Steve Krulevitz
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Steve Krulevitz (born May 30, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American/Israeli right-handed tennis player. His highest singles ranking was # 42.
For over a decade he competed on the Professional Grand Prix Tennis Circuit. His opponents spanned from Laver to Lendl.
As a Maryland Junior, Krulevitz captured 4 MSA Singles Titles, and with a national ranking of 7th was elected to the US Junior Davis Cup Team.
An All American at UCLA in 1973,[1] Krulevitz received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology.
Nine years in a row Krulevitz finished in the top 100 players in the world. He has competed on the "Grand Champions" Circuit.
He made it to the 3rd round of Wimbledon and the French Open in 1976, and to the 3rd round of of the Australian Open in 1979.
In May 1981 he won the Chitchester, Great Britain tournament.
In May 1982 he lost in the finals of the Tampere, Finland tournament.
He was inducted into the USTA Mid-Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.[2]
[edit] Coaching
His top international protege is Peru's Jaime Yzaga, whose world ranking rocketed to the top 20 under Steve's direction.
Krulevitz has worked with Davis Cup players Gilad Bloom (Israel) and Tom Shimada (Japan), and rising star Vince Spadea (USA).
Locally, Krulevitz helped develop young pro stars Reed Cordish and Patrick Osuna.
[edit] Davis Cup
Born and raised in Baltimore, with dual citizenship, Krulevitz played # 1 for Israel's Davis Cup Team and coached that Davis Cup Team as well. Krulevitz was 4–5 in Davis Cup competition for Israel from 1978-80.
