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Gene Mayer (born April 11, 1956 in Flushing, New York) is a former tennis player from the United States who won fourteen singles titles during his career. Mayer played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, in Wayne, New Jersey, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team.[1] The righthander Mayer reached his highest ranking on the ATP Tour on October 6, 1980, when he reached the rank of number 4 in the world. Mayer has been a resident of Woodmere, New York.[2] In 2005, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Gene's older brother Sandy was also a tour player. He achieved the rank of World No. 7 in 1982.
Singles titles (14)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1978 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Clay |
John Newcombe |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 2. |
1979 |
Cologne, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Wojtek Fibak |
6-3, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 3. |
1980 |
Denver, U.S. |
Carpet |
Victor Amaya |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. |
1980 |
Metz, France |
Carpet |
Gianni Ocleppo |
6-3, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 5. |
1980 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
Hard |
Brian Teacher |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. |
1980 |
Cleveland, U.S. |
Hard |
Victor Amaya |
6-2, 6-1 |
| 7. |
1980 |
San Francisco, U.S. |
Carpet |
Eliot Teltscher |
6-2, 2-6, 6-1 |
| 8. |
1981 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Carpet |
Roscoe Tanner |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 9. |
1981 |
Denver, U.S. |
Carpet |
John Sadri |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 10. |
1981 |
Cleveland, U.S. |
Hard |
Dave Siegler |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 11. |
1981 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Sandy Mayer |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 12. |
1982 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Peter Elter |
3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 13. |
1983 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Hard (i) |
Guillermo Vilas |
6-1, 7-6 |
| 14. |
1983 |
Los Angeles, U.S. |
Hard |
Johan Kriek |
7-6, 6-1 |
Runner-ups (12)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1976 |
Hamilton, Bermuda |
Clay |
Cliff Richey |
7-6, 6-2 |
| 2. |
1979 |
Houston, U.S. |
Clay |
José Higueras |
6-3, 2-6, 7-6 |
| 3. |
1979 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
John McEnroe |
6-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4. |
1980 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Carpet |
Heinz Günthardt |
6-2, 6-4 |
| 5. |
1980 |
Boston, U.S. |
Clay |
Eddie Dibbs |
6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. |
1980 |
Wembley, England |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 7. |
1981 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Hard (i) |
Jimmy Connors |
6-1, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 8. |
1982 |
Las Vegas, U.S. |
Hard |
Jimmy Connors |
5-2, ret. |
| 9. |
1982 |
Sydney Indoor, Australia |
Hard (i) |
John McEnroe |
6-4, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 10. |
1983 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Carpet |
Jimmy Connors |
7-5, 6-0 |
| 11. |
1984 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Libor Pimek |
6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 12. |
1984 |
Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany |
Clay |
Henri Leconte |
7-6, 6-0, 1-6, 6-1 |
Doubles titles (15)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1978 |
Mexico City WCT, Mexico |
Hard |
Sashi Menon |
Marcello Lara
Raúl Ramírez |
6-3, 7-6 |
| 2. |
1978 |
Miami, U.S. |
Carpet |
Tom Gullikson |
Bob Carmichael
Brian Teacher |
7-6, 6-3 |
| 3. |
1978 |
San Jose, U.S. |
Carpet |
Sandy Mayer |
Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. |
1978 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Hank Pfister |
Manuel Orantes
José Higueras |
6-3, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. |
1978 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Clay |
Raúl Ramírez |
Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 6. |
1978 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Clay |
Hank Pfister |
Jeff Borowiak
Chris Lewis |
6-3, 6-1 |
| 7. |
1979 |
Rancho Mirage, U.S. |
Hard |
Sandy Mayer |
Cliff Drysdale
Bruce Manson |
6-4, 7-6 |
| 8. |
1979 |
Houston, U.S. |
Clay |
Sherwood Stewart |
John Alexander
Geoff Masters |
6-1, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 9. |
1979 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Sandy Mayer |
Ross Case
Phil Dent |
6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 10. |
1979 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Clay |
John McEnroe |
Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd |
6-4, 7-6 |
| 11. |
1979 |
Cologne, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Stan Smith |
Heinz Günthardt
Pavel Slozil |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 12. |
1980 |
Metz, France |
Carpet |
Colin Dibley |
Chris Delaney
Kim Warwick |
7-6, 7-5 |
| 13. |
1980 |
Florence, Italy |
Clay |
Raúl Ramírez |
Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 14. |
1980 |
Boston, U.S. |
Clay |
Sandy Mayer |
Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez |
1-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 15. |
1981 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Carpet |
Sandy Mayer |
Mike Cahill
Tom Gullikson |
7-6, 6-7, 7-6 |
Runner-ups (8)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
1976 |
La Costa, U.S. |
Hard |
Peter Fleming |
Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner |
7-6, 7-6 |
| 2. |
1976 |
Charlotte WCT, U.S. |
Carpet |
Vitas Gerulaitis |
John Newcombe
Tony Roche |
6-3, 7-5 |
| 3. |
1977 |
Columbus, U.S. |
Clay |
Peter Fleming |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 4. |
1978 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Clay |
Sashi Menon |
Sandy Mayer
Sherwood Stewart |
4-6, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 5. |
1980 |
Las Vegas, U.S. |
Hard |
Wojtek Fibak |
Robert Lutz
Stan Smith |
6-2, 7-5 |
| 6. |
1980 |
Washington D.C., U.S. |
Clay |
Sandy Mayer |
Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 7. |
1980 |
San Francisco, U.S. |
Carpet |
Sandy Mayer |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 8. |
1981 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Hard (i) |
Sandy Mayer |
Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan |
7-6, 1-6, 6-4 |
References
- ^ Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack. "A TENNIS TOURNAMENT SERVES SOME ACES", The New York Times, August 23, 1987. Accessed December 22, 2007. "Most of what rooting interest developed focused on the closest thing to a homegrown product in the competition, Gene Mayer of Woodmere."
- ^ "NC Sports Commission Invites Athlete and Coach Nominations From Community", Three Village Times, January 28, 2005. Accessed December 22, 2007. "The NCSC is privileged to announce that four-time Track and Field Gold Medallist Al Oerter and former world ranked tennis professional Gene Mayer are scheduled, among others, to accept their induction into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame on April 11."
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