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Timothy "Tim" Mayotte (born August 3, 1960, in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
[edit] Career
The tall serve-and-volleyer learned to play the game on the public courts of Forest Park in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. He played tennis for Stanford University in the early-1980s and won the NCAA singles title in 1981.
Mayotte won his first top-level professional singles title in 1985 at the inaugural Lipton International Players Championships (now known as the Miami Masters). Other career highlights included winning the Queen's Club Championships in London in 1986, capturing the Paris Indoor title in 1987, and winning the men's singles Silver Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments came in reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1982 and the Australian Open in 1983. He also reached the quarter-finals of the US Open. Popular with professionals and fans alike, his good manners and sportsmanship earned him the nickname 'Gentleman Tim' .
During his career, Mayotte won 12 singles titles and 1 doubles title. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7. His career prize-money earnings totalled US$2,663,672. His final career singles title was won in 1989 at Washington DC. Mayotte retired from the professional tour in 1992.
Mayotte's older brother Chris also played on the tour a few seasons. Their older brother John is a former club pro and tennis businessman.
[edit] ATP Results
[edit] Singles titles (12)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| Grand Prix (12) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (5) |
| Grass (1) |
| Clay (0) |
| Carpet (6) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
18 February 1985 |
Delray Beach, U.S. |
Hard |
 Scott Davis |
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2. |
16 June 1986 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
Jimmy Connors |
6–4, 2–1, ret. |
| 3. |
9 February 1987 |
Philadelphia, U.S. |
Carpet |
John McEnroe |
3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 4. |
6 April 1987 |
Chicago, U.S. |
Carpet |
David Pate |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. |
19 October 1987 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
 Ricki Osterthun |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 6. |
9 November 1987 |
Paris Indoor, France |
Carpet |
Brad Gilbert |
2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 7. |
16 November 1987 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Carpet |
 Andrés Gómez |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 8. |
29 February 1988 |
Philadelphia, U.S. |
Carpet |
 John Fitzgerald |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 9. |
25 July 1988 |
Schenectady, U.S. |
Hard |
Johan Kriek |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 10. |
10 October 1988 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Hard (i) |
Marty Davis |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 11. |
24 October 1988 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Carpet |
 Leonardo Lavalle |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 12. |
31 July 1989 |
Washington D.C., U.S. |
Hard |
Brad Gilbert |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
[edit] Runner-ups (11)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
5 October 1981 |
Maui, U.S. |
Hard |
Hank Pfister |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. |
22 March 1982 |
Strasbourg WCT, France |
Carpet |
 Ivan Lendl |
6–0, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 3. |
21 June 1982 |
Bristol, England |
Grass |
John Alexander |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 4. |
16 July 1984 |
Newport, U.S. |
Grass |
 Vijay Amritraj |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 5. |
15 April 1985 |
Dallas, U.S. |
Carpet |
Ivan Lendl |
7–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 6. |
3 February 1986 |
Philadelphia, U.S. |
Carpet |
Ivan Lendl |
W/O |
| 7. |
26 September 1988 |
Seoul Olympics, South Korea |
Hard |
Miloslav Mečíř |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 8. |
29 February 1989 |
Philadelphia, U.S. |
Carpet |
Boris Becker |
7–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 9. |
12 February 1990 |
Milan, Italy |
Carpet |
Ivan Lendl |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 10. |
19 February 1990 |
Toronto Indoor, Canada |
Carpet |
Ivan Lendl |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 11. |
12 November 1990 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
 Andrei Cherkasov |
6–2, 6–1 |
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