Sandy Mayer
Full name | Alexander "Sandy" Mayer |
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Country (sports) |
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Residence | Portola Valley, California, USA |
Born |
Flushing, Queens, USA | April 5, 1952
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1972 |
Retired | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,057,783 |
Singles | |
Career record | 359–194 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (April 26, 1984) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1980) |
French Open | 3R (1979, 1981) |
Wimbledon | SF (1973) |
US Open | 4R (1972) |
Other tournaments | |
WCT Finals | QF (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 292–136 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 24 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (January 28, 1985) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1980) |
French Open | W (1979) |
Wimbledon | W (1975) |
US Open | 3R (1983, 1984) |
Last updated on: June 5, 2012. |
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.
Career
Mayer was born in Flushing, New York. Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, he, Roscoe Tanner and Pat Du Pré were all brothers in the Zeta Psi fraternity. The right-hander Mayer reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 26, 1982, when he became World No. 7.
Sandy's younger brother Gene was also a world tour tennis player and reached a career high of World No. 4 in 1980.
Sandy has four sons and a daughter. All children have been previously ranked in the United States Tennis Association Junior Tennis League (Northern California Section). His wife's name is Libby Mayer and she works as a teacher at a private school.
Mayer as of a few years ago resided in Portola Valley, California.
Singles finals (20)
10 titles - 10 runners-up
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1973 | Baltimore, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1974 | Paramus, U.S. | Indoor | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1977 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1977 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 5. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1981 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1982 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 9. | 1982 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles finals (40)
24 titles - 16 runners-up
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1971 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1973 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1974 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 1975 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 1975 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1976 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 1976 | Palm Springs, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 7. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 1977 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1978 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1978 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 11. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 1978 | San José, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 1979 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1979 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 15. | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1980 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 16. | 1980 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 17. | 1981 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 18. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 19. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 20. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 21. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 22. | 1984 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 23. | 1984 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1985 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
External links
- Sandy Mayer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sandy Mayer at the International Tennis Federation