Hills, United States | Challenger | Clay | Adrián García | walkover |

### Doubles: 20 (12–8)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (12–7)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (10–7)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1997 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jim Thomas | David Di Lucia Michael Sell | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1998 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jim Thomas | Ben Ellwood Lleyton Hewitt | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 1998 | San Diego, United States | Challenger | Hard | Adam Peterson | Michael Hill Scott Humphries | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 1999 | Laguna Hills, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Macphie | Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 1999 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Adam Peterson | Marcos Ondruska Wesley Whitehouse | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Dec 1999 | Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jim Thomas | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2001 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jim Thomas | Mike Bryan Paradorn Srichaphan | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2001 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Andy Roddick | Thomas Shimada Grant Stafford | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2002 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | Paul Rosner Glenn Weiner | 2–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2002 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Humphries | Amir Hadad Robert Kendrick | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2003 | USA F7, Pensacola | Futures | Hard | Kiantki Thomas | Huntley Montgomery Tripp Phillips | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2003 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Robert Kendrick | Josh Goffi Travis Parrott | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2003 | Atlantic City, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Coupe | Tripp Phillips Ryan Sachire | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2003 | San Antonio, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Morrison | Tomáš Cakl Louis Vosloo | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2003 | Fresno, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Morrison | Travis Parrott Diego Ayala | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–8 | Sep 2004 | Covington, United States | Challenger | Hard | K.J. Hippensteel | Hugo Armando Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–8 | Oct 2004 | College Station, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Vahaly | André Sá Bruno Soares | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–8 | May 2005 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Rajeev Ram | Justin Gimelstob Wesley Moodie | walkover |
| Win | 11–8 | Oct 2006 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Morrison | Amer Delić Brian Wilson | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–8 | May 2007 | Tunica Resorts, United States | Challenger | Clay | Donald Young | Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Scott Humphries | Ben Ellwood Nicolás Lapentti | 0–6, 2–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 20 | 13–20 | 39% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Miami | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | 37% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| US Open | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | SF | QF | 1R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 18 | 10–18 | 36% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |