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Paul Goldstein

USA Age 50 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1993–2007

Paul Goldstein represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 58. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 85–115 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

58 (Apr 24, 2006)

Elo peak

1747 (62nd percentile)

Singles record

85–115 (42.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,620,456

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Paul Goldstein's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Sebastien Grosjean #78	1-6 1-4 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2007*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Ernests Gulbis #96	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 2007	Q2 Q	Canadian Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Jan-Michael Gambill #672	5-4 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 5, 2007	Q1 Q	Canadian Open	Masters 1000	Hard
Radek Stepanek #63	3-6 6-4 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2007*	R32	Washington Open	International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Somdev Devvarman	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2007*	R64	Washington Open	International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Paul Goldstein's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Lleyton Hewitt	1	4	5	Jul 27, 2006	H2H
Jarkko Nieminen	0	4	4	Mar 8, 2007	H2H
Tommy Haas	0	4	4	Jul 29, 2006	H2H
Paradorn Srichaphan	0	4	4	Jul 21, 2006	H2H
Andre Agassi	0	4	4	Mar 8, 2006	H2H

Career Results

Paul Goldstein career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1993	16	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1994	17	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1995	18	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1996	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1998	21	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	301	189
1999	22	ATP	12	15	27	44.4%	190	89
2000	23	ATP	20	23	43	46.5%	87	81
2001	24	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
2001	24	ATP	5	10	15	33.3%	81	143
2002	25	Qualifying Q	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—
2002	25	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	144	182
2003	26	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
2003	26	ATP	4	5	9	44.4%	180	107
2004	27	Qualifying Q	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
2004	27	ATP	4	6	10	40.0%	107	190
2005	28	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
2005	28	ATP	13	12	25	52.0%	190	67
2006	29	ATP	16	21	37	43.2%	67	70
2007	30	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
2007	30	ATP	9	13	22	40.9%	70	166
Career		—	85	115	200	42.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Paul Goldstein career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	16	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	17	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	18	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	21	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1999	22	ATP	9	11	20	45.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	12	15	27	44.4%
2000	23	ATP	13	16	29	44.8%	3	4	7	42.9%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	20	23	43	46.5%
2001	24	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2001	24	ATP	5	8	13	38.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	15	33.3%
2002	25	Qualifying Q	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
2002	25	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
2003	26	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2003	26	ATP	3	4	7	42.9%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	9	44.4%
2004	27	Qualifying Q	3	1	4	75.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
2004	27	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%
2005	28	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
2005	28	ATP	7	7	14	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	13	12	25	52.0%
2006	29	ATP	12	14	26	46.2%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	16	21	37	43.2%
2007	30	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2007	30	ATP	8	11	19	42.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	13	22	40.9%
