Leonardo Mayer

Leonardo Martín Mayer[2] (locally [leoˈnaɾðo maɾˈtim ˈmaʝeɾ];[lower-alpha 1] German: [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]; born May 15, 1987) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. Mayer achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21 in June 2015 and world No. 48 in doubles in January 2019.[3] He is coached by Mariano Hood and Leo Alonso.[3] He was born in Corrientes and resides in Buenos Aires.

Leonardo Mayer

Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born	15 May 1987 Corrientes, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Mariano Hood Leo Alonso
Prize money	US$6,875,360 (Singles & Doubles Combined)
Official website	leonardomayer.net
Singles
Career record	179–195 (47.9% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 21 (22 June 2015)
Current ranking	No. 118 (16 March 2020)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
French Open	4R (2019)
Wimbledon	4R (2014)
US Open	3R (2012, 2014, 2017)
Doubles
Career record	92–121 (43.2% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 48 (28 January 2019)
Current ranking	No. 97 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2019)
French Open	3R (2015, 2018)
Wimbledon	3R (2018)
US Open	QF (2014, 2015, 2019)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2016)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Career

Early career

Mayer started playing tennis at age nine.[3]

ITF

As a junior, Mayer won the 2005 French Open Boys' Doubles and the Orange Bowl with Emiliano Massa, reaching as high as No. 2 in the combined world rankings in June 2005. He won one Challenger singles title in 2008 and lost in three other finals.[3]

2009-2013: Becoming a professional tennis player

Mayer qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open and beat 15th seed James Blake in straight sets in the first round. He lost to Tommy Haas in five sets in the second round. At Wimbledon, he beat Óscar Hernández in straight sets in the first round. He lost to Fernando González in four sets in the second round.

Mayer had a successful American summer, reaching the semifinals of the LA Tennis Open (lost to Carsten Ball) and the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven (lost to Igor Andreev). At the 2009 US Open, Mayer reached the second round, losing to Radek Štěpánek in straight sets.

In 2011, Mayer qualified for the Brasil Open and defeated world no. 73 Igor Andreev in the first round of the main draw. In the second round, he played seventh-seeded Italian Potito Starace and lost.

Mayer reached the third round of the French Open for the third time and the US Open in 2012, losing to Nicolás Almagro in straight sets at Roland Garros and Juan Martín del Potro in New York.[4]

2014: First ATP title and top 30

Mayer at the 2014 Winston-Salem Open

In February 2014, Mayer reached his first career ATP final at Viña del Mar, defeating second seed Tommy Robredo en route. Mayer lost to top-seed Fabio Fognini in straight sets. At Oeiras and Niza, he reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier in both. He was defeated in the third round of the French Open by Rafael Nadal.

At Wimbledon, he reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time. He defeated No. 25 seed Andreas Seppi, former Wimbledon semifinalist and Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis, and Andrey Kuznetsov before being defeated by Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. With this run, Mayer was ranked in the top 50 for the first time in his career.

Next, Mayer played in the 2014 MercedesCup, where he lost in the second round to Mikhail Youzhny. Then, he played at the 2014 International German Open, where he beat Guillermo García-López and Philipp Kohlschreiber, reaching the final without dropping a set. In the final, he defeated top seed David Ferrer in three sets, winning his first ATP title.

Seeded 23rd at the 2014 US Open, Mayer reached the third round, being defeated by Kei Nishikori. In the doubles tournament, he partnered with compatriot Carlos Berlocq and made it to the quarterfinals, beating the reigning Wimbledon champions Jack Sock and Vasek Pospisil.

Mayer won his two singles rubbers against Israel in the Davis Cup Play-offs, helping Argentina to secure a place in the 2015 World Group.

Mayer lost in the second round at the Malaysian Open to Jarkko Nieminen and in the first round of the China Open to Martin Klizan. He lost in the second round of the Shanghai Masters to Roger Federer, who saved five match points against Mayer.

2015: Career high ranking of 21

Mayer started the year at Doha, where he lost in the first round in a tight three-set match against Andreas Seppi. Then, he competed in the Apia International Sydney, where he reached the semifinals but was defeated by Mikhail Kukushkin. In the Australian Open, he was seeded 27th but was defeated by Viktor Troicki in four sets in the second round.

Next, Mayer reached the quarterfinals at the Brasil Open, being defeated by local favourite João Souza. On March 8, 2015, he played in the longest singles match in Davis Cup history, beating João Souza in 6 hours and 42 minutes, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 5–7, 15–13. Mayer was unable to recover in time for the Indian Wells Masters and was defeated in the third round of the Miami Masters by Kevin Anderson.

The Argentine started the European clay-court swing with a first round loss in Barcelona. Then, he reached the third round at Madrid and the second round in the Rome Masters. In the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, he reached the third ATP final of his career, losing to Dominic Thiem. Mayer reached the third round of the French Open as the 23rd seed, being defeated by Marin Čilić in straight sets.

