TennisProPaul
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You gotta love a 5 ft 10 160lb pro when fully wet making it on the tour that graduated as a scientist from Stanford
Goldstein is the top ranked player in the world with a full degree
props to paul
http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=G333
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1994-Received wild card into US Open draw and lost to Agenor in 1st RD...1995-Lost in 1st RD at Washington ATP event and Binghamton Challenger...1996-Reached first Challenger SF at Urbana...1997-Reached 2nd RD at San Antonio Challenger and first Challenger doubles final in Las Vegas (w/Thomas) ...1998-In August, won first Challenger title in Lexington (d. H. Lee)...Reached SF in Dallas and San Antonio followed by final in San Diego (l. to Liukko)...Won first Challenger doubles title in San Diego (w/Peterson) ...Also reached doubles final at Lexington Challenger (w/Thomas)...1999-Qualified at Australian Open and upset No. 8 Rusedski en route to Grand Slam-best 3rd RD (l. to Pavel in five sets)...Advanced to 3rd RD at Wimbledon...Became first American to win singles gold medal at Pan American Games in Winnipeg since Greg Homes in 1983 (d. Mamiit)...Advanced to first ATP QF in Washington (d. No. 8 Corretja)…2000--Won career-best 20 ATP matches...Won Challenger title at Waikoloa (d. Sa)...Reached first ATP SF in Delray Beach defeating Rafter in QF... Advanced to 3rd RD at Wimbledon (l. to Gambill)...Back-to-back QFs in Newport and Los Angeles...In doubles, reached first ATP final at Brighton (w/ Thomas...Earned career-high $258,043…2001 – Won at least one match at each of first four ATP events…Won only one match the rest of the year…Won Lexington Challenger (d. Brasington)…Claimed Futures title in Malibu (d. Boeker)…Was 16-7 in Challengers…Won doubles titles at Challengers at Waikoloa (w/Thomas) and Bermuda (w/Roddick)…Was 3-13 in ATP doubles and 11-5 in Challengers…2002 – Played three ATP events, reaching 2nd RD at Memphis (d. Arthrus, l. to Gambill)…Challenger winner in Tyler (d. Fish) and runner-up in Lexington (l. to Draper)…Compiled a 15-15 Challenger record…Won doubles title at Binghampton Challenger (w/Humphries)…Finalist at Calabasas (w/Gimelstob)…Went 11-10 in Challengers…2003 – Reached 2nd RD at four of five ATP events he played…In June, claimed Tallahassee Challenger (d. A. Kim)…Closed year by reaching three straight Challenger finals…Runner-up at Waco (l. to G. Lapentti)…Won back-to-back titles in Austin (d. Kendrick) and Champaign (d. Vahaly)…Was 36-14 in Challengers…Reached ATP doubles final at San Jose w/Kendrick (l. to Lee-Voltchkov)…Also w/Kendrick, reached SF at Delray Beach…5-4 in ATP doubles…Reached at least the SF in nine events going 21-13 in Challenger doubles…Won title in San Antonio (w/Morrison)…Reached three other finals…2004 – Reached 2nd RD at four of the six ATP events he played, including as a qualifier at US Open…Won Covington Challenger (d. Sa)…Was 16-11 in Challengers…Won back-to-back Challenger doubles titles in Covington (w/Hippensteel) and College Station (w/Vahaly)…Was 11-4 in Challenger doubles.
PERSONAL
Full name is Paul Herbert Goldstein... Enjoyed an outstanding junior and collegiate career... In 1994, became first player in 45 years to repeat as singles champion at USTA National Boys' 18s Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. (d. Gambill)... Also captured Boys' 16s title in 1992 and ranked No. 1 that year... In doubles, won USTA 18s title, reached US Open Juniors final (w/Humphries)... Played collegiately at Stanford University from 1994-98, graduating in Human Biology... In 2005, finished as highest ranked player on ATP circuit with a college degree... Became first player in collegiate history to help his school to four straight NCAA team titles and earn All-American honors four years... Reached NCAA singles final in '98, losing to teammate Bob Bryan... In 1997, recipient of Rafael Osuna Award, for symbolic competitive excellence and contribution to the game... Favorite TV show is ESPN sports trivia program ôStump the Schwab…...Considers hard court favorite surface... Wife, Abbie (married July 10, 2004 in Boston)... Coached by Scott McCain.
2005 IN REVIEW
The American finished with a career year-end best ranking of No. 68, his first Top 100 season since 2000...Reached his second career ATP SF while continuing his run of success in Challengers, reaching four finals and claiming two titles... Began season by winning Waikoloa Challenger (d. Mamiit)... Qualified at San Jose, losing in 1st RD to Roddick... Made Scottsdale main draw as lucky loser and reached 2nd RD (d. Young, l. to Sanguinetti)... Played first ATP Masters Series since Miami in 2001 when he qualified at Indian Wells (l. to Melzer in 2nd RD)...Reached back-to-back Challenger finals in Busan and Yuba City... Advanced to SF at Newport (l. to Spadea)... Followed with a QF run in Indianapolis (l. to Dent)...Reached career-high ranking of No. 64 on Aug. 22... Won USTA circuit record 11th career Challenger title at Boston (d. Dancevic)... In doubles, posted best career Grand Slam result with run to SF at US Open with former college teammate Jim Thomas... Run included wins over Knowles-Nestor in 1st RD and Aspelin-Perry in QF before losing to fellow Stanford alums Bob and Mike Bryan... Claimed 15th career Challenger doubles title with R. Ram in Busan.
