Sandy Mayer
{{Short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|image=
|name= Sandy Mayer
|fullname= Alexander Mayer
|country={{flagu|United States}}
|residence= Portola Valley, California
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1952|4|5}}
|birth_place= Flushing, New York
|height= {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
|turnedpro= 1972
|retired= 1986
|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= $1,057,783
|singlesrecord= 363–196
|singlestitles= 12
|highestsinglesranking= No. 7 (April 26, 1982)
|AustralianOpenresult= 2R (1980)
|FrenchOpenresult= 3R (1979, 1981)
|Wimbledonresult= SF (1973)
|USOpenresult= 4R (1972)
|Othertournaments= yes
|WCTFinalsresult= QF (1981)
|doublesrecord= 292–136
|doublestitles= 24
|highestdoublesranking= No. 3 (January 28, 1985)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= QF (1980)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= W (1979)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= W (1975)
|USOpenDoublesresult= 3R (1983, 1984)
}}
Alexander Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States. He won twelve 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.
Career
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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.
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-handed 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Family
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Mayer has four sons and a daughter, all of whom had been previously ranked in the United States Tennis Association Junior Tennis League (Northern California Section). Mayer's former wife, Libby, is a teacher. They filed for divorce on Aug. 5, 2016.{{cite court|litigants=Alexander Mayer, Jr. v. Elizabeth Mayer|court=Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo|opinion=16-FAM-00477|date=Filed August 5, 2016}}
Career finals
=Singles (11 titles, 10 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:180px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | 1973 | Baltimore, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1. | 1973 | Birmingham, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Owens | 6–4, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner | 6–2, 6–1 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 5–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3. | 1974 | Paramus, U.S. | Indoor | {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender | 6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4. | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler | 7–6, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3. | 1975 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 1–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4. | 1975 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gorman | 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5. | 1977 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|PAK}} Haroon Rahim | 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5. | 1977 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|TCH}} Jiří Hřebec | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=#E9E9E9
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 1977 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore | 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8. | 1981 | Cologne, West Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|TCH}} Ivan Lendl | 3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9. | 1981 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | 4–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10. | 1982 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Ramesh Krishnan | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10. | 1982 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Van't Hof | 7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Šmíd | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
=Doubles (24 titles, 16 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|No. !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:180px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:180px"|Partner !style="width:180px"|Opponents !style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1. | 1971 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2. | 1973 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Gerken | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1. | 1974 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Crookenden | 7–6, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Fletcher | {{flagicon|GRE}} Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3. | 1975 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert | 7–6, 1–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | 1975 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Colin Dowdeswell | 7–5, 8–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3. | 1975 | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael | {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker | 3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5. | 1976 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs | 6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6. | 1976 | Palm Springs, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Dibley | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk | 6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 8. | 1977 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Leonard | 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 9. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 10. | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4. | 1978 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5. | 1978 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt | 3–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 11. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 12. | 1978 | San Jose, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Hank Pfister | 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 13. | 1979 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Cliff Drysdale | 6–4, 7–6 |
| style="background:#f3e6d7;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 14. | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ross Case | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6. | 1979 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 15. | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|CHI}} Hans Gildemeister | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7. | 1980 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|CHI}} Hans Gildemeister | 4–6, 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 16. | 1980 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt | {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Manson | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 9. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 1–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 17. | 1981 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 18. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Kevin Curren | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 10. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | {{flagicon|USA}} Fritz Buehning | 6–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 11. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | 4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 19. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan | {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt | 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 12. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Fleming | 1–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 20. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Ferdi Taygan | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Gullikson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 21. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Andreas Maurer | {{flagicon|USA}} Fritz Buehning | 7–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 22. | 1984 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith | {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Bud Cox | 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 13. | 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Taróczy | {{flagicon|PAR}} Francisco González | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 14. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 23. | 1984 | Cologne, West Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Gunnarsson | 6–1, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | {{flagicon|SUI}} Heinz Günthardt | 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 15. | 1985 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|POL}} Wojtek Fibak | {{flagicon|SWE}} Joakim Nyström | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 16. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Gilbert | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Annacone | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
References
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