Wally Masur (/məˈsʊər/;[citation needed] born 13 May 1963) is a tennis coach, television commentator, and former professional tennis player from Sydney, Australia. He reached the semifinals of the 1987 Australian Open and the 1993 US Open, achieving a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in October 1993.
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Born | 13 May 1963 Southampton, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $3,134,718 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 327–285 (53.4%) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (11 October 1993) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1987) |
| French Open | 3R (1991) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1988, 1992, 1993) |
| US Open | SF (1993) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 285–211 (57.5%) |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (12 April 1993) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1993) |
| French Open | SF (1988, 1992) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1988, 1992) |
| US Open | 2R (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993) |
| Last updated on: 7 May 2022. | |
Tennis career edit
Juniors edit
Masur began playing tennis at the age of eight. In 1980, he reached the final of the Australian Open boys' singles tournament and won the boys' doubles title.
Pro tour edit
Masur turned professional in 1982. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]
In 1983, Masur won his first top-level singles title at Hong Kong, and his first tour doubles title at Taipei. He also reached quarterfinals of that year's Australian Open, before being knocked out by John McEnroe.
In 1987, Masur won his second career singles title at Adelaide and reached the Australian Open semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion Stefan Edberg.
Masur won his third singles title in 1988 at Newport, Rhode Island.
In 1990, Masur helped Australia reach the final of the Davis Cup, compiling a 6–0 record in singles rubbers in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals. However he was left out of the team that played the United States in the final by captain Neale Fraser. The decision to leave Masur out of the final was fairly controversial at the time given the very significant role that he had played in getting Australia there, but was principally because the final was to be played on clay courts, which was not Masur's best surface. The US team beat Australia 3–2 in the final.
1993 was the best year of Masur's career. He reached the semifinals of that year's US Open, where he lost to Cédric Pioline. He also reached his career-high rankings in both singles (world No. 15) and doubles (No. 8) that year. He captured doubles titles in Milan and Stuttgart that year, which proved to be the final top-level titles of his career.
Masur retired from the professional tour in 1995, having won three singles titles and 16 doubles titles.
Post playing edit
In January 2015, Masur was appointed captain of Australia's Davis Cup team, succeeding Pat Rafter. He was succeeded by Lleyton Hewitt in 2016.[2]
ATP career finals edit
Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1983 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard |  Sammy Giammalva Jr.
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 1984 | Taipei, Taiwan | Grand Prix | Carpet | Brad Gilbert
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 1985 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard |  Chris Lewis
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7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 1987 | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Bill Scanlon
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 1987 | Nancy, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Pat Cash
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 1988 | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Mark Woodforde
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 1988 | Newport, United States | Grand Prix | Grass | Brad Drewett
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Mar 1990 | Memphis, United States | World Series | Hard |  Michael Stich
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 3–6 | Apr 1991 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | World Series | Hard |  Richard Krajicek
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2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jun 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass |  Arnaud Boetsch
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Jun 1993 | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Jason Stoltenberg
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1–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1. | Nov 1983 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Kim Warwick
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Ken Flach Robert Seguso
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1984 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | Chris Lewis
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Pat Cash Paul McNamee
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet (i) | Broderick Dyke
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 Francisco González Matt Mitchell
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6–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1984 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Broderick Dyke
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Peter Johnston John McCurdy
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | Dec 1984 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Broderick Dyke
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Peter Doohan Brian Levine
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4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | Dec 1984 | Melbourne Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Broderick Dyke
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Mike Bauer Scott McCain
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6–7, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Jan 1985 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Broderick Dyke
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Chris Lewis John Fitzgerald
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7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | Mar 1985 | Milan Indoor, Italy | Carpet (i) | Broderick Dyke
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 Heinz Günthardt Anders Järryd
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1985 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Broderick Dyke
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David Dowlen Nduka Odizor
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6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | Jan 1986 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Broderick Dyke
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Karl Richter Rick Rudeen
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | May 1986 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Broderick Dyke
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 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | Jun 1986 | Bristol, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson
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Christo Steyn Danie Visser
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6–7, 7–6, 12–10 |
| Win | 6. | Jul 1986 | Livingston, USA | Hard | Bob Green
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Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 1987 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Broderick Dyke
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Matt Anger Kelly Evernden
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7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | Nov 1988 | Brussels Indoor, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Tom Nijssen
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John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd
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7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 8. | Jan 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Darren Cahill
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Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | Aug 1989 | Stratton Mountain, USA | Hard | Mark Kratzmann
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Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
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6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 10. | Apr 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Mark Kratzmann
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Kent Kinnear Brad Pearce
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | Apr 1990 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | Pat Cash
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Kevin Curren Joey Rive
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | Feb 1991 | San Francisco, USA | Hard (i) | Jason Stoltenberg
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Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh
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4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | Jul 1991 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Emilio Sánchez
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 Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | Aug 1991 | New Haven, USA | Hard | Petr Korda
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Jeff Brown Scott Melville
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 15. | Feb 1993 | Milan Indoor, Italy | Carpet (i) | Mark Kratzmann
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Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 16. | Feb 1993 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Mark Kratzmann
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Steve DeVries David Macpherson
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6–3, 7–6 |
Performance timelines edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles edit
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 4R | QF | 2R | 4R | NH | SF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 28–14 | 67% | |||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% | |||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 21–13 | 62% | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | 55% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0 / 47 | 65–47 | 58% | |||
| National Representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | 0% | |||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 4R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | |||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 3R | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | 58% | |||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% | |||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 9–5 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 27–38 | 42% | |||
Doubles edit
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 19–12 | 61% | ||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | A | 0 / 9 | 18–9 | 67% | ||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 15–11 | 58% | ||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 42 | 59–42 | 58% | ||||
| Year-End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | SF | RR | DNQ | 0 / 2 | 3–4 | 43% | |||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | ||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | A | A | SF | SF | A | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | ||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | 50% | ||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 6–5 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 10–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 6–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 37 | 40–37 | 52% | ||||
Junior Grand Slam finals edit
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1980 | Australian Open | Hard | Craig A. Miller |
6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1980 | Australian Open | Hard | Craig A. Miller |
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References edit
- ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Schlink, Leo. "Pat Rafter steps down as Davis Cup captain with Wally Masur to fill role in interim role". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
