Stockholm Open - 1981 SO WINNER: GENE MAYER; USA For the organizers, it wasn't always easy to please the players. Two notable absentees from the -81 edition of the tournament were John
Tennis in New York - US Open Eastern History -- Celebrating GENE MAYER, ranked No. 4 in the world in 1980, and a 1982, '84 US Open singles quarterfinalist during the exciting
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John McEnroe flips the racket after winning a point against Gene Mayer during the quarter final match of the U.S. Open on Sept. 9, 1982 at the National Tennis Center in New
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