Career	—	—	62	86	148	41.9%	10	15	25	40.0%	11	11	22	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	85	115	200	42.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Paul Goldstein career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1995	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1996	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	21	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1999	22	2	1	3	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	6	10	16	37.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	11	14	25	44.0%
2000	23	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	8	8	16	50.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	16	23	39	41.0%
2001	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	4	10	14	28.6%
2002	25	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
2003	26	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
2004	27	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
2005	28	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	9	2	11	81.8%	13	12	25	52.0%
2006	29	0	3	3	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	10	7	17	58.8%	4	3	7	57.1%	16	21	37	43.2%
2007	30	0	1	1	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	7	9	22.2%	5	0	5	100.0%	8	13	21	38.1%
Career		2	16	18	11.1%	5	30	35	14.3%	36	50	86	41.9%	35	18	53	66.0%	78	114	192	40.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 192/200 (96.0%) of Paul Goldstein's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Paul Goldstein performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1993	16	1/1	0.0	1.0	69.7%	54.8%	44.4%	57.1%	20.0%	51.7%	26.8%
1995	18	1/1	2.0	2.0	62.7%	67.3%	45.2%	54.5%	66.7%	59.0%	37.2%
1996	19	1/1	3.0	2.0	59.4%	68.4%	53.8%	66.7%	18.2%	62.5%	37.6%
1998	21	4/4	4.0	3.0	59.9%	68.8%	48.0%	48.1%	28.2%	61.6%	32.7%
1999	22	23/27	2.5	2.9	63.9%	63.7%	46.9%	55.3%	48.7%	57.6%	42.1%
2000	23	36/43	2.4	2.3	62.8%	64.7%	49.7%	57.3%	41.4%	58.6%	39.0%
2001	24	12/15	2.1	2.0	60.7%	59.1%	48.2%	52.8%	38.5%	54.9%	38.4%
2002	25	3/4	2.7	3.7	60.0%	63.7%	45.9%	68.4%	36.3%	56.2%	35.8%
2003	26	9/9	2.8	2.4	59.3%	66.3%	50.4%	57.6%	48.6%	60.1%	42.4%
2004	27	10/10	3.3	3.0	64.1%	66.7%	48.3%	56.4%	47.2%	59.6%	37.2%
2005	28	25/25	2.3	3.4	59.0%	67.6%	48.2%	51.7%	43.1%	59.6%	40.4%
2006	29	37/37	1.9	2.4	59.2%	66.5%	48.8%	58.1%	44.7%	59.3%	39.2%
2007	30	22/22	2.1	3.2	62.9%	62.4%	45.3%	55.2%	43.8%	55.9%	39.8%
Career		184/200	2.4	2.7	61.4%	64.9%	48.2%	55.9%	43.5%	58.3%	39.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 184/200 (92.0%) of Paul Goldstein's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Paul Goldstein advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1993	16	1480	96.3	-1.25	-0.99	0.555	39.8%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.33	—	—	—	+0.14
1994	17	1466	99.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.33	—	—	—	+0.05
1995	18	1454	98.3	-2.52	+1.04	0.908	47.9%	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.07
1996	19	1437	99.1	-1.49	-0.96	1.003	49.7%	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–1	—	—	+0.22
1998	21	1464	116.1	+0.48	+0.18	0.851	46.6%	+20	—	—	22.2%	-1.33	0–1	0–1	—	-0.36
1999	22	1615	134.5	-2.78	+2.98	0.993	49.9%	-8	—	+26	49.4%	+0.03	3–7 (30%)	6–6 (50%)	99.2	+0.07
2000	23	1634	125.2	-2.64	+0.82	0.941	48.8%	-14	-121	+16	47.2%	-0.11	7–5 (58%)	6–7 (46%)	103.4	+1.47
2001	24	1583	118.8	-2.75	+0.57	0.853	46.9%	+6	—	—	34.3%	-0.91	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.16
2002	25	1562	103.4	-3.43	+1.01	0.817	46.5%	+1	—	—	30.0%	-1.60	1–1	1–3 (25%)	—	+0.45
2003	26	1540	115.9	-1.18	+3.01	1.062	51.6%	+5	—	—	47.6%	+0.10	1–2 (33%)	1–0	—	-0.28
2004	27	1586	123.4	-2.53	+1.52	0.922	48.8%	+12	—	—	42.3%	-0.46	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	98.4	-0.62
2005	28	1627	126.5	-3.11	+2.08	1.000	50.1%	+10	—	+12	51.6%	+0.02	4–5 (44%)	6–3 (67%)	101.8	+1.15
2006	29	1594	134.5	-2.32	+1.72	0.962	49.1%	+50	-55	-8	40.0%	-0.65	3–6 (33%)	0–4 (0%)	—	-0.34
2007	30	1576	121.5	-4.78	+1.85	0.902	48.2%	+30	-54	—	45.1%	-0.22	3–4 (43%)	3–4 (43%)	98.8	+0.76
Career		1747	131.4	-2.77	+1.67	0.947	49.0%	+12	-86	+12	44.0%	-0.34	23–36 (39%)	26–32 (45%)	95.8	+1.31

