Paul Goldstein Stanford Coach and Brandon Coupe Associate Head Coach

Coach Steve Clark PhD Show

Today I will be talking with Paul Goldstein, Stanford’s Taube Family Director of Men’s Tennis. Like most players that play for and represent Stanford, Paul had a stellar career at from the juniors through college and into the professional ranks. As a junior he was Top 10 in the World, was the first USTA junior in history to win 3 consecutive national championships in 14,16, and 18s. As a collegian (at Stanford 1994-1998) he Lead the Cardinal to 104-6 record, was the 1st player in NCAA history to start on 4 consecutive NCAA Championship teams. He was a 4-time All American, 2-time Aurthur Ashe JR Sportsmanship, recipient of the Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship award, and inducted into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of fame 2013. In the professional ranks, Paul had an ATP high of 58 singles and 40 doubles with a US Open doubles semifinal appearance in 2005. He had wins over Novak Djokovic, James Blake, Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter. At the time, he was the highest ranked player with a college degree. Brandon Coupe is the James and Martha Poppy Associate Head Coach of Men’s Tennis. He played for San Jose State University from 1990-94 where he held the school record for most wins in singles and doubles. Unfortunately one of those wins kept one of my players out of the NCAA’s and while fortunately catapulting Brandon into the NCAA’s and his subsequent professional playing stint (this is always a good story we tell the campers when we do camps together). He was an All American, Arthur Ash Sportsmanship Award recipient as well as a recipient of the Rafael Osuna Senior Player of the year and National Van Nostrum Most Improved Player Award. He was a semifinalist at the 1994 NCAA indoor championships. On the professional tour, Brandon played in 14 Grand Slam events, with a high of the 2002 US Open quarterfinals in doubles. He had the pleasure of playing against the likes of Federer, Roddick, Black, Agassi, Hewitt, and Becker. His highest individual doubles ranking was 61 and as a team he was 20 ATP. As a collegiate coach he joined Stanford in 2007 and in 2014 was the ITA NW Region Asst Coach of the Year. I know you will enjoy the conversation. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.