Gene Mayer

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Gene Mayer (born May 11, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States who won 14 professional singles titles during his career.

Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey,[1] and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team.[2][3] He was a double hander on both forehand and backhand.

The right-hander Mayer reached his highest ranking on the ATP Tour on October 6, 1980, when he reached the rank of World No. 4.

Mayer has been a resident of Woodmere, New York.[4] In 2005, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

Gene's older brother Sandy was also a tour player. He achieved the rank of World No. 7 in 1982. They met each other in the Stockholm Open final 1981 and won 5 doubles tournaments together, including 1979 French Open.

Career finals

Singles: 26 (14 wins, 12 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1976 Hamilton, Bermuda Clay Template:Flagicon Cliff Richey 6–7, 2–6
Win 1. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Template:Flagicon John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2. 1979 Houston, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon José Higueras 3–6, 6–2, 6–7
Win 2. 1979 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 3. 1979 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Template:Flagicon John McEnroe 7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. 1980 Denver, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4. 1980 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt 2–6, 4–6
Win 4. 1980 Metz, France Carpet Template:Flagicon Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Win 5. 1980 Los Angeles Hard Template:Flagicon Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs 2–6, 1–6
Win 6. 1980 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–1
Win 7. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 6. 1980 Wembley, United Kingdom Carpet Template:Flagicon John McEnroe 4–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon John Sadri 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 10. 1981 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Dave Siegler 6–1, 6–4
Win 11. 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–2
Loss 8. 1982 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors 2–5, retired
Win 12. 1982 Munich, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Peter Elter 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 9. 1982 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Template:Flagicon John McEnroe 4–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1983 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors 5–7, 0–6
Win 13. 1983 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–6
Win 14. 1983 Los Angeles Hard Template:Flagicon Johan Kriek 7–6, 6–1
Loss 11. 1984 Munich, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Libor Pimek 4–6, 6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 12. 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Template:Flagicon Henri Leconte 6–7, 0–6, 6–1, 1–6

Doubles: 24 (15 wins, 9 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1976 La Costa, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon Marty Riessen
Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner 		6–7, 6–7
Loss 2. 1976 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis Template:Flagicon John Newcombe
Template:Flagicon Tony Roche 		3–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 1977 Columbus, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon Robert Lutz
Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 		6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win 1. 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Template:Flagicon Sashi Menon Template:Flagicon Marcello Lara
Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez 		6–3, 7–6
Win 2. 1978 Miami, Florida, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael
Template:Flagicon Brian Teacher 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 4. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Template:Flagicon Sashi Menon Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer
Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart 		6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win 3. 1978 San Jose, California, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister
Template:Flagicon Brad Rowe 		6–3, 6–4
Win 4. 1978 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes
Template:Flagicon José Higueras 		6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Win 5. 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez Template:Flagicon Ismail El Shafei
Template:Flagicon Brian Fairlie 		6–3, 6–3
Win 6. 1978 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister Template:Flagicon Jeff Borowiak
Template:Flagicon Chris Lewis 		6–3, 6–1
Win 7. 1979 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale
Template:Flagicon Bruce Manson 		6–4, 7–6
Win 8. 1979 Houston, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart Template:Flagicon John Alexander
Template:Flagicon Geoff Masters 		6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Win 9. 1979 French Open, Paris Clay Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Ross Case
Template:Flagicon Phil Dent 		6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5. 1979 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming
Template:Flagicon John McEnroe 		7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 10. 1979 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon John McEnroe Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš
Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd 		6–4, 7–6
Win 11. 1979 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Stan Smith Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt
Template:Flagicon Pavel Složil 		6–3, 6–4
Win 12. 1980 Metz, France Carpet Template:Flagicon Colin Dibley Template:Flagicon Chris Delaney
Template:Flagicon Kim Warwick 		7–6, 7–5
Loss 6. 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak Template:Flagicon Robert Lutz
Template:Flagicon Stan Smith 		2–6, 5–7
Win 13. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Template:Flagicon Raúl Ramírez Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci
Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta 		6–1, 6–4
Win 14. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Hans Gildemeister
Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez 		1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7. 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Hans Gildemeister
Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez 		4–6, 5–7
Loss 8. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming
Template:Flagicon John McEnroe 		1–6, 4–6
Win 15. 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill
Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson 		7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 9. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Template:Flagicon Sandy Mayer Template:Flagicon Fritz Buehning
Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan 		6–7, 6–1, 4–6

References

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  1. ↑ "Vilas Extended by Mayer", The New York Times, February 13, 1977. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Guillermo Vilas, the Argentine left hander, had unexpectedly strong opposition, but ousted young Gene Mayer of Wayne, N.J., 7–6, 7–6, 6–1, in the semifinals of the $50,000 Springfield International, a Grand Prix tennis tournament."
  2. ↑ Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
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  4. ↑ Cavanaugh, Jack. "A TENNIS TOURNAMENT SERVES SOME ACES", The New York Times, August 23, 1987. Accessed September 16, 2008. "Most of what rooting interest developed focused on the closest thing to a homegrown product in the competition, Gene Mayer of Woodmere."
  5. ↑ "NC Sports Commission Invites Athlete and Coach Nominations From Community" Template:Webarchive, 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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