Steven Turner (born October 17, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player.
Raised in
Greenwich Village, Manhattan
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, 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.
Turner, who is Jewish, is a scholar of
Kabbalah
Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...
, 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.
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1946 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Jewish tennis players
Sportspeople from Manhattan
Tennis players from New York City
People from Greenwich Village
Kabbalists