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20-694: The record holder with two singles titles is Paul Goldstein . This tennis -related competition article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in Hawaii is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paul Goldstein (tennis player) 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

40-585: A clean energy company in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2004 he married his college sweetheart and partner of nine years, Abbie; it was she who persuaded him to play on during the 2007 season. They live in Menlo Park, California , with their three children, Sadie, Margaret, and Charles. In 2014, Goldstein became head coach of the Stanford Men's Tennis Team. Goldstein was inducted into

60-621: A degree in human biology . He was an All-American each year, and the team won the national championship each year. In his senior year he was Pac-10 Player of the Year in 1998, after a 33–2 season in which he was team captain. In 2023, Goldstein was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. 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

80-581: The Bryan brothers made it to the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments, only the second time a men's doubles team has done this during the open era . In 2006, the Bryan brothers won Wimbledon and the Australian Open and completed a Career Grand Slam. Having won the 2012 US Open, they followed up by winning the first three majors of 2013, and thus held all four titles at once. They could not complete

100-522: The Cardinal win back-to-back NCAA team championships . In 1998, he won the "Triple Crown" by taking the NCAA singles, doubles (with his twin brother Mike ), and team titles. He was the first man to accomplish this since Stanford's Alex O'Brien did it in 1992. With his twin brother Mike (who is the older by two minutes), Bryan has won 116 doubles titles, including sixteen Grand Slam titles. In 2005,

120-581: The ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013. Goldstein was inducted into the North California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Bob Bryan Robert "Bob" Charles Bryan (born April 29, 1978) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He won 23 major titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998. With his twin brother Mike , he

140-880: The Newport Beach Breakers in 2004, the Kansas City Explorers from 2005 to 2012, the Texas Wild in 2013, the San Diego Aviators in 2014, the California Dream in 2015, the Washington Kastles from 2016 to 2018, and most recently the Vegas Rollers in 2019. They have two World TeamTennis titles, one from the Newport Beach Breakers in 2004, and another from the Kansas City Explorers in 2010. It

160-635: The gold medal in singles at the 1999 Pan American Games . The right-hander reached career-high ATP Tour rankings of World No. 58 in singles in April 2006, and World No. 40 in doubles in February 2007. He is now head coach of the Stanford Men's tennis team. Goldstein was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Rockville, Maryland , and is Jewish. He is the son of Clark Goldstein , a former national table tennis champion. He started playing when he

180-513: 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. In the 2006 US Open, Goldstein and Thomas again defeated Knowles and Nestor (this time in the 3rd round). Goldstein and Jim Thomas lost in

200-587: The January Australian Open , he beat future champion Novak Djokovic in the first round 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2. Paul was easily defeated in the next round by Tommy Haas 0–6, 1–6, 2–6. In January 2007 he defeated world No. 21 Dominik Hrbatý of Slovakia 6–2, 7–6(4), in Adelaide , Australia. The next month he defeated world No. 45 Julien Benneteau in Las Vegas, 6–1, 6–0. Despite losing in

220-594: 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 June at Wimbledon he upset both world # 33 Jan Siemerink , 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, and No. 17 Félix Mantilla , 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2. In August he upset world No. 8 Àlex Corretja of Spain 7–6(11), 7–6(5), in Washington, D.C.. In February 2000 he defeated world No. 17 Pat Rafter of Australia 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, in Delray Beach, Florida . In

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240-448: The calendar year Grand Slam, however, as they lost in the semi-finals of the 2013 US Open. The twins have been the year-ending top-ranked team ten times: in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and then each year from 2009 to 2014 inclusive. The Bryan brothers have been frequent participants on U.S. Davis Cup teams. The United States sealed its 32nd title at the 2007 Davis Cup . In the 2018 Madrid Masters 1000 final, Bryan injured his hip, and

260-544: The decisive rubber match in a U.S. Davis Cup tie in Honolulu. He finished the year as the no. 1 ranked singles player in the nation in 1998 after winning the clay court nationals and reaching the finals of Kalamazoo. The brothers were back-to-back Kalamazoo doubles champions in 1995 and 1996 and won the US Open Junior doubles title in 1996. He played for Stanford University in 1997 and 1998, where he helped

280-622: The doubles finals of the 2006 SAP Open to 47-year-old John McEnroe and Jonas Björkman . They also were doubles finalists in two other ATP tournaments in 2006 ( Indianapolis , won by Andy Roddick and Bobby Reynolds , and Tokyo, won by Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips ). In February 2006 he beat world No. 18 Robby Ginepri 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–1, in Las Vegas , and in July he defeated world No. 13 Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–4 in Los Angeles. In

300-950: 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. On September 27, 2008, he participated in The Bryan Brothers' All-Star Tennis Smash in Thousand Oaks, California , initially playing doubles with Justin Gimblestob, and ending up playing singles with Andre Agassi (losing 7–5). Goldstein officially retired in February 2008 and began working with

320-485: The pair had to retire down 3–5 in the first set. He underwent a hip relining and made a remarkable recovery, rejoining his brother less than a year later for the 2019 Australian Open and making it to the quarterfinals. They won their first title since his surgery in February 2019 at Delray Beach. Both brothers kicked off their World TeamTennis careers back in 1999 for the Idaho Sneakers . They went on to play for

340-427: Was announced that Bryan, along with Mike, will be joining the Vegas Rollers during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier . Bryan married Florida attorney Michelle Alvarez in 2010; the couple have three children. Together with his twin brother Mike Bryan , the pair has won the most Davis Cup matches of any doubles team for the United States. Bryan holds the record for most years played (14) in

360-552: Was nine. He won the USTA Boys' 16s National Championship in 1992, and the USTA Boys' 18s National Championships in both 1993 and 1994 (in 1994, defeating Jan-Michael Gambill ). He also won the 1994 doubles championship with Scott Humphries. He is a 1994 graduate of Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., where he was a four-time Washington Post First Team All Met selection (1991–1994). Goldstein played college tennis at Stanford University and graduated in 1998 with

380-480: Was starting working with a clean energy company. As a junior, he won the USTA Boys' 16s National Championship in 1992, and the USTA Boys' 18s National Championships in both 1993 and 1994. He then played college tennis at Stanford University , from which he graduated after a career in which he was named an All-American each of the four years he played, and the team won the national championship each year. He won

400-659: Was the world No. 1 doubles player for several years, first achieving the top ranking in September 2003. The brothers were named the ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009. They became the second men's doubles team to complete the career Golden Slam at the 2012 London Olympics . The Bryan twins retired in August 2020. In their final two tournaments, the Bryan brothers successfully defended their title in Delray Beach , also winning

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