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.
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'', 3/22/09; accessed 6/4/09 He graduated from
Princeton University
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in 1980 with a degree in
Civil Engineering
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.
He turned professional in May 1980, and retired in 1986.
He then founded Meister Financial Group, Inc. in 1987 as a wholesale
mortgage lending
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corporation.
He served as the U.S. Men’s Tennis Coach of the
1989 Maccabiah Games and the
1993 Maccabiah Games.
He received a Master of Science in Finance in 2004 from Florida International University.
He was elected to the Miami-Dade County Hall of Fame in 2005.
Career finals
Doubles (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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American male tennis players
Jewish American tennis players
Tennis players from New York City
Princeton Tigers men's tennis players
Living people
1958 births
Florida International University alumni
21st-century American Jews
Jews from New York (state)
20th-century American sportsmen