Steve Turner (tennis)

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Steve Turner
Full nameSteven Turner
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1946-10-17) October 17, 1946 (age 77)
Singles
Career record18–56
Highest rankingNo. 105 (June 14, 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1976)
Wimbledon Q2 (1972)
US Open 2R (1975)
Doubles
Career record9–33
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1976)
US Open 2R (1975)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (1976)

Steven Turner (born October 17, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. [1]

Raised in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, Turner turned professional at the age of 23, competing on the international tour for seven years during the 1970s. He registered a career high singles ranking of 105 in the world. [2]

Turner, who is Jewish, is a scholar of Kabbalah, an esoteric system of Jewish mystic thought. He is a tennis pro in Manhattan and has a noticeable appearance, wearing his hair in two clumped dreadlocks, as a Jewish mystical vow. [3]

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References

  1. Friedman, Charles (December 29, 1976). "Steve Turner Travels the World In Search of His Tennis Dream". The New York Times .
  2. "The Tennis Mystic". Observer . May 31, 1999.
  3. Kilgannon, Corey (August 25, 2016). "Tennis Without Thought, or Backhands". The New York Times.