Dan Goldie

Daniel C. Goldie (born October 3, 1963) is a former tennis player from the United States who won 2 singles (1987, Newport and 1988, Seoul) and 2 doubles titles (1986, Wellington and 1987, Newport). The right-hander reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1989 where he beat Kelly Evernden, Jimmy Connors, Wally Masur and Slobodan Živojinović before losing to Ivan Lendl. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 27 in April 1989. Before turning pro, Goldie played tennis for Stanford University, where he won the 1986 National Singles Championship before graduating with a degree in Economics.[1][2]

Dan Goldie
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePalo Alto, California, United States
Born (1963-10-03) October 3, 1963
Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro1983
Retired1991
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$682,952
Official websiteDC Financial Advisors
Singles
Career record122–117
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 27 (April 17, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1987)
French Open1R (1989, 1990)
WimbledonQF (1989)
US Open4R (1986)
Doubles
Career record55–54
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 40 (March 6, 1989)

In 2011, Goldie co-authored The Investment Answer, a #1 New York Times bestselling book for individual investors. Goldie is currently President of Dan Goldie Financial Services LLC, an independent financial advisor located in Palo Alto, California. He has been recognized by Barron's as one of the top 100 independent financial advisors in the U.S. He currently resides in Palo Alto, California.[3]

Career finals

Singles (2 titles)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1987 Newport, United States Grass United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Apr 1988 Seoul, South Korea Hard United Kingdom Andrew Castle 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1987 Newport, United States Grass United States Larry Scott United States Chip Hooper
United States Mike Leach
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 1987 Scottsdale, United States Hard United States Mel Purcell United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Jan 1988 Wellington, New Zealand Hard United States Rick Leach Australia Broderick Dyke
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jul 1988 Newport, United States Grass United States Scott Davis United States Kelly Jones
Sweden Peter Lundgren
3–6, 6–7

References

  1. Go Stanford (2017). "Singles Champions". Stanford University.
  2. Dan Goldie (2016). "Our People". Dan Goldie Financial services. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. Andrew Lawrence (April 15, 2015). "Dan Goldie's troubled youth, tennis career enabled his financial business". Sports Illustrated.


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