Gene Mayer (born May 11, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States who won 14 professional 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.

Gene Mayer

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.

Gene Mayer

Mayer has been a resident of Woodmere, New York. In 2005, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame.

Gene Mayer

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.

Career finals

Singles: 26 (14 wins, 12 losses)

Doubles: 24 (15 wins, 9 losses)

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1956 births

American male tennis players

French Open champions

Living people

American people of German descent

People from Woodmere, New York

Sportspeople from Hempstead, New York

People from Wayne, New Jersey

Wayne Valley High School alumni

Sportspeople from Queens, New York

Tennis players from New York City

Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players

Tennis people from New Jersey

Wimbledon champions

Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles

Sportspeople from Passaic County, New Jersey