Goldstein is the top ranked player in the world with a full degree
props to paul
http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=G333
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1994-Received wild card into US Open draw and lost to Agenor in 1st RD...1995-Lost in 1st RD at Washington ATP event and Binghamton Challenger...1996-Reached first Challenger SF at Urbana...1997-Reached 2nd RD at San Antonio Challenger and first Challenger doubles final in Las Vegas (w/Thomas) ...1998-In August, won first Challenger title in Lexington (d. H. Lee)...Reached SF in Dallas and San Antonio followed by final in San Diego (l. to Liukko)...Won first Challenger doubles title in San Diego (w/Peterson) ...Also reached doubles final at Lexington Challenger (w/Thomas)...1999-Qualified at Australian Open and upset No. 8 Rusedski en route to Grand Slam-best 3rd RD (l. to Pavel in five sets)...Advanced to 3rd RD at Wimbledon...Became first American to win singles gold medal at Pan American Games in Winnipeg since Greg Homes in 1983 (d. Mamiit)...Advanced to first ATP QF in Washington (d. No. 8 Corretja)…2000--Won career-best 20 ATP matches...Won Challenger title at Waikoloa (d. Sa)...Reached first ATP SF in Delray Beach defeating Rafter in QF... Advanced to 3rd RD at Wimbledon (l. to Gambill)...Back-to-back QFs in Newport and Los Angeles...In doubles, reached first ATP final at Brighton (w/ Thomas...Earned career-high $258,043…2001 – Won at least one match at each of first four ATP events…Won only one match the rest of the year…Won Lexington Challenger (d. Brasington)…Claimed Futures title in Malibu (d. Boeker)…Was 16-7 in Challengers…Won doubles titles at Challengers at Waikoloa (w/Thomas) and Bermuda (w/Roddick)…Was 3-13 in ATP doubles and 11-5 in Challengers…2002 – Played three ATP events, reaching 2nd RD at Memphis (d. Arthrus, l. to Gambill)…Challenger winner in Tyler (d. Fish) and runner-up in Lexington (l. to Draper)…Compiled a 15-15 Challenger record…Won doubles title at Binghampton Challenger (w/Humphries)…Finalist at Calabasas (w/Gimelstob)…Went 11-10 in Challengers…2003 – Reached 2nd RD at four of five ATP events he played…In June, claimed Tallahassee Challenger (d. A. Kim)…Closed year by reaching three straight Challenger finals…Runner-up at Waco (l. to G. Lapentti)…Won back-to-back titles in Austin (d. Kendrick) and Champaign (d. Vahaly)…Was 36-14 in Challengers…Reached ATP doubles final at San Jose w/Kendrick (l. to Lee-Voltchkov)…Also w/Kendrick, reached SF at Delray Beach…5-4 in ATP doubles…Reached at least the SF in nine events going 21-13 in Challenger doubles…Won title in San Antonio (w/Morrison)…Reached three other finals…2004 – Reached 2nd RD at four of the six ATP events he played, including as a qualifier at US Open…Won Covington Challenger (d. Sa)…Was 16-11 in Challengers…Won back-to-back Challenger doubles titles in Covington (w/Hippensteel) and College Station (w/Vahaly)…Was 11-4 in Challenger doubles.
PERSONAL
Full name is Paul Herbert Goldstein... Enjoyed an outstanding junior and collegiate career... In 1994, became first player in 45 years to repeat as singles champion at USTA National Boys' 18s Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. (d. Gambill)... Also captured Boys' 16s title in 1992 and ranked No. 1 that year... In doubles, won USTA 18s title, reached US Open Juniors final (w/Humphries)... Played collegiately at Stanford University from 1994-98, graduating in Human Biology... In 2005, finished as highest ranked player on ATP circuit with a college degree... Became first player in collegiate history to help his school to four straight NCAA team titles and earn All-American honors four years... Reached NCAA singles final in '98, losing to teammate Bob Bryan... In 1997, recipient of Rafael Osuna Award, for symbolic competitive excellence and contribution to the game... Favorite TV show is ESPN sports trivia program ôStump the Schwab…...Considers hard court favorite surface... Wife, Abbie (married July 10, 2004 in Boston)... Coached by Scott McCain.
2005 IN REVIEW
The American finished with a career year-end best ranking of No. 68, his first Top 100 season since 2000...Reached his second career ATP SF while continuing his run of success in Challengers, reaching four finals and claiming two titles... Began season by winning Waikoloa Challenger (d. Mamiit)... Qualified at San Jose, losing in 1st RD to Roddick... Made Scottsdale main draw as lucky loser and reached 2nd RD (d. Young, l. to Sanguinetti)... Played first ATP Masters Series since Miami in 2001 when he qualified at Indian Wells (l. to Melzer in 2nd RD)...Reached back-to-back Challenger finals in Busan and Yuba City... Advanced to SF at Newport (l. to Spadea)... Followed with a QF run in Indianapolis (l. to Dent)...Reached career-high ranking of No. 64 on Aug. 22... Won USTA circuit record 11th career Challenger title at Boston (d. Dancevic)... In doubles, posted best career Grand Slam result with run to SF at US Open with former college teammate Jim Thomas... Run included wins over Knowles-Nestor in 1st RD and Aspelin-Perry in QF before losing to fellow Stanford alums Bob and Mike Bryan... Claimed 15th career Challenger doubles title with R. Ram in Busan.