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.Steve Meister , Bio , ATP World Tour , Tennis
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in 1980 with a degree in

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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

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corporation. He served as the U.S. Men’s Tennis Coach of the

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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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meister, Steve 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)