In the grass court season, Mayer reached the quarterfinals at Nottingham (lost to Denis Istomin) and the third round of Wimbledon where he was the 24th seed before he (lost to Kevin Anderson) in straight sets.

2016: Davis Cup Champion

Mayer lost in the first round of the 2016 Australian Open and the 2016 French Open. He had minor success in the 2016 Indian Wells Masters beating Sam Groth and 20th seed Viktor Troicki before losing to Marin Čilić in the third round. In the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, he lost in the first round to Donald Young.

In the Davis Cup semifinal between Great Britain and Argentina, Mayer beat Daniel Evans in the fifth and deciding rubber 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, sending Argentina into its fifth Davis Cup Final. Mayer teamed with Juan Martín del Potro for doubles in the Davis Cup Final against Croatia. They lost to Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig. However, Argentina won their first championship 3 to 2.

2017: Second ATP title

Mayer lost in the second round of the 2017 Argentina Open and the 2017 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (lost to John Isner). In July he lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to a teenager in the 2017 German Open only to enter the MD as Lucky Loser and win his first tournament as a father (his son Valentino was born in February 2017). He became the first lucky loser to win an ATP 500 tournament. In the final, he defeated Florian Mayer in three sets, winning his second ATP 500 title. Due to winning his second Hamburg title, Mayer climbed 89 spots, breaking into the top 50 for the first time since 2016, at number 49.[5]

2018: 3rd Hamburg Final

Defeated 3 players ranked outside Top 100 to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (lost to his boyhood friend Juan Martin del Potro in 3 sets). Reached QFs at Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. Improved to 2-29 vs. Top 10 players by beating Kevin Anderson in 3rd-set TB at London/Queen’s Club. Fell to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R, but earned only break point faced by German en route to title. Squandered 6 MPs vs. Nicolas Jarry in the ATP Estoril 1R (most of all players to lose a match this season). Blew a 2-set lead for 1st time in career at Wimbledon (lost to Struff in 1R). Finished as Brisbane doubles runner-up in 1st event with Zeballos since 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Kontinen/Peers).

ATP career finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–1) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)

Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (2–3) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2014	Chile Open, Chile	250 Series	Clay	Fabio Fognini	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2014	German Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	David Ferrer	6–7^(3–7), 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	1–2	May 2015	Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France	250 Series	Clay	Dominic Thiem	7–6^(10–8), 5–7, 6–7^(2–7)
Win	2–2	Jul 2017	German Open, Germany (2)	500 Series	Clay	Florian Mayer	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Jul 2018	German Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	Nikoloz Basilashvili	4–6, 6–0, 5–7

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–4)

Titles by surface Hard (0–3) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (1–2) Indoor (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2010	Pacific Coast Championships, US	250 Series	Hard (i)	Benjamin Becker	Mardy Fish Sam Querrey	6–7^(3–7), 5–7
Win	1–1	Feb 2011	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Oliver Marach	Franco Ferreiro André Sá	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
Loss	1–2	Aug 2012	Winston-Salem Open, US	250 Series	Hard	Pablo Andújar	Santiago González Scott Lipsky	3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Loss	1–3	Jan 2018	Brisbane International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Henri Kontinen John Peers	6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Loss	1–4	Feb 2020	Córdoba Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Andrés Molteni	Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop	3–6, 6–7^(4–7)

Team competitions finals

Davis Cup: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner(s)	Opponents	Score
Win	Nov 2016	Davis Cup, Zagreb, Croatia	Hard (i)	Juan Martín del Potro Federico Delbonis Guido Pella	Marin Čilić Ivo Karlović Ivan Dodig Franko Škugor	3–2

