Steve Meister

Steve Meister
Country (sports) United States
Born (1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 66)
New York, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegePrinceton University
Singles
Career record30–62
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo 69
Doubles
Career record107–97
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 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]

Career finals

Doubles (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 1981 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States Van Winitsky United Kingdom John Feaver
United States Steve Krulevitz 		3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 1982 Caracas, Venezuela Hard United States Craig Wittus United States Eric Fromm
United States Cary Leeds 		6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win 3–0 1982 Boston, U.S. Clay United States Craig Wittus South Africa Freddie Sauer
South Africa Schalk van der Merwe 		6–2, 6–3
Win 4–0 1983 Tampa, U.S. Carpet United States Tony Giammalva United States Eric Fromm
United States Drew Gitlin 		3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 5–0 1983 Maui, U.S. Hard United States Tony Giammalva United States Mike Bauer
United States Scott Davis 		6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 5–1 1983 Hong Kong Hard United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. United States Drew Gitlin
Australia Craig Miller 		2–6, 2–6
Win 6–1 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Brian Teacher Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Sherwood Stewart 		6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 6–2 1984 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Mark Dickson United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor 		7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 6–3 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Eliot Teltscher United States Tracy Delatte
Paraguay Francisco González 		6–7, 1–6

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Steve Meister | Bio | ATP World Tour | Tennis
  2. ^ "Roads' Beth David Congregation to honor Jewish, Israeli Sony Ericsson players; A congregation will recognize Jewish and Israeli tennis players in the Sony Ericsson Open", The Miami Herald, 3/22/09; accessed 6/4/09