Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950) is an Australian former tennis player. He was part of doubles winning pairs in the US Open, Australian Open & Wimbledon tournaments during the 1970s, currently Masters is a commentator for international telecasts of tennis majors, such as the Australian Open which he has done for more than 20 years, originally with host broadcaster the Seven Network.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Masters |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Residence | Queensland, Australia |
| Born | 19 September 1950 Brisbane, Australia |
| Turned pro | 1969 (amateur from 1967) |
| Retired | 1981 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 199–235 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (5 March 1975) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1975) |
| French Open | 2R (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1978) |
| US Open | 3R (1974) |
| Other tournaments | |
| WCT Finals | QF (1979) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 351–203 |
| Career titles | 23 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1974) |
| French Open | QF (1976) |
| Wimbledon | W (1977) |
| US Open | QF (1974) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | W (1974) |
Tennis career
editBorn in Brisbane, Queensland, Masters with Pam Teeguarden won the mixed doubles at the US Open in 1974. That year he also won the Australian Open's men's doubles with Ross Case. With the same partner Masters won the gentleman's doubles at Wimbledon in 1977.[1]
Career finals
editDoubles (23 wins, 18 losses)
edit| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 1972 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Ross Case | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall |
6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1972 | Kitzbühel Austria | Clay | Mal Anderson | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–7, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1972 | Seattle, US | Hard | Ross Case | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Wanaro N'Godrella |
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 1972 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Ross Case | Georges Goven Wanaro N'Godrella |
6–2, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1973 | Rome Italy | Clay | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tom Okker |
2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1973 | Washington, D.C., US | Clay | Ross Case | Dick Crealy Andrew Pattison |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 1973 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Ross Case | Rod Laver John Newcombe |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1974 | Australian Open Melbourne | Grass | Ross Case | Syd Ball Bob Giltinan |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 1974 | Hempstead, US | Hard | Ross Case | Jeff Borowiak Dick Crealy |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1974 | St. Louis, US | Clay | Ross Case | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie |
6–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5. | 1974 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 1974 | Sydney, Australia | Hard (i) | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 1975 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 1975 | St. Louis, US | Clay | Ross Case | Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | 1975 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Grass | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1975 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1975 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Ross Case | Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 1976 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 1976 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 1976 | Jackson WCT, US | Carpet | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
5–7, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1976 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | Ross Case | Charlie Pasarell Allan Stone |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13. | 1976 | Rome, Italy | Clay | John Newcombe | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 1976 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ross Case | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall |
6–3, 3–6, 6–8, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 12. | 1976 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Ross Case | Anand Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 15. | 1977 | San Jose, US | Carpet | Tom Gorman | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | 1977 | Denver, US | Carpet | Colin Dibley | Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 14. | 1977 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ross Case | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 8–9, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | 1977 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 15. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Kim Warwick | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 16. | 1978 | Sarasota, US | Carpet | Colin Dowdeswell | Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 17. | 1978 | Little Rock, US | Carpet | Colin Dibley | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 18. | 1978 | Dayton, US | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Hank Pfister Butch Walts |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 17. | 1978 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Colin Dibley | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 19. | 1978 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Ross Case | Željko Franulović Buster Mottram |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 20. | 1978 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Ross Case | Pat Du Pré Tom Gorman |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 18. | 1979 | Houston, US | Clay | John Alexander | Gene Mayer Sherwood Stewart |
1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 21. | 1979 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Ross Case | John James Chris Kachel |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 22. | 1980 | Dayton, US | Carpet | Wojciech Fibak | Fritz Buehning Fred McNair |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 23. | 1980 | London/Queen's Club, UK | Grass | Rod Frawley | Paul McNamee Sherwood Stewart |
6–2, 4–6, 11–9 |
Post-tennis playing career
editMasters can be heard calling Australian Open and Wimbledon matches for rights holder the Nine Network in Australia.
References
edit- ^ "Tennis Australia - Players - Profiles - Geoff Masters". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.