Steve Turner (tennis) explained

Steve Turner
Fullname:Steven Turner
Birth Date:17 October 1946
Singlesrecord:18–56
Highestsinglesranking:No. 105 (June 14, 1976)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1976)
Wimbledonresult:Q2 (1972)
Usopenresult:2R (1975)
Doublesrecord:9–33
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1976)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1975)
Usopenmixedresult: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]

Notes and References

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