Geoff Masters (born 19 September 1950) is an Australian former

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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

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which he has done for more than 20 years, originally with host broadcaster the

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Tennis career

Born in

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, 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

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in 1977.

Career finals

Doubles (23 wins, 18 losses)

Post-tennis playing career

Masters can be heard calling Australian Open and Wimbledon matches for rights holder the

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in Australia.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masters, Geoff 1950 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) champions Australian tennis coaches Australian tennis commentators Tennis players from Brisbane US Open (tennis) champions Wimbledon champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Sportsmen from Queensland 20th-century Australian sportsmen