Gene Mayer
Tennis Tournament Champion
1956 –
Who is Gene Mayer?
Gene Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States who won 14 singles titles during his career.
Mayer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team. He was a double hander on both forehand and backhand.
The right-hander Mayer reached his highest ranking on the ATP Tour on October 6, 1980, when he reached the rank of World No. 4.
Mayer has been a resident of Woodmere, New York. In 2005, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.
Gene's older brother Sandy was also a tour player. He achieved the rank of World No. 7 in 1982. They met each other in the Stockholm Open final 1981 and won 5 doubles tournaments together, including 1979 French Open.
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- Born
- Apr 11, 1956
Flushing - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Stanford University
- Lived in
- Mill Neck
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on July 23, 2013
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