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Paul Goldstein Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1993	16	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1994	17	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1998	21	—	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1999	22	R32	—	R32	R64	5–3 (62%)
2000	23	R128	R64	R32	R128	3–4 (43%)
2001	24	R64	R128	—	Q2	2–3 (40%)
2002	25	Q3	—	—	Q2	3–2 (60%)
2003	26	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q2	1–4 (20%)
2004	27	Q1	Q1	Q2	R64	5–4 (56%)
2005	28	Q3	—	R128	R128	4–4 (50%)
2006	29	R64	R128	R128	R64	2–4 (33%)
2007	30	R128	—	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		8–9 (47%)	1–5 (17%)	7–7 (50%)	10–12 (45%)	26–33 (44%)

Masters 1000

Paul Goldstein Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	IW	MIA	W-L Win %
1999	22	—	R32	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
2000	23	—	—	R64	R64	1–2 (33%)
2001	24	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
2005	28	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
2006	29	R64	R64	R64	R64	2–4 (33%)
2007	30	Q2	—	R64	R64	3–3 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	3–4 (43%)	3–5 (38%)	8–13 (38%)

ATP 500

Paul Goldstein ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	NAP	TKY	WAS	MEM	BRI	W-L Win %
1995	18	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	19	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	21	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1999	22	—	—	R32	QF	R32	R32	4–4 (50%)
2000	23	—	—	R64	R16	R64	—	2–3 (40%)
2001	24	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
2002	25	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
2006	29	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	1–2 (33%)
2007	30	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	5–7 (42%)	3–6 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	10–19 (34%)

ATP 250

Paul Goldstein ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	ASB	CHN	DLB	NAP	NWP	QUE	SHA	SPB	WAS	BRI	COP	COS	LAS	LON	LOS	MOS	EAS	ORL	SAN	SCO	ST.	TAS	U.S	W-L Win %
1999	22	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	2–6 (25%)
2000	23	R32	R16	—	—	SF	—	QF	R64	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	R16	QF	R32	R32	R32	—	14–14 (50%)
2001	24	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
2002	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2003	26	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	4–5 (44%)
2004	27	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	3–5 (38%)
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R16	12–9 (57%)
2006	29	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	R32	R64	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	SF	—	QF	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	11–11 (50%)
2007	30	RR	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	RR	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	6–7 (46%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	4–5 (44%)	5–3 (62%)	5–3 (62%)	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	3–5 (38%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	7–5 (58%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–8 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	55–63 (47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 24, 2006

First Top 100

Jul 5, 1999

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Paul Goldstein ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1998	21	302	294	302	308	306	312	307	256	229	176	189	189
1999	22	187	119	115	111	109	112	92	80	83	93	90	89
2000	23	97	97	82	81	80	76	70	78	82	76	79	81
2001	24	77	80	92	99	105	114	159	159	156	163	162	143
2002	25	169	170	170	171	168	167	174	184	184	183	157	182
2003	26	195	202	204	181	173	138	143	145	131	128	105	107
2004	27	102	106	114	117	118	150	151	157	123	129	190	190
2005	28	164	158	145	138	129	101	70	65	85	81	68	67
2006	29	74	73	64	58	58	65	76	81	77	71	71	70
2007	30	71	76	97	112	94	98	101	97	112	130	152	166
2008	31	202	197	235	268	438	438	724	1120	1120	—	—	—

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Daniel Nestor	CAN	#58	1,735	174	71	103	40.8%	$12,835,671	0	1989–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Justin Gimelstob	USA	#63	1,722	278	107	171	38.5%	$2,575,522	0	1995–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Markus Hipfl	AUT	#63	1,686	133	55	78	41.4%	$787,415	0	1994–2005	Rivalries	Match log
Antony Dupuis	FRA	#57	1,686	214	86	128	40.2%	$1,591,333	1	1996–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Oliver Gross	GER	#60	1,702	128	49	79	38.3%	$876,452	0	1993–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Gregory Carraz	FRA	#54	1,713	89	35	54	39.3%	$836,734	0	1996–2006	Rivalries	Match log
Wesley Moodie	RSA	#57	1,747	112	47	65	42.0%	$2,455,112	1	2002–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Balcells	ESP	#57	1,736	84	38	46	45.2%	$815,801	1	1998–2003	Rivalries	Match log
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Andre Sa	BRA	#55	1,709	136	48	88	35.3%	$2,655,127	0	1997–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Cyril Saulnier	FRA	#48	1,798	186	75	111	40.3%	$1,391,494	0	1999–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Grant Stafford	RSA	#53	1,807	194	83	111	42.8%	$1,307,208	0	1990–2000	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Paul Goldstein?: Paul Goldstein is 50 years old, born on August 4, 1976.
Which country does Paul Goldstein represent?: Paul Goldstein represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Paul Goldstein?: Paul Goldstein is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Paul Goldstein use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Paul Goldstein uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Paul Goldstein left-handed or right-handed?: Paul Goldstein plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Paul Goldstein won?: Paul Goldstein has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Paul Goldstein won?: TennisDB does not group any of Paul Goldstein's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Paul Goldstein's highest ATP ranking?: Paul Goldstein's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 58, first achieved on April 24, 2006.
What is Paul Goldstein's career win-loss record?: Paul Goldstein has a career ATP singles record of 85 wins and 115 losses (42.5%).
How much career prize money has Paul Goldstein earned?: Paul Goldstein has earned at least $1,620,456 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Paul Goldstein?: TennisDB records 1998 as Paul Goldstein's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Paul Goldstein's career appear in TennisDB?: Paul Goldstein appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1993 through 2007.
On which surface does Paul Goldstein have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Paul Goldstein's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 50.0% (11–11).
Who has Paul Goldstein faced most often?: Paul Goldstein's most frequent opponent is Lleyton Hewitt, with a head-to-head record of 1–4 across 5 meetings.