Dick Gould
| Dick Gould | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1937 Ventura, California |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Men's tennis coach |
| Years active | 1961–2004 |
| Employer | Stanford University |
| Known for | Coached Stanford men's tennis team to 17 NCAA team championships |
Dick Gould is an American tennis coach. He was the Men's Tennis Coach at Stanford University for 38 years from 1966–2004. His Stanford men's tennis teams won 17 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships, and 50 of his players won All-American honors. He was named the ITA-Wilson "Coach of the Decade" both for the 1980s and the 1990s.
Gould was born in Ventura, California in 1937. He attended Ventura High School with longtime tennis friend, Tom Chivington. He was the Student Body President and the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Tennis Team. He also won the Ventura County Singles and Doubles Championships in 1955.
After graduating from Ventura High School, Gould enrolled at Stanford University, where he won three varsity letters in tennis and won the tennis team's leadership award. He graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor's Degree in 1959, and earned a Master's Degree from Stanford in 1960.
Gould began his coaching career at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California, where he was Tennis Coach and Assistant Football Coach from 1960–1964. From 1963–1966, he was the Tennis Coach at Foothill Junior College in Los Altos, California, where his first champion player was Horst Ritter, who won the State Junior College Singles Championship, as well as the doubles with Rodney Kopp in 1963. His teams won consecutive State Junior College Championships in 1964 and 1965. He was succeeded by friend and another legendary coach in Tom Chivington. He was also the tennis professional at the Fremont Hills Country Club in Los Altos Hills from 1960–1966.
In 1966, Gould was hired as the head tennis coach at Stanford. He continued to serve as Stanford's head tennis coach for 39 years from 1966–2004. At Stanford, Gould's tennis teams won 17 NCAA team championships. His Stanford teams won national champions in 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2000. They were also NCAA runners-up in 1972, 1976, 1984, and 1994. He is the winningest coach in Stanford men's tennis history with an overall record of 776–148 and a .840 winning percentage.
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