Bruce Steel

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Bruce Steel
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1966-10-17) October 17, 1966 (age 58)
Prize money$14,742
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 387 (Dec 24, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q3 (1991)
US Open Q1 (1991)
Doubles
Career record3–3
Highest rankingNo. 282 (Jul 15, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1991)

Bruce Steel (born October 17, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

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Steel, the son of a San Diego urologist, attended Dartmouth College in the 1980s. He played collegiate tennis for the Dartmouth Big Green and earned All-Ivy doubles selection in 1988. [2]

On the professional tour, Steel competed mostly in satellite tournaments and reached a best singles world ranking of 387. In 1991 he made the final round of the Wimbledon qualifiers for singles and partnered with Jeff Tarango in the doubles main draw at Queen's Club. He also featured in the qualifying draw at that year's US Open and was a doubles finalist in the 1991 Hall of Fame Championships held in Newport, Rhode Island. [3]

ATP Tour finals

Doubles (1)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 1991 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Pozzi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Steven 		4–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ McKibbon, Dave (March 1, 1991). "Men of Steel Get Collegiate Challenge". Los Angeles Times .
  2. ↑ "All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy". Dartmouth College Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Who Stands Where". Indiana Gazette . July 15, 1991.
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