Sandy Mayer

Alexander Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States. He won eleven 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.

Sandy Mayer
Full nameAlexander Mayer
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePortola Valley, California
Born (1952-04-05) April 5, 1952
Flushing, New York
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1972
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,057,783
Singles
Career record359–194 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 7 (April 26, 1982)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1980)
French Open3R (1979, 1981)
WimbledonSF (1973)
US Open4R (1972)
Other tournaments
WCT FinalsQF (1981)
Doubles
Career record292–136 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles24
Highest rankingNo. 3 (January 28, 1985)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1980)
French OpenW (1979)
WimbledonW (1975)
US Open3R (1983, 1984)

Career

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 (Texas). 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-hander 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.

Mayer has four sons and a daughter. All children had been previously ranked in the United States Tennis Association Junior Tennis League (Northern California Section). His wife Libby works as a teacher at a private school.

Mayer as of a few years ago resided in Portola Valley, California.

Career finals

Singles (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1973 Baltimore, U.S. Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 4–6, 5–7
Win 1. 1973 Birmingham, U.S. Hard Charles Owens 6–4, 7–6
Win 2. 1974 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2. 1974 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet (i) Jimmy Connors 5–7, 3–6
Win 3. 1974 Paramus, U.S. Indoor Jürgen Fassbender 6–1, 6–3
Win 4. 1974 Jackson, U.S. Carpet (i) Karl Meiler 7–6, 7–5
Loss 3. 1975 Maui, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 1–6, 0–6
Loss 4. 1975 Hong Kong Hard Tom Gorman 3–6, 1–6, 1–6
Win 5. 1977 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet (i) Haroon Rahim 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. 1977 San Jose, U.S. Hard Jiří Hřebec 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Win 6. 1977 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win 7. 1977 Stockholm Open, Sweden Hard (i) Raymond Moore 6–2, 6–4
Win 8. 1978 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–4
Loss 6. 1980 Surbiton, England Grass Brian Gottfried 3–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1981 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard John McEnroe 7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 8. 1981 Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 3–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 1981 Stockholm Open, Sweden Hard (i) Gene Mayer 4–6, 2–6
Win 9. 1981 Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–3
Loss 10. 1982 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Ramesh Krishnan 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win 10. 1982 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Robert Van't Hof 7–5, 6–3
Win 11. 1983 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay 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 Roscoe Tanner Stan Smith
Erik van Dillen
1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2. 1973 Baltimore WCT, U.S. Hard (i) Paul Gerken Jimmy Connors
Clark Graebner
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win 1. 1974 Roanoke, U.S. Indoors Vitas Gerulaitis Ian Crookenden
Jeff Simpson
7–6, 6–1
Win 2. 1974 Birmingham, U.S. Hard Ian Fletcher Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Iván Molina
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Win 3. 1975 Roanoke, U.S. Indoors Vitas Gerulaitis Juan Gisbert
Ion Ţiriac
7–6, 1–6, 6–3
Win 4. 1975 Wimbledon, London Grass Vitas Gerulaitis Colin Dowdeswell
Allan Stone
7–5, 8–6, 6–4
Loss 3. 1975 Hong Kong Hard Bob Carmichael Tom Okker
Ken Rosewall
3–6, 4–6
Win 5. 1976 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Vitas Gerulaitis Eddie Dibbs
Harold Solomon
6–4, 7–5
Win 6. 1976 Palm Springs, U.S. Hard Colin Dibley Raymond Moore
Erik van Dillen
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Win 7. 1977 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Stan Smith Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–3
Win 8. 1977 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Frew McMillan Tom Leonard
Mike Machette
6–2, 6–3
Win 9. 1977 Wembley, England Hard Frew McMillan Brian Gottfried
Raul Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Win 10. 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis Frew McMillan
Dick Stockton
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 4. 1978 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 1978 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
3–6, 5–7
Win 11. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Sherwood Stewart Gene Mayer
Sashi Menon
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 12. 1978 San Jose, U.S. Carpet Gene Mayer Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe
6–3, 6–4
Win 13. 1979 Rancho Mirage, U.S. Hard Gene Mayer Cliff Drysdale
Bruce Manson
6–4, 7–6
Win 14. 1979 French Open, Paris Clay Gene Mayer Ross Case
Phil Dent
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6. 1979 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Gene Mayer Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 15. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Gene Mayer Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7. 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Gene Mayer Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
4–6, 5–7
Win 16. 1980 Columbus, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Peter Fleming
Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
Loss 8. 1980 Toronto, Canada Hard Heinz Günthardt Bruce Manson
Brian Teacher
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 9. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Gene Mayer Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
1–6, 4–6
Win 17. 1981 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Gene Mayer Mike Cahill
Tom Gullikson
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win 18. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Frew McMillan Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Gene Mayer Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan
6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 11. 1982 Strasbourg WCT, France Carpet (i) Frew McMillan Wojtek Fibak
John Fitzgerald
4–6, 3–6
Win 19. 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Ferdi Taygan Heinz Günthardt
Markus Günthardt
6–2, 6–3
Loss 12. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
1–6, 2–6
Win 20. 1983 Montreal, Canada Hard Ferdi Taygan Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6–3, 6–4
Win 21. 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Andreas Maurer Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–4
Win 22. 1984 Columbus, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Charles Bud Cox
Terry Moor
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Loss 13. 1984 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Balázs Taróczy Francisco González
Matt Mitchell
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 14. 1984 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Wojtek Fibak Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 23. 1984 Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) Wojtek Fibak Jan Gunnarsson
Joakim Nyström
6–1, 6–3
Win 24. 1984 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Wojtek Fibak Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 6–4
Loss 15. 1985 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Wojtek Fibak Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 16. 1985 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Brad Gilbert Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
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