Jeff Austin

William Jeffrey Austin (born July 5, 1951) is an American former professional tennis player.

Tennis career Austin, an All-American on four occasions, played tennis for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their 1970 and 1971 NCAA Championship winning teams.

Austin made the third round at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Szabolcs Baranyi, despite winning the first two sets.

In 1971, he defeated Zan Guerry and William Brown to reach the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open, in his first of five appearances in Cincinnati.

In 1973, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the Aptos Open.

Personal life Austin's sister is two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin and he is also the brother of Doug, John and Pam Austin, all tennis players.

He married fitness instructor Denise Katnich on April 30, 1983. They have two daughters.

Career after tennis Austin now works as a sports agent. He is head of the basketball division at the Octagon.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0) ResultW-L YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 1973 Aptos, United States Hard Onny Parun 7–6, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1–1) ResultW-L YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 1973 Aptos, United States Hard Fred McNair Raymond Moore Onny Parun 6–2, 6–1Loss 1–1 1975 Little Rock, United States Carpet Charles Owens Marcelo Lara Barry Phillips-Moore 4–6, 3–6