Dean Goldfine
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Dean Goldfine (b. March 8, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.
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[edit] Coaching career
Goldfine was professional tennis player Todd Martin's coach from 1996 to 2002. Under his tutelage, Martin gained the #4 ATP singles ranking, reached a US Open final, and qualified for the ATP year-end championship in 1999.
Goldfine has also coached Xavier Malisse and Aaron Krickstein on the ATP Tour, and Mary Joe Fernandez on the WTA Tour. He coached Mardy Fish part-time in 2004.
In 2003, the USTA named Goldfine as one of its USA Tennis High Performance Coaches. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, he was sent as team coach for the USA tennis team alongside Patrick McEnroe. Goldfine was also involved in USA Davis Cup coaching activities as an assistant coach.
In the 2004 tennis off-season after the USA's Davis Cup final against Spain, USA Davis Cup stalwart Andy Roddick hired Goldfine to replace Brad Gilbert as his full-time coach. Under Goldfine's coaching, Roddick won five titles (each on a different surface) and reached the 2005 Australian Open semifinal and 2005 Wimbledon final. In February 2006, Goldfine and Roddick decided to part ways amicably.
[edit] Playing career
Goldfine played varsity tennis at Texas A & M University from 1983 to 1987. In 1989, he reached a career-high ATP Tour singles ranking of 628.
[edit] Personal
In 2000, Goldfine launched the Pat Goldfine Tennis Pro-Am, a charity fundraiser for cancer research, in memory of his mother who died of breast and lung cancer.
Goldfine resides in Aventura, Florida, with wife Jessica, son Max and daughter Emma.
[edit] References
- "Player Profiles: Dean Goldfine (USA)", ATPTennis.com, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "Player activity (all years): Dean Goldfine (USA)", ATPTennis.com, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "USA Tennis High Performance names new men's coaching staff", United States Tennis Association, August 3, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "Roddick, Gilbert issue statements on firing" by Richard Pagliaro, Tennis Week, December 14, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
- "Breaking news from Team Roddick" by AndyRoddick.com Staff, AndyRoddick.com, December 18, 2004. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "Divorce Court: Roddick dumps Gilbert after relatively short 'marriage'" by Jerry Magee, San Diego Union-Tribune, December 14, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
- "Todd Martin to play another year" by Sandra Harwitt, TennisReporters.net, November 25, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
- "Roddick comfortable with new coach Goldfine" by Sandra Harwitt, TennisReporters.net, January 22, 2005. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "Roddick fires Goldfine; brother to coach" by Charles Bricker, SunSentinel.com, February 9, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2006.
[edit] External links
- "Player biography", ITFTennis.com, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "Men's tennis: Five questions for 2005. What can we expect from Andy Roddick's new coach?", TennisOne, January 1, 2005. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "New Roddick aims for no. 1" by Douglas Robson, USA Today, January 16, 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
- "Player activity (all years): Dean Goldfine (USA)", ATPTennis.com, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2005.
- "Texas A&M Lettermen's Association: Non-active lettermen", no date. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
- "The dream team: Goldfine and Roddick" by Jen Moschella, AndyRoddick.com, November 24, 2005. Retrieved December 10, 2005.