Challenger finals

Singles (9-12)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	November 26, 2006	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Robert Kendrick	5–7, 4–6
Winner	1.	July 22, 2007	Cuenca, Ecuador	Clay	Thomaz Bellucci	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	August 19, 2007	Graz, Austria	Clay	Victor Hănescu	6–7^(4–7), 3–6
Winner	2.	November 25, 2007	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Dawid Olejniczak	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	August 17, 2008	Bronx, USA	Hard	Lukáš Dlouhý	0–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	September 21, 2008	Cali, Colombia	Clay	Marcos Daniel	2–6 RET
Runner-up	5.	October 12, 2008	Asunción, Paraguay	Clay	Martín Vassallo Argüello	6–3, 3–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Winner	3.	November 16, 2008	Medellín, Colombia	Clay	Sergio Roitman	6–4, 7–5
Winner	4.	July 31, 2011	Dortmund, Germany	Clay	Thomas Schoorel	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	August 7, 2011	Trani, Italy	Clay	Steve Darcis	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	September 11, 2011	Genova, Italy	Clay	Martin Kližan	3–6, 1–6
Winner	5.	October 2, 2011	Napoli, Italy	Clay	Alessandro Giannessi	6–3, 6–4
Winner	6.	November 6, 2011	São Leopoldo, Brazil	Clay	Nikola Ćirić	7–5, 7–6^(7–1)
Runner-up	8.	November 4, 2012	Medellín, Colombia	Clay	Paolo Lorenzi	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–4), 4–6
Winner	7.	November 11, 2012	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Clay	Paolo Lorenzi	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	September 29, 2013	Orléans, France	Hard(i)	Radek Štěpánek	3–6, 4–6
Winner	8.	November 17, 2013	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Clay	Pedro Sousa	6–4, 7–5
Winner	9.	August 26, 2016	Manerbio, Italy	Clay	Filip Krajinović	7–6 ^(7–3), 7–5
Runner-up	10.	October 16, 2016	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Renzo Olivo	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), 6–7^(3–7)
Runner-up	11.	March 19, 2017	Tigre, Argentina	Hard	Taro Daniel	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	12.	July 15, 2017	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Dušan Lajović	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2020 ATP Tour.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q2	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	A	2R	2R	1R	A	0 / 10	4–10	29%
French Open	Q1	A	2R	3R	3R	3R	1R	3R	3R	1R	Q2	1R	4R	Q3		0 / 10	14–10	58%
Wimbledon	Q2	Q1	2R	1R	Q1	1R	2R	4R	3R	1R	A	1R	2R	NH		0 / 9	8–9	47%
US Open	Q2	Q2	2R	1R	A	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	3R	1R	1R	1R		0 / 10	8–10	47%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	3–3	2–4	2–2	4–4	2–4	8–4	5–4	0–3	2–1	1–4	5–4	0–2	0–0	0 / 39	34–39	47%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	3R	A	A	3R	A	4R	2R	NH		0 / 6	9–6	60%
Miami	A	A	Q1	1R	A	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	A	2R	3R	NH		0 / 7	5–7	42%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	Q1	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	Q1	3R	1R	A	3R	Q1	NH		0 / 4	5–4	56%
Rome	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	Q2		0 / 4	1–4	20%
Canada	A	A	2R	1R	A	Q1	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	NH		0 / 3	2–3	40%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	1R	A	A	3R	A	A		0 / 2	2–2	50%
Shanghai	NH		Q1	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	Q2	1R	A	NH		0 / 3	2–3	40%
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–5	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	8–7	2–4	0–0	8–6	3–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 31	27–31	47%
National representation
Davis Cup	A	A	QF	SF	A	A	SF	PO	SF	W	1R	A	QF	QR
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1 / 7	11–4	73%
Career statistics
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Career
Tournaments	0	1	18	19	7	14	18	21	23	15	9	25	18	7	0	195
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2 / 5
Overall Win–Loss	0–0	1–1	17–18	13–21	4–7	14–14	13–18	28–20	28–23	12–15	11–8	22–25	16–18	0–8	0–0	2 / 195	179–196	48%
Win %	–	50%	49%	38%	36%	50%	42%	58%	55%	44%	58%	47%	47%	0%		48.77%
Year-end ranking	179	115	75	94	78	72	95	28	35	139	52	56	92	135		$6,990,497

Doubles

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	2R	SF	2R	A	0 / 10	10–10	50%
French Open	A	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	A	3R	1R	2R		0 / 9	7–9	44%
Wimbledon	1R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	3R	2R	NH		0 / 9	4–9	31%
US Open	1R	2R	A	2R	1R	QF	QF	A	3R	2R	QF	A		0 / 9	13–9	59%
Win–Loss	0–2	5–4	0–1	2–4	0–4	2–4	6–4	1–3	2–1	6–4	8–4	2–2	0–0	0 / 37	34–37	48%

Top-10 wins per season

• He has a 2–32 (.059) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	LM Rank
2014
1.	David Ferrer	7	Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany	Clay	F	6–7^(3–7), 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	46
2018
2.	Kevin Anderson	8	Queen's Club Championships, London, United Kingdom	Grass	1R	7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 7–6^(7–3)	36

Personal life

Mayer is married to fellow Argentinian Milagros Aventin.[6]

Notes

1. In isolation, Martín is pronounced [maɾˈtin].

References

1. ATP Rankings
2. "US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal's road to final". The Indian Express. September 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
3. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100049039
4. "Leonardo Mayer". Retrieved June 4, 2012.
5. http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/mayer-mayer-hamburg-2017-final
6. "Mayer Gets Married In Buenos Aires". ATP Tour. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Leonardo Mayer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Leonardo Mayer at the International Tennis Federation
• Leonardo Mayer at the Davis Cup