FORMER Wimbledon quarter-finalist Dan Goldie's obsession with money led him to a new job.

The American now makes millions through his financial advisory firm in California.

Goldie played tennis professionally for eight years after joining the circuit in 1983.

He went on to win four titles – two in singles and two in doubles – and was ranked as high as 27th in the world.

In 1989, he even reached the last eight at Wimbledon, losing to number one seed Ivan Lendl at SW19.

When he retired in 1991 with a record of 122 wins and 117 losses, Goldie had earned just over £520,000 in prize money.

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However, he believed that he had never been as passionate about the sport as others.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated in 2015, he explained: "I don't think I really loved the game the way the top players did.

"I made a mistake, personally, of being too focused on the earnings dimension of professional tennis."

It was that obsession with money which led him to a new career, though, which now seems him manage over 1,000 times his career prize money winnings.

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After earning a degree in economics from Stanford and completing an MBA at Berkeley, he launched his own company in 1991.

Dan Goldie Financial Services originally had a buy-in of just under £40,000, but this had increased to over £750,000 by 2015.

The California-based firm were also managing £533million in assets for more than 300 clients.

Goldie has also co-written a New York Times bestseller for individual investors since swapping tennis for a career in financial advice.

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