Wally Masur is a tennis coach, television commentator, and former professional tennis player from Sydney, Australia.
12 Facts About Wally Masur
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Wally Masur 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.
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Wally Masur was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
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In 1983, Masur won his first top-level singles title at Hong Kong, and his first tour doubles title at Taipei.
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Wally Masur reached quarterfinals of that year's Australian Open, before being knocked out by John McEnroe.
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In 1987, Wally Masur won his second career singles title at Adelaide and reached the Australian Open semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion Stefan Edberg.
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Wally Masur won his third singles title in 1988 at Newport, Rhode Island.
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Wally Masur reached the semifinals of that year's US Open, where he lost to Cedric Pioline.
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Wally Masur reached his career-high rankings in both singles and doubles that year.
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Wally Masur captured doubles titles in Milan and Stuttgart that year, which proved to be the final top-level titles of his career.
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Wally Masur retired from the professional tour in 1995, having won three singles titles and 16 doubles titles.
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In January 2015, Wally Masur was appointed captain of Australia's Davis Cup team, succeeding Pat Rafter.