Steve Meister
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | New York, New York | April 21, 1958
College | Princeton University |
Singles | |
Career record | 30–62 |
Highest ranking | 69 |
Doubles | |
Career record | 107–97 |
Highest ranking | 20 |
Steve Meister (born April 21, 1958), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Meister's highest singles ranking was World No. 69, which he reached in August 1984. During his career he won 8 doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 20 in July 1984.
Meister was born in New York City, and is Jewish.[1][2] He graduated from Princeton University in 1980 with a degree in Civil Engineering.[1] He turned professional in May 1980, and retired in 1986.[1]
He then founded Meister Financial Group, Inc. in 1987 as a wholesale mortgage lending corporation.[1] He served as the US Men’s Tennis Coach of the 1989 Maccabiah Games and the 1993 Maccabiah Games.[1] He received a Master of Science in Finance in 2004 from Florida International University.[1]
He was elected to the Miami Dade County Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
Career finals
Doubles (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1981 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Van Winitsky | John Feaver Steve Krulevitz |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Craig Wittus | Eric Fromm Cary Leeds |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 1982 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Craig Wittus | Freddie Sauer Schalk Van Der Merwe |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | Tony Giammalva | Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 1983 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Tony Giammalva | Mike Bauer Scott Davis |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Drew Gitlin Craig Miller |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Brian Teacher | Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart |
6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1984 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Mark Dickson | David Dowlen Nduka Odizor |
7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Eliot Teltscher | Tracy Delatte Francisco González |
6–7, 1–6 |