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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.
| 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 Open, U.S. | Carpet | Tony Giammalva | Eric Fromm Drew Gitlin | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–0 | 1983 | ATP 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 |
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