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.

[5][7][8] Goldstein played college tennis at Stanford University and graduated in 1998 with a degree in human biology.

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

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 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.

Goldstein and Jim Thomas lost in the doubles finals of the 2006 SAP Open to 47-year-old John McEnroe and Jonas Björkman.

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.

Goldstein has participated in exhibition events for other tennis players and their charities, including Andy Roddick, Jim Thomas, and the Bryan brothers.

Goldstein officially retired in February 2008 and began working with a clean energy company in the San Francisco Bay area.