PLAYER PROFILE
Wally Masur
- Age62
- Born13 May 1963
- Birth PlaceSouthampton, United Kingdom
- Playing StatusRetired
“I see them training and their pre-season, and our guys train hard. Our guys are fit... they're not going to lose wondering. They're not going to get run down, outmuscled, or fatigued.”
— Wally Masur, 23 May 2025
» Aussies on clay: A thriving force
Masur began playing tennis in Canberra aged eight and was coached by Charlie Hollis, who was Rod Laver’s coach. Masur won the Australian Open juniors in 1981.
He was a member of the Australian Davis Cup team for eight years, notching up a 17-15 win–loss record from 1985 to 1993.
Highlights of his career include reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open in 1987 (l. to Edberg) and at the US Open in 1993 (l. to Pioline). He made the last 16 at Wimbledon on three occasions.
Masur recorded two memorable victories in Australia’s win over France in the first round of the Davis Cup in 1990, beating Yannick Noah and Henri Leconte, both in five sets.
A respected media commentator, Masur coached the Australian Davis Cup team from 2001 to 2005.
He won three singles titles: Hong Kong 1983, Adelaide 1987, Newport 1988, and 13 doubles.
His highest singles world ranking was No.15 (October 1993) and doubles was No.8 (April 1993). He lives in Sydney.
Wally Masur in the news
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Jordan Thompson, Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin become the first trio of Australians to reach the men's singles fourth round at the US Open since 1988.
Craig Miller won the Australian Open 1980 boys' singles and doubles titles, and later became an influential coach.
Wildcards for Astra Sharma and Chris O'Connell boost the number of Australians in the Roland Garros 2021 singles main draws to nine.
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