H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Gustavo Kuerten vs Paul Goldstein H2H: 1-0

Gustavo Kuerten holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Goldstein in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Gustavo Kuerten leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Gustavo Kuerten won the 2005 US Open round of 128 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3).

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Gustavo Kuerten
BRA Age 49 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Paul Goldstein
USA Age 50 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gustavo Kuerten #357 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3) Paul Goldstein #65 Match data Aug 31, 2005* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Gustavo Kuerten #1,132 #1 4,750 2,137 339 184 64.8% 3 5 1 4 7 20
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 Gustavo Kuerten 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 — — — — — — — 1995 0–1 0.0% — 1,453 0 0
19 1996 8–10 44.4% #88 1,556 0 0 1996 0–1 0.0% — 1,437 0 0
20 1997 34–23 59.6% #14 1,780 1 1 — — — — — — —
21 1998 39–24 61.9% #23 1,781 1 3 1998 1–3 25.0% #189 1,464 0 0
22 1999 47–24 66.2% #5 1,861 1 5 1999 12–15 44.4% #89 1,615 0 0
23 2000 62–19 76.5% #1 2,002 2 10 2000 20–23 46.5% #81 1,634 0 0
24 2001 57–17 77.0% #2 1,912 3 16 2001 5–10 33.3% #143 1,583 0 0
25 2002 24–14 63.2% #37 1,872 3 17 2002 1–3 25.0% #182 1,562 0 0
26 2003 40–19 67.8% #16 1,851 3 19 2003 4–5 44.4% #107 1,540 0 0
27 2004 23–13 63.9% #40 1,812 3 20 2004 4–6 40.0% #190 1,586 0 0
28 2005 3–9 25.0% #291 1,702 3 20 2005 13–12 52.0% #67 1,626 0 0
29 2006 0–1 0.0% #1078 1,678 3 20 2006 16–21 43.2% #70 1,594 0 0
30 2007 2–7 22.2% #680 1,594 3 20 2007 9–13 40.9% #166 1,575 0 0
31 2008 0–4 0.0% #1150 1,553 3 20 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Gustavo Kuerten Paul Goldstein
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1996 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1997 17 8 25 68.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1998 15 11 26 57.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1998 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1999 20 15 35 57.1% 21 6 27 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1999 9 11 20 45.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2000 28 12 40 70.0% 27 4 31 87.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2000 13 16 29 44.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
24 2001 23 12 35 65.7% 33 2 35 94.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2001 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2002 10 6 16 62.5% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2003 23 10 33 69.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2003 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2004 8 8 16 50.0% 15 5 20 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 7 7 14 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 12 14 26 46.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2007 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 11 19 42.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
31 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 147 89 236 62.3% 166 71 237 70.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 19 17 36 52.8% — 62 86 148 41.9% 10 15 25 40.0% 11 11 22 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%

