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My friend said he remembers him from juniors and that he was a really nice guy

[Fee]

Paul will play Frank Dancevic in the finals of the Boston Challenger tomorrow. I wonder if he wins, will that be the record for most wins on the US Challenger Circuit? He was supposed to get that at some point this year.

[Deboogle!.]

yay Paul!

Yes, I think he had to win one more to set the record

[ae wowww]

Good luck with getting that record PG ! What's that, a college boy breaking records?

[Scotso]

go Goldie!

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Paul's win in Boston this past week moved him up to 68 in the rankings - that's only 4 off his career high 64 earlier this year A strong end of the season could get him above that, since he's not defending much

[Fee]

Goldstein becomes the Crash Davis of professional tennis

11/7/05 0:50 AM

Tennis now has its own Crash Davis.

Paul Goldstein, 29, of San Francisco, defeated Canada’s Frank Dancevic, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3, in the final of the USTA / ADTECH Challenger in Boston Sunday to capture his 26th career USTA Pro Circuit title, becoming the Crash Davis of tennis.

“I like being called the ‘Crash Davis’ of tennis,” said Goldstein, who earned $10,800 along with the Boston title. “It means that I have won a lot of matches, a lot of titles, and have been out here for a long time doing what I love.“

Goldstein was tied with Mark Merklein for most singles (11), doubles (14) and career (25) men’s title on the USTA Pro Circuit, the minor leagues of professional tennis in the United States consisting of Futures and Challengers with purses ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The USTA Pro Circuit began in 1979 to provide players an opportunity to earn ranking points outside of tour-level events.

The USTA presented Goldstein with his own commemorative bobble head doll to recognize the accomplishment.

Ranked No. 81 in the world, Goldstein will look to extend his record at the $75,000 Music City Challenger in Nashville next week, where he will be the No. 1 seed. This summer, he eclipsed $1 million in career earnings and collected his biggest paycheck, $50,000, for reaching the US Open men’s doubles semifinals with former college teammate Jim Thomas.

Goldstein had an outstanding amateur career during which he won consecutive USTA Boys’ 18s national titles (1993-94) and became the only player in the history of collegiate tennis to be part of four NCAA championship teams. He ended his amateur career in the 1998 NCAA singles final, losing to Stanford teammate Bob Bryan.

http://www.usta.com/protennis/fullst...categoryid=200

[Scotso]

Congratulations, Paul!

[ae wowww]

The USTA presented Goldstein with his own commemorative bobble head doll to recognize the accomplishment.

[cobalt60]

I want a bobble head! Oh no another collector piece Man I wish I could have stayed Friday night to see him in the QF's

[Scotso]

I want a bobble head, too. Signed.

It would make my year.

[CooCooCachoo]

Hello

I want to bring to your attention the existence of Pick-Your-Winner [PYW]. This game is a popularity contest in which you can vote for your favourite players. Every tournament we start with the actual draw (or qualifying draw) and every match is won by the most popular player, using real-life scorelines.

Because Paul will also play in some tournaments, I thought you might want to vote! If you want to vote (it's fun!), check the Tournament Forums for current matches and keep checking



____________________
Martijn & Your PYW Team

[Fee]

Paul def Novak Djokovic 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.

He will play Tommy Haas next.

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Paul I saw the result, very happy w that!

Jim & Paul play Carsten Ball & Andrew Coelho (Aus WC pairing) tomorrow on Court 11

[tennisforumsname]

i just watched him play a 1st round match against Hewitt at the SAP open.. he lost, 4-6, 2-6, but it looked like he was going to beat him for a while. he came up with some good shots. good to see him back, he seems like a nice guy.