H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Florin Mergea vs Paul Goldstein H2H: 0-1

Paul Goldstein holds a 1–0 lead over Florin Mergea in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Goldstein leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paul Goldstein won the 2005 Newport round of 16 6-1 6-3.

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Florin Mergea
ROU Age 41 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Paul Goldstein
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Goldstein #92 6-1 6-3 Florin Mergea #277 Match data Jul 8, 2005* R16 Newport ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Florin Mergea #1,197 #243 158 1,521 2 2 50.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Goldstein #1,120 #58 668 1,747 85 115 42.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Florin Mergea Paul Goldstein
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1993 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1994 0–1 0.0% — 1,465 0 0
18 2003 1–1 50.0% #480 1,507 0 0 1995 0–1 0.0% — 1,453 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1996 0–1 0.0% — 1,437 0 0
20 2005 1–1 50.0% #253 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — 1998 1–3 25.0% #189 1,464 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1999 12–15 44.4% #89 1,615 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 2000 20–23 46.5% #81 1,634 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 2001 5–10 33.3% #143 1,583 0 0
25 — — — — — — — 2002 1–3 25.0% #182 1,562 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2003 4–5 44.4% #107 1,540 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2004 4–6 40.0% #190 1,586 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2005 13–12 52.0% #67 1,626 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2006 16–21 43.2% #70 1,594 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2007 9–13 40.9% #166 1,575 0 0

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 4/4 of Florin Mergea's and 184/199 of Paul Goldstein's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Florin Mergea Paul Goldstein
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 1/1 0.0 1.0 69.7% 54.8% 44.4% 57.1% 20.0% 51.7% 26.8%
18 2003 2/2 2.0 5.5 62.2% 77.5% 43.7% 56.3% 50.0% 64.2% 29.8% 1995 1/1 2.0 2.0 62.7% 67.3% 45.2% 54.5% 66.7% 59.0% 37.2%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1996 1/1 3.0 2.0 59.4% 68.4% 53.8% 66.7% 18.2% 62.5% 37.6%
20 2005 2/2 1.0 3.5 72.2% 65.3% 39.3% 33.3% 45.0% 59.6% 43.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 4/4 4.0 3.0 59.9% 68.8% 48.0% 48.1% 28.2% 61.6% 32.7%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 23/27 2.5 2.9 63.9% 63.7% 46.9% 55.3% 48.7% 57.6% 42.1%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 36/43 2.4 2.3 62.8% 64.7% 49.7% 57.3% 41.4% 58.6% 39.0%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2001 12/15 2.1 2.0 60.7% 59.1% 48.2% 52.8% 38.5% 54.9% 38.4%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2002 3/4 2.7 3.7 60.0% 63.7% 45.9% 68.4% 36.3% 56.2% 35.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 9/9 2.8 2.4 59.3% 66.3% 50.4% 57.6% 48.6% 60.1% 42.4%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 10/10 3.3 3.0 64.1% 66.7% 48.3% 56.4% 47.2% 59.6% 37.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 25/25 2.3 3.4 59.0% 67.6% 48.2% 51.7% 43.1% 59.6% 40.4%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 37/37 1.9 2.4 59.2% 66.5% 48.8% 58.1% 44.7% 59.3% 39.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 22/22 2.1 3.2 62.9% 62.4% 45.3% 55.2% 43.8% 55.9% 39.8%
Career — 4/4 1.5 4.5 67.2% 71.4% 41.5% 44.8% 47.5% 61.9% 36.7% — 184/200 2.4 2.7 61.4% 64.9% 48.2% 55.9% 43.5% 58.3% 39.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Florin Mergea Paul Goldstein
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1480 96.3 -1.25 -0.99 0.555 39.8% — — — 0.0% -3.33 — — — +0.14
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1466 99.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.33 — — — +0.05
18 2003 1507 102.2 -1.78 -0.11 0.833 47.8% — — — 40.0% -0.20 1–0 — — +0.19 1995 1454 98.3 -2.52 +1.04 0.908 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.07
19 2004 1511 100.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1437 99.1 -1.49 -0.96 1.003 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.22
20 2005 1487 100.8 -0.02 -0.57 1.082 51.6% — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 1486 96.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1464 116.1 +0.48 +0.18 0.851 46.6% +20 — — 22.2% -1.33 0–1 0–1 — -0.36
22 2007 1456 103.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 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
23 2008 1461 95.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 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
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1583 118.8 -2.75 +0.57 0.853 46.9% +6 — — 34.3% -0.91 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.16
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1562 103.4 -3.43 +1.01 0.817 46.5% +1 — — 30.0% -1.60 1–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.45
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1540 115.9 -1.18 +3.01 1.062 51.6% +5 — — 47.6% +0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.28
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 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
28 2013 1461 98.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 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
29 2014 1446 93.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 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 — 1521 97.9 -0.90 -0.34 0.965 49.7% — — — 44.4% -0.11 1–0 — — +13.25 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.