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 | Clark Graebner | 6–2, 6–1 |
2. | 1974 | Paramus, U.S. | Indoor | Jürgen Fassbender | 6–1, 6–3 |
3. | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | Karl Meiler | 7–6, 7–5 |
4. | 1977 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | Haroon Rahim | 6–2, 6–4 |
5. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
6. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Raymond Moore | 6–2, 6–4 |
7. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 6–4 |
8. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 6–3 |
9. | 1982 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | Robert Van't Hof | 7–5, 6–3 |
10. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 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) | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 7–5 |
2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 6–3 |
3. | 1975 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6–1, 6–0 |
4. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | Tom Gorman | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
5. | 1977 | San José, U.S. | Hard | Jiří Hřebec | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
6. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 6–3 |
7. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | John McEnroe | 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
8. | 1981 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 6–3 |
9. | 1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Gene Mayer | 6–4, 6–2 |
10. | 1982 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | 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 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Ian Crookenden Jeff Simpson |
7–6, 6–1 |
2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Ian Fletcher | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Iván Molina |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
3. | 1975 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | Vitas Gerulaitis | Juan Gisbert Ion Ţiriac |
7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |
4. | 1975 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Vitas Gerulaitis | Colin Dowdeswell Allan Stone |
7–5, 8–6, 6–4 |
5. | 1976 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon |
6–4, 7–5 |
6. | 1976 | Palm Springs, U.S. | Hard | Colin Dibley | Raymond Moore Erik Van Dillen |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
7. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Stan Smith | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
6–4, 6–3 |
8. | 1977 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Frew McMillan | Tom Leonard Mike Machette |
6–2, 6–3 |
9. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | Frew McMillan | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 7–6 |
10. | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | Frew McMillan Dick Stockton |
3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
11. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Gene Mayer Sashi Menon |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
12. | 1978 | San José, U.S. | Carpet | Gene Mayer | Hank Pfister Brad Rowe |
6–3, 6–4 |
13. | 1979 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | Gene Mayer | Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson |
6–4, 7–6 |
14. | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Gene Mayer | Ross Case Phil Dent |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
15. | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Gene Mayer | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
16. | 1980 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Peter Fleming Eliot Teltscher |
6–4, 6–2 |
17. | 1981 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | Gene Mayer | Mike Cahill Tom Gullikson |
7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
18. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
19. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Ferdi Taygan | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt |
6–2, 6–3 |
20. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Ferdi Taygan | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
6–3, 6–4 |
21. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Andreas Maurer | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan |
7–6, 6–4 |
22. | 1984 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Stan Smith | Charles Bud Cox Terry Moor |
6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
23. | 1984 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Wojtek Fibak | Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström |
6–1, 6–3 |
24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Wojtek Fibak | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6–4, 6–4 |
[edit] Runner-ups (15)
[edit] External links
- ATP Tour profile for Sandy Mayer
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