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 449/523 of Gustavo Kuerten'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 Gustavo Kuerten 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 1/1 2.0 2.0 62.7% 67.3% 45.2% 54.5% 66.7% 59.0% 37.2%
19 1996 17/18 3.4 2.6 53.7% 70.2% 49.5% 47.3% 34.6% 60.9% 35.8% 1996 1/1 3.0 2.0 59.4% 68.4% 53.8% 66.7% 18.2% 62.5% 37.6%
20 1997 50/57 8.1 3.1 53.4% 74.6% 50.1% 58.7% 40.0% 63.2% 38.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1998 53/63 7.7 2.8 54.7% 75.4% 50.3% 60.2% 47.3% 64.0% 37.5% 1998 4/4 4.0 3.0 59.9% 68.8% 48.0% 48.1% 28.2% 61.6% 32.7%
22 1999 60/71 8.5 2.2 53.6% 78.5% 51.8% 63.8% 49.4% 66.1% 39.3% 1999 23/27 2.5 2.9 63.9% 63.7% 46.9% 55.3% 48.7% 57.6% 42.1%
23 2000 59/81 9.6 2.3 54.2% 78.9% 54.4% 61.4% 40.8% 67.7% 39.7% 2000 36/43 2.4 2.3 62.8% 64.7% 49.7% 57.3% 41.4% 58.6% 39.0%
24 2001 63/74 9.2 2.1 55.5% 79.3% 56.6% 71.1% 41.5% 69.1% 39.9% 2001 12/15 2.1 2.0 60.7% 59.1% 48.2% 52.8% 38.5% 54.9% 38.4%
25 2002 31/38 8.8 1.8 55.6% 75.5% 54.0% 61.6% 45.6% 66.0% 36.7% 2002 3/4 2.7 3.7 60.0% 63.7% 45.9% 68.4% 36.3% 56.2% 35.8%
26 2003 57/59 8.4 2.0 55.6% 76.4% 52.5% 59.4% 41.1% 65.8% 38.5% 2003 9/9 2.8 2.4 59.3% 66.3% 50.4% 57.6% 48.6% 60.1% 42.4%
27 2004 35/36 8.2 2.8 55.4% 74.4% 50.9% 52.6% 50.3% 63.9% 38.4% 2004 10/10 3.3 3.0 64.1% 66.7% 48.3% 56.4% 47.2% 59.6% 37.2%
28 2005 12/12 6.1 3.3 53.0% 66.7% 42.5% 55.7% 34.5% 55.0% 34.2% 2005 25/25 2.3 3.4 59.0% 67.6% 48.2% 51.7% 43.1% 59.6% 40.4%
29 2006 1/1 8.0 3.0 53.2% 76.2% 54.1% 33.3% 16.7% 65.8% 33.0% 2006 37/37 1.9 2.4 59.2% 66.5% 48.8% 58.1% 44.7% 59.3% 39.2%
30 2007 7/9 7.3 2.0 59.7% 75.7% 44.2% 46.4% 33.7% 64.1% 35.1% 2007 22/22 2.1 3.2 62.9% 62.4% 45.3% 55.2% 43.8% 55.9% 39.8%
31 2008 4/4 3.5 2.8 53.8% 66.9% 38.6% 47.0% 27.8% 53.8% 21.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 449/523 8.3 2.4 54.7% 76.3% 52.0% 60.6% 43.2% 65.3% 38.2% — 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 Gustavo Kuerten 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1454 98.3 -2.52 +1.04 0.908 47.9% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.07
19 1996 1557 123.0 +0.44 -1.62 0.915 48.0% -4 +17 — 39.5% -0.72 5–1 (83%) 3–4 (43%) 106.9 +0.21 1996 1437 99.1 -1.49 -0.96 1.003 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.22
20 1997 1780 149.1 +1.98 +0.21 1.038 50.3% -39 +59 — 56.5% +0.42 15–7 (68%) 12–17 (41%) 105.3 -0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1998 1781 146.0 +2.64 -0.29 1.039 51.0% -43 +127 — 57.6% +0.52 13–8 (62%) 14–12 (54%) 103.2 +1.23 1998 1464 116.1 +0.48 +0.18 0.851 46.6% +20 — — 22.2% -1.33 0–1 0–1 — -0.36
22 1999 1861 155.1 +4.10 +2.03 1.159 52.5% -64 +127 -209 65.9% +0.88 7–11 (39%) 8–12 (40%) 94.2 -0.75 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 2000 2003 158.1 +5.05 +3.02 1.228 53.2% -43 +160 -329 69.6% +1.16 16–7 (70%) 26–21 (55%) 104.6 -0.10 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 1913 159.6 +6.12 +3.01 1.293 54.1% -75 +370 — 70.2% +1.27 17–11 (61%) 18–16 (53%) 95.3 +0.65 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 1873 141.6 +3.17 -0.14 1.081 51.3% -18 +227 — 61.0% +0.66 7–8 (47%) 12–12 (50%) 92.4 +0.15 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 1852 149.1 +3.43 +1.34 1.127 52.1% +22 +153 — 61.5% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 19–14 (58%) 99.8 +0.95 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 1813 142.0 +1.63 +1.04 1.065 51.1% -37 +187 — 58.8% +0.51 10–3 (77%) 9–7 (56%) 101.1 +0.10 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 2005 1703 118.6 -2.63 -2.14 0.761 45.0% — +122 — 32.1% -1.36 — 1–2 (33%) — -1.09 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 2006 1678 99.4 -0.70 -0.57 0.965 48.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.12 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 1594 112.2 -0.10 -1.70 0.979 49.6% +102 +144 — 26.3% -1.16 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.13 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
31 2008 1553 104.1 -3.30 -4.26 0.474 39.4% — +130 — 0.0% -3.56 — — — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2138 154.8 +3.30 +1.14 1.102 51.6% -36 +170 -254 61.0% +0.68 101–65 (61%) 122–120 (50%) 98.7 +0.12 — 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.