Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" 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.
Full name | Alexander Mayer |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Portola Valley, California |
Born | Flushing, New York | April 5, 1952
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1972 |
Retired | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-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) |
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 |
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Loss | 1. | 1973 | Baltimore, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 1973 | Birmingham, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 2. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 1974 | Paramus, U.S. | Indoor | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 3. | 1975 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5. | 1977 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | 1977 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 7. | 1977 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 8. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1981 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 1982 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 10. | 1982 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles (24 titles, 16 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1971 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1973 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | 1974 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | 1975 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 1975 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 1976 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 6. | 1976 | Palm Springs, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Win | 7. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 1977 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 9. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 10. | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1978 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1978 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 11. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 1978 | San Jose, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1979 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 14. | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 1979 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 15. | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 1980 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 16. | 1980 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 8. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17. | 1981 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
Win | 18. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 19. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 12. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 20. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 21. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 22. | 1984 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
Loss | 13. | 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 14. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 23. | 1984 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | 1985 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 16. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |