Steve Meister

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.

Steve Meister

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 67) New York, New York, U.S.
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

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	Van Winitsky	John Feaver Steve Krulevitz	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	2–0	1982	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Craig Wittus	Eric Fromm Cary Leeds	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win	3–0	1982	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Craig Wittus	Freddie Sauer Schalk van der Merwe	6–2, 6–3
Win	4–0	1983	Tampa, U.S.	Carpet	Tony Giammalva	Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win	5–0	1983	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Tony Giammalva	Mike Bauer Scott Davis	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	5–1	1983	Hong Kong	Hard	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	Drew Gitlin Craig Miller	2–6, 2–6
Win	6–1	1983	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Brian Teacher	Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart	6–7, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	6–2	1984	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Mark Dickson	David Dowlen Nduka Odizor	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	6–3	1984	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Eliot Teltscher	Tracy Delatte Francisco González	6–7, 1–6