Gene Mayer

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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 right-hander 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.

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[edit] Singles titles (14)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Flag of Australia John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4
2. 1979 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
3. 1980 Denver, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–2
4. 1980 Metz, France Carpet Flag of Italy Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
5. 1980 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–2
6. 1980 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–1
7. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
8. 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4
9. 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States John Sadri 6–4, 6–4
10. 1981 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Dave Siegler 6–1, 6–4
11. 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–2
12. 1982 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of Germany Peter Elter 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
13. 1983 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–6
14. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Johan Kriek 7–6, 6–1

[edit] Runner-ups (12)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1976 Hamilton, Bermuda Clay Flag of the United States Cliff Richey 7–6, 6–2
2. 1979 Houston, U.S. Clay Flag of Spain José Higueras 6–3, 2–6, 7–6
3. 1979 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 6–3
4. 1980 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt 6–2, 6–4
5. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Eddie Dibbs 6–2, 6–1
6. 1980 Wembley, England Carpet Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
7. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
8. 1982 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 5–2, ret.
9. 1982 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
10. 1983 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–0
11. 1984 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of Belgium Libor Pimek 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
12. 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Flag of France Henri Leconte 7–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1

[edit] Doubles titles (15)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Flag of India Sashi Menon Flag of Mexico Marcello Lara
Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez		 6–3, 7–6
2. 1978 Miami, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson Flag of Australia Bob Carmichael
Flag of the United States Brian Teacher		 7–6, 6–3
3. 1978 San Jose, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of the United States Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States Brad Rowe		 6–3, 6–4
4. 1978 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of the United States Hank Pfister Flag of Spain Manuel Orantes
Flag of Spain José Higueras		 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
5. 1978 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez Flag of Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Flag of New Zealand Brian Fairlie		 6–3, 6–3
6. 1978 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Hank Pfister Flag of the United States Jeff Borowiak
Flag of New Zealand Chris Lewis		 6–3, 6–1
7. 1979 Rancho Mirage, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Flag of the United States Bruce Manson		 6–4, 7–6
8. 1979 Houston, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of Australia John Alexander
Flag of Australia Geoff Masters		 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
9. 1979 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of Australia Ross Case
Flag of Australia Phil Dent		 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
10. 1979 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States John McEnroe Flag of the Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd		 6–4, 7–6
11. 1979 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Flag of the United States Stan Smith Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Slozil		 6–3, 6–4
12. 1980 Metz, France Carpet Flag of Australia Colin Dibley Flag of the United States Chris Delaney
Flag of Australia Kim Warwick		 7–6, 7–5
13. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez Flag of Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Flag of Italy Adriano Panatta		 6–1, 6–4
14. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of Chile Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Ecuador Andrés Gómez		 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
15. 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of the United States Mike Cahill
Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson		 7–6, 6–7, 7–6

[edit] Runner-ups (8)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1976 La Costa, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Peter Fleming Flag of the United States Marty Riessen
Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner		 7–6, 7–6
2. 1976 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of Australia John Newcombe
Flag of Australia Tony Roche		 6–3, 7–5
3. 1977 Columbus, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Peter Fleming Flag of the United States Robert Lutz
Flag of the United States Stan Smith		 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
4. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Flag of India Sashi Menon Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer
Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart		 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
5. 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak Flag of the United States Robert Lutz
Flag of the United States Stan Smith		 6–2, 7–5
6. 1980 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of Chile Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Ecuador Andrés Gómez		 6–4, 7–5
7. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of the United States Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States John McEnroe		 6–1, 6–4
8. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of the United States Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan		 7–6, 1–6, 6–4

[edit] References

  1. ^ Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007.
  2. ^ 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."
  3. ^ "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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