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,"Vilas Extended by Mayer", The New York Times, February 13, 1977. Accessed December 10, 2007. "Guillermo Vilas, the Argentine left hander, had unexpectedly strong opposition, but ousted young Gene Mayer of Wayne, N.J., 7–6, 7–6, 6–1, in the semifinals of the $50,000 Springfield International, a Grand Prix tennis tournament." and played tennis at Wayne Valley High School, where he went unbeaten in his two years on the tennis team.Best Boys Tennis Team of the Century, The Star-Ledger. Accessed December 10, 2007. 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.Cavanaugh, Jack. "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 the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame."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. 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) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Sep 1976 Hamilton, Bermuda Clay Cliff Richey 6–7, 2–6Win 1–1 Apr 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay John Newcombe 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–2 Apr 1979 Houston, U.S. Clay José Higueras 3–6, 6–2, 6–7Win 2–2 Nov 1979 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Wojtek Fibak 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Loss 2–3 Nov 1979Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) John McEnroe 7–6, 3–6, 3–6Win 3–3 Feb 1980 Denver, U.S. Carpet Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–2Loss 3–4 Mar 1980 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Heinz Günthardt 2–6, 4–6Win 4–4 Mar 1980 Metz, France Carpet Gianni Ocleppo 6–3, 6–3, 6–0Win 5–4 Apr 1980 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–2Loss 5–5 Jul 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Eddie Dibbs 2–6, 1–6Win 6–5 Aug 1980 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Victor Amaya 6–2, 6–1Win 7–5 Sep 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 2–6, 6–1Loss 7–6 Nov 1980 Wembley, United Kingdom Carpet John McEnroe 4–6, 3–6, 3–6Win 8–6 Feb 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–4Win 9–6 Mar 1981 Denver, U.S. Carpet John Sadri 6–4, 6–4Loss 9–7 Mar 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 1–6, 6–2, 2–6Win 10–7 Aug 1981 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Dave Siegler 6–1, 6–4Win 11–7 Nov 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–2Loss 11–8 Apr 1982 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 2–5, retiredWin 12–8 May 1982 Munich, Germany Clay Peter Elter 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1Loss 12–9 Oct 1982 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) John McEnroe 4–6, 1–6, 4–6Loss 12–10 Feb 1983 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors 5–7, 0–6Win 13–10 Mar 1983 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–6Win 14–10 Apr 1983 Los Angeles Hard Johan Kriek 7–6, 6–1Loss 14–11 May 1984 Munich, Germany Clay Libor Pimek 4–6, 6–4, 6–7, 4–6Loss 14–12 Jul 1984 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Henri Leconte 6–7, 0–6, 6–1, 1–6

Doubles: 24 (15 wins, 9 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 1976 La Costa, U.S. Hard Peter Fleming Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–7Loss 0–2 1976 Charlotte WCT, U.S. Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis John Newcombe Tony Roche 3–6, 5–7Loss 0–3 1977 Columbus, U.S. Clay Peter Fleming Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–4, 5–7, 2–6Win 1–3 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Sashi Menon Marcello Lara Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–6Win 2–3 1978 Miami, Florida, U.S. Carpet Tom Gullikson Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher 7–6, 6–3Loss 2–4 1978 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Sashi Menon Sandy Mayer Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 6–7, 3–6Win 3–4 1978 San Jose, California, U.S. Carpet Sandy Mayer Hank Pfister Brad Rowe 6–3, 6–4Win 4–4 1978French Open, Paris Clay Hank Pfister Manuel Orantes José Higueras 6–3, 6–2, 6–2Win 5–4 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Clay Raúl Ramírez Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–3, 6–3Win 6–4 1978 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay Hank Pfister Jeff Borowiak Chris Lewis 6–3, 6–1Win 7–4 1979 Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Hard Sandy Mayer Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson 6–4, 7–6Win 8–4 1979 Houston, U.S. Clay Sherwood Stewart John Alexander Geoff Masters 6–1, 5–7, 6–4Win 9–4 1979French Open, Paris Clay Sandy Mayer Ross Case Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 6–4Loss 9–5 1979 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Sandy Mayer Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–6, 6–7, 3–6Win 10–5 1979 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay John McEnroe Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 7–6Win 11–5 1979 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil 6–3, 6–4Win 12–5 1980 Metz, France Carpet Colin Dibley Chris Delaney Kim Warwick 7–6, 7–5Loss 12–6 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Wojtek Fibak Robert Lutz Stan Smith 2–6, 5–7Win 13–6 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Raúl Ramírez Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4Win 14–6 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Sandy Mayer Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 1–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 14–7 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Sandy Mayer Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 4–6, 5–7Loss 14–8 1980 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Sandy Mayer Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 4–6Win 15–8 1981 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Sandy Mayer Mike Cahill Tom Gullikson 7–6, 6–7, 7–6Loss 15–9 1981 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Sandy Mayer Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan 6–7, 6–1, 4–6

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