Sandy Mayer

Alexander Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States. He won twelve titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles in his professional career, and was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.

Career

Template:BLP unreferenced section Mayer was born in Flushing, New York. He entered Stanford University in 1970. In 1972, Mayer and Roscoe Tanner won the NCAA doubles championship, and the Stanford team finished second in the NCAA tournament, behind Trinity University.

In 1973, Mayer and Stanford won everything in the NCAA tournament: Mayer won singles, Mayer and Jim Delaney won doubles, and the team won the national championship ahead of USC.

The right-handed Mayer reached his highest singles ATP-ranking in April 1982, when he became world No. 7. His younger brother Gene was also a world tour tennis player and reached a career high of world No. 4 in 1980.

Family

Template:BLP unreferenced section Mayer has four sons and a daughter, all of whom had been previously ranked in the United States Tennis Association Junior Tennis League (Northern California Section). Mayer's former wife, Libby, is a teacher. They filed for divorce on Aug. 5, 2016.

Career finals

Singles (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	1973	Baltimore, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	4–6, 5–7
Win	1.	1973	Birmingham, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Charles Owens	6–4, 7–6
Win	2.	1974	Baltimore, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2.	1974	Birmingham, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	5–7, 3–6
Win	3.	1974	Paramus, U.S.	Indoor	Template:Flagicon Jürgen Fassbender	6–1, 6–3
Win	4.	1974	Jackson, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler	7–6, 7–5
Loss	3.	1975	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors	1–6, 0–6
Loss	4.	1975	Hong Kong	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tom Gorman	3–6, 1–6, 1–6
Win	5.	1977	Little Rock, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Haroon Rahim	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5.	1977	San Jose, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Hřebec	6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win	6.	1977	Hampton, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win	7.	1977	Stockholm Open, Sweden	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Raymond Moore	6–2, 6–4
Win	8.	1978	St. Louis WCT, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs	7–6, 6–4
Loss	6.	1980	Surbiton, England	Grass	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried	3–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	1981	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	1981	Cologne, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Ivan Lendl	3–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	1981	Stockholm Open, Sweden	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	4–6, 2–6
Win	9.	1981	Bologna, Italy	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase	7–5, 6–3
Loss	10.	1982	Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ramesh Krishnan	7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win	10.	1982	Cleveland, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robert Van't Hof	7–5, 6–3
Win	11.	1983	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd	6–0, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (24 titles, 16 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1971	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner	Template:Flagicon Stan Smith Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen	1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	2.	1973	Baltimore WCT, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Paul Gerken	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win	1.	1974	Roanoke, U.S.	Indoors	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Ian Crookenden Template:Flagicon Jeff Simpson	7–6, 6–1
Win	2.	1974	Birmingham, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ian Fletcher	Template:Flagicon Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Template:Flagicon Iván Molina	4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Win	3.	1975	Roanoke, U.S.	Indoors	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac	7–6, 1–6, 6–3
Win	4.	1975	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon Allan Stone	7–5, 8–6, 6–4
Loss	3.	1975	Hong Kong	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael	Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	1976	Fort Worth WCT, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs Template:Flagicon Harold Solomon	6–4, 7–5
Win	6.	1976	Palm Springs, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Colin Dibley	Template:Flagicon Raymond Moore Template:Flagicon Erik van Dillen	6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Win	7.	1977	Hampton, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	Template:Flagicon Paul Kronk Template:Flagicon Cliff Letcher	6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	1977	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	Template:Flagicon Tom Leonard Template:Flagicon Mike Machette	6–2, 6–3
Win	9.	1977	Wembley, England	Hard	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried Template:Flagicon Raul Ramírez	6–3, 7–6
Win	10.	1978	Birmingham WCT, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan Template:Flagicon Dick Stockton	3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	4.	1978	Philadelphia WCT, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	4–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	1978	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis	Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	3–6, 5–7
Win	11.	1978	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer Template:Flagicon Sashi Menon	4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win	12.	1978	San Jose, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Hank Pfister Template:Flagicon Brad Rowe	6–3, 6–4
Win	13.	1979	Rancho Mirage, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Template:Flagicon Bruce Manson	6–4, 7–6
Win	14.	1979	French Open, Paris	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Ross Case Template:Flagicon Phil Dent	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	6.	1979	Forest Hills WCT, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win	15.	1980	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gene 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 Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Hans Gildemeister Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez	4–6, 5–7
Win	16.	1980	Columbus, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon Eliot Teltscher	6–4, 6–2
Loss	8.	1980	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt	Template:Flagicon Bruce Manson Template:Flagicon Brian Teacher	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	9.	1980	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	1–6, 4–6
Win	17.	1981	Memphis, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win	18.	1981	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	Template:Flagicon Kevin Curren Template:Flagicon Steve Denton	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	10.	1981	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer	Template:Flagicon Fritz Buehning Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	11.	1982	Strasbourg WCT, France	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak Template:Flagicon John Fitzgerald	4–6, 3–6
Win	19.	1982	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt Template:Flagicon Markus Günthardt	6–2, 6–3
Loss	12.	1983	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming Template:Flagicon John McEnroe	1–6, 2–6
Win	20.	1983	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	Template:Flagicon Tim Gullikson Template:Flagicon Tom Gullikson	6–3, 6–4
Win	21.	1984	Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andreas Maurer	Template:Flagicon Fritz Buehning Template:Flagicon Ferdi Taygan	7–6, 6–4
Win	22.	1984	Columbus, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Stan Smith	Template:Flagicon Charles Bud Cox Template:Flagicon Terry Moor	6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Loss	13.	1984	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	Template:Flagicon Francisco González Template:Flagicon Matt Mitchell	6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	14.	1984	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak	Template:Flagicon Ken Flach Template:Flagicon Robert Seguso	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win	23.	1984	Cologne, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak	Template:Flagicon Jan Gunnarsson Template:Flagicon Joakim Nyström	6–1, 6–3
Win	24.	1984	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak	Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy	6–4, 6–4
Loss	15.	1985	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Wojtek Fibak	Template:Flagicon Joakim Nyström Template:Flagicon Mats Wilander	6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss	16.	1985	San Francisco, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Brad Gilbert	Template:Flagicon Paul Annacone Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 3–6, 4–6

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