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"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 He graduated from Princeton University in 1980 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He turned professional in May 1980, and retired in 1986.
He then founded Meister Financial Group, Inc. in 1987 as a wholesale mortgage lending 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) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 1981 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Van Winitsky John Feaver Steve Krulevitz 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Win 2–0 1982 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Craig Wittus Eric Fromm Cary Leeds 6–7, 7–6, 6–4Win 3–0 1982 Boston, U.S. Clay Craig Wittus Freddie Sauer Schalk van der Merwe 6–2, 6–3Win 4–0 1983 Tampa, U.S. Carpet Tony Giammalva Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin 3–6, 6–1, 7–5Win 5–0 1983 Maui, U.S. Hard Tony Giammalva Mike Bauer Scott Davis 6–3, 5–7, 6–4Loss 5–1 1983 Hong Kong Hard Sammy Giammalva Jr. Drew Gitlin Craig Miller 2–6, 2–6Win 6–1 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Brian Teacher Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 7–6, 6–2Loss 6–2 1984 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Mark Dickson David Dowlen Nduka Odizor 7–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 6–3 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Eliot Teltscher Tracy Delatte Francisco González 6–7, 1–6
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