Country (sports) United States Height 1.78 m Retired 1986 Role Tennis player Education Stanford University | Name Sandy Mayer Turned pro 1972 Prize money $1,057,783 Weight 70 kg | |
Full name Alexander "Sandy" Mayer Residence Portola Valley, California, USA Born April 5, 1952 (age 72)
Flushing, Queens, USA ( 1952-04-05 ) Plays Right-handed (1-handed backhand) Career record 359-194 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) Similar People Gene Mayer, Vitas Gerulaitis, Brian Gottfried, Roscoe Tanner, Marty Riessen | ||
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Alexander "Sandy" Mayer (born April 5, 1952) 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.
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Mayer was born in Flushing, New York. Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, he, Roscoe Tanner and Pat Du Pré were all brothers in the Zeta Psi fraternity. The right-hander Mayer reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 26, 1982, when he became World No. 7.
Sandy's younger brother Gene was also a world tour tennis player and reached a career high of World No. 4 in 1980.
Sandy has four sons and a daughter. All children have been previously ranked in the United States Tennis Association Junior Tennis League (Northern California Section). His wife's name is Libby Mayer and she works as a teacher at a private school.
Mayer as of a few years ago resided in Portola Valley, California.
Singles finals (21)
11 titles - 10 runners-up
Doubles finals (40)
24 titles - 16 runners-up