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Born | New York, New York, U.S. | April 21, 1958
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Princeton University |
Singles | |
Career record | 30–62 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No 69 |
Doubles | |
Career record | 107–97 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 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 6 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 U.S. 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]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 1981 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | 1982 | Boston, U.S. | Clay |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 5–0 | 1983 | Maui, U.S. | Hard |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–1 | 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–1 | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–2 | 1984 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard |
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7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–3 | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |
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6–7, 1–6 |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. | April 21, 1958
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
College | Princeton University |
Singles | |
Career record | 30–62 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No 69 |
Doubles | |
Career record | 107–97 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 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 6 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 U.S. 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]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 1981 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | 1982 | Boston, U.S. | Clay |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 5–0 | 1983 | Maui, U.S. | Hard |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–1 | 1983 | Hong Kong | Hard |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–1 | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–2 | 1984 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard |
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7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–3 | 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |
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6–7, 1–6 |