- Gene Mayer
Gene Mayer (born April 11, 1956 in
Flushing, Queens ,New York ) is a formertennis player from theUnited States who won fourteen singles titles during his career.Mayer played tennis at
Wayne Valley High School , inWayne, New Jersey , where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team. [ [http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/hssports/century/stories/btennistop10.html Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century] , "The Star-Ledger ". Accessed December 10, 2007.]The right-hander Mayer reached his highest ranking on the
ATP Tour on October 6, 1980, when he reached the rank of number 4 in the world.Mayer has been a resident of
Woodmere, New York . [Cavanaugh, Jack. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DD173BF930A1575BC0A961948260 "A TENNIS TOURNAMENT SERVES SOME ACES"] , "The New York Times ", August 23, 1987. Accessed September 16, 2008. "Most of what rooting interest developed focused on the closest thing to a homegrown product in the competition, Gene Mayer of Woodmere."] In 2005, he was inducted into theNassau County Sports Hall of Fame . [ [http://www.antonnews.com/threevillagetimes/2005/01/28/sports/ "NC Sports Commission Invites Athlete and Coach Nominations From Community"] , "Three Village Times", January 28, 2005. Accessed December 22, 2007. "The NCSC is privileged to announce that four-time Track and Field Gold Medallist Al Oerter and former world ranked tennis professional Gene Mayer are scheduled, among others, to accept their induction into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame on April 11."]Gene's older brother Sandy was also a tour player. He achieved the rank of World No. 7 in 1982.
ingles titles (14)
Runner-ups (9)
References
External links
* [http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=M038 Profile on ATP]
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