Geoff Masters
Full name | Geoffrey Masters |
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Country | Australia |
Residence | Queensland, Australia |
Born |
Brisbane, Australia | 19 September 1950
Turned pro | 1969 (amateur tour from 1967) |
Retired | 1981 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 199–235 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 42 (5 March 1975) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1975) |
French Open | 3R (1972) |
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) |
Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a former Australian tennis player.
Tennis career
In 1977, Masters and Ross Case won the doubles in Wimbledon.[1]
Doubles titles (23)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Ross Case | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall |
6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1972 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Mal Anderson | Jurgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–7, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1972 | Seattle, US | Hard | Ross Case | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Wanaro N'Godrella |
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 1972 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Ross Case | Georges Goven Wanaro N'Godrella |
6–2, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1973 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tom Okker |
2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1973 | Washington, D.C., US | Clay | Ross Case | Dick Crealy Andrew Pattison |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1973 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Ross Case | Rod Laver John Newcombe |
6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1974 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Ross Case | Syd Ball Bob Giltinan |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1974 | Hempstead WCT, New York | Hard | Ross Case | Jeff Borowiak Dick Crealy |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1974 | St. Louis, US | Clay | Ross Case | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie |
6–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 5. | 1974 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 1974 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 1975 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1975 | St. Louis, US | Clay | Ross Case | Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 9. | 1975 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Grass | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1975 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1975 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Ross Case | Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1976 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1976 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1976 | Jackson WCT, US | Carpet | Ross Case | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
5–7, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1976 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | Ross Case | Charlie Pasarell Allan Stone |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1976 | Rome, Italy | Clay | John Newcombe | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1976 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ross Case | Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall |
6–3, 3–6, 6–8, 6–2, 5–7 |
Winner | 12. | 1976 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Ross Case | Anand Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti |
6–0, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1977 | San Jose, US | Carpet | Tom Gorman | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1977 | Denver, US | Carpet | Colin Dibley | Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 14. | 1977 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ross Case | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 8–9, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1977 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Ross Case | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
7–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 15. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Kim Warwick | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel |
6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 16. | 1978 | Sarasota, US | Carpet | Colin Dowdeswell | Byron Bertram Bernard Mitton |
2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 1978 | Little Rock, US | Carpet | Colin Dibley | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 1978 | Dayton, US | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Hank Pfister Butch Walts |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1978 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Colin Dibley | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
5–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 19. | 1978 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Ross Case | Željko Franulović Buster Mottram |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 20. | 1978 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Ross Case | Pat Du Pré Tom Gorman |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1979 | Houston, US | Clay | John Alexander | Gene Mayer Sherwood Stewart |
1–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 21. | 1979 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Ross Case | John James Chris Kachel |
7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 22. | 1980 | Dayton, US | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | Fritz Buehning Fred McNair |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 23. | 1980 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Rod Frawley | Paul McNamee Sherwood Stewart |
6–2, 4–6, 11–9 |
Post-tennis playing career
Masters can be heard calling Australian Open matches for television.
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