Sandy Mayer

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Alexander "Sandy" Mayer (born April 5, 1952 in Flushing, New York) 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.

Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, he, Roscoe Tanner and Pat Dupre were all brothers in the Zeta Psi fraternity.

The righthander Mayer reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 26, 1982, when he became World Number 7.

Sandy's younger brother Gene was also a world tour tennis player and reached a career high of World No. 4 in 1980.

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[edit] Singles titles (10)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1974 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–1
2. 1974 Paramus, U.S. Indoor Flag of West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 6–1, 6–3
3. 1974 Jackson, U.S. Carpet Flag of West Germany Karl Meiler 7–6, 7–5
4. 1977 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet Flag of Pakistan Haroon Rahim 6–2, 6–4
5. 1977 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Stan Smith 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
6. 1977 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of South Africa Raymond Moore 6–2, 6–4
7. 1978 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–4
8. 1981 Bologna, Italy Carpet Flag of Romania Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–3
9. 1982 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Robert Van't Hof 7–5, 6–3
10. 1983 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–0, 6–3, 6–2

[edit] Runner-ups (10)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1973 Baltimore, U.S. Hard (i) Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–4, 7–5
2. 1974 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–3
3. 1975 Maui, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–0
4. 1975 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States Tom Gorman 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
5. 1977 San José, U.S. Hard Flag of Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
6. 1980 Surbiton, England Grass Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–3
7. 1981 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 6–3
8. 1981 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–3
9. 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of the United States Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–2
10. 1982 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Flag of India Ramesh Krishnan 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6

[edit] Doubles titles (24)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1974 Roanoke, U.S. Indoors Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Flag of New Zealand Jeff Simpson
7–6, 6–1
2. 1974 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet Flag of Australia Ian Fletcher Flag of Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Flag of Colombia Iván Molina
4–6, 7–6, 6–1
3. 1975 Roanoke, U.S. Indoors Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of Spain Juan Gisbert
Flag of Romania Ion Ţiriac
7–6, 1–6, 6–3
4. 1975 Wimbledon, London Grass Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of the United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of Australia Allan Stone
7–5, 8–6, 6–4
5. 1976 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of the United States Eddie Dibbs
Flag of the United States Harold Solomon
6–4, 7–5
6. 1976 Palm Springs, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Colin Dibley Flag of South Africa Raymond Moore
Flag of the United States Erik Van Dillen
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
7. 1977 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Stan Smith Flag of Australia Paul Kronk
Flag of Australia Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–3
8. 1977 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan Flag of the United States Tom Leonard
Flag of the United States Mike Machette
6–2, 6–3
9. 1977 Wembley, England Hard Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
10. 1978 Birmingham WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan
Flag of the United States Dick Stockton
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
11. 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States Gene Mayer
Flag of India Sashi Menon
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
12. 1978 San José, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of the United States Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States Brad Rowe
6–3, 6–4
13. 1979 Rancho Mirage, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Flag of the United States Bruce Manson
6–4, 7–6
14. 1979 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of Australia Ross Case
Flag of Australia Phil Dent
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
15. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of Chile Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Ecuador Andrés Gómez
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
16. 1980 Columbus, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried Flag of the United States Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
17. 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of the United States Mike Cahill
Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
18. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan Flag of South Africa Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States Steve Denton
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
19. 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Flag of Switzerland Markus Günthardt
6–2, 6–3
20. 1983 Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan Flag of the United States Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson
6–3, 6–4
21. 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Flag of West Germany Andreas Maurer Flag of the United States Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–4
22. 1984 Columbus, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Stan Smith Flag of the United States Charles Bud Cox
Flag of the United States Terry Moor
6–4, 6–7, 7–5
23. 1984 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak Flag of Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of Sweden Joakim Nyström
6–1, 6–3
24. 1984 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Flag of Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (15)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1971 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner Flag of the United States Stan Smith
Flag of the United States Erik Van Dillen
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2. 1973 Baltimore, U.S. Hard (i) Flag of the United States Paul Gerken Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors
Flag of the United States Clark Graebner
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
3. 1975 Hong Kong Hard Flag of Australia Bob Carmichael Flag of the Netherlands Tom Okker
Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall
6–3, 6–4
4. 1978 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt
Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
5. 1978 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt
Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 7–5
6. 1980 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of Chile Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Ecuador Andrés Gómez
6–4, 7–5
7. 1980 Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt Flag of the United States Bruce Manson
Flag of the United States Brian Teacher
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
8. 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of the United States Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–4
9. 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Flag of the United States Gene Mayer Flag of the United States Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 1–6, 6–4
10. 1982 Strasbourg WCT, France Carpet Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak
Flag of Australia John Fitzgerald
6–4, 6–3
11. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan Flag of the United States Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States John McEnroe
6–1, 6–2
12. 1984 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Flag of Hungary Balázs Taróczy Flag of Paraguay Francisco González
Flag of the United States Matt Mitchell
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
13. 1984 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak Flag of the United States Ken Flach
Flag of the United States Robert Seguso
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
14. 1985 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak Flag of Sweden Joakim Nyström
Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
15. 1985 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Flag of the United States Brad Gilbert Flag of the United States Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa Christo Van Rensburg
3–6, 6–3, 6–4

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