| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (age 38) Corrientes, Argentina |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Alejandro Fabbri Leo Alonso[1] |
| Prize money | US$7,035,089 |
| Official website | leonardomayer.net |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 179–197 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (22 June 2015) |
| 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 | 94–123 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 48 (28 January 2019) |
| 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: 5 August 2021. | |
Leonardo Martín Mayer[2] (Spanish:[leoˈnaɾðomaɾˈtimˈmaʝeɾ],[a]German:[ˈmaɪɐ]; born May 15, 1987) is atennis coach and a former professional 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.[1]
Mayer started playing tennis at age nine.[1]
As a junior, Mayer won the2005 French Open Boys' Doubles and theOrange Bowl withEmiliano Massa, reaching as high as No. 2 in the combined world rankings in June 2005.
He won oneChallenger singles title in 2008 and lost in three other finals.[1]
Mayer qualified for his first Grand Slam at the2009 French Open and beat 15th seedJames Blake in straight sets in the first round. He lost toTommy Haas in five sets in the second round. AtWimbledon, he beatÓscar Hernández in straight sets in the first round. He lost toFernando González in four sets in the second round.
Mayer had a successful American summer, reaching the semifinals of theLA Tennis Open (lost toCarsten Ball) and the quarterfinals of thePilot Pen Tennis tournament inNew Haven (lost toIgor Andreev). At the2009 US Open, Mayer reached the second round, losing toRadek Štěpánek in straight sets.
In 2011, Mayer qualified for the Brasil Open and defeated world no. 73Igor Andreev in the first round of the main draw. In the second round, he played seventh-seeded ItalianPotito Starace and lost.
Mayer reached the third round of theFrench Open for the third time and theUS Open in 2012, losing toNicolás Almagro in straight sets at Roland Garros andJuan Martín del Potro in New York.[3]
In February 2014, Mayer reached his first careerATP final atViña del Mar, defeating second seedTommy Robredo en route. Mayer lost to top-seedFabio 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 byRafael Nadal.
AtWimbledon, he reached the fourth round of aGrand Slam for the first time. He defeated No. 25 seedAndreas Seppi, former Wimbledon semifinalist andAustralian Open runner-upMarcos Baghdatis, andAndrey Kuznetsov before being defeated byGrigor 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 the2014 MercedesCup, where he lost in the second round toMikhail Youzhny. Then, he played at the2014 International German Open, where he beatGuillermo García López andPhilipp Kohlschreiber, reaching the final without dropping a set. In the final, he defeated top seedDavid Ferrer in three sets, winning his first ATP title.
Seeded 23rd at the2014 US Open, Mayer reached the third round, being defeated byKei Nishikori. In thedoubles tournament, he partnered with compatriotCarlos Berlocq and made it to the quarterfinals, beating the reigningWimbledon championsJack Sock andVasek Pospisil.
Mayer won his two singles rubbers againstIsrael in theDavis Cup Play-offs, helpingArgentina to secure a place in the2015 World Group.
Mayer lost in the second round at theMalaysian Open toJarkko Nieminen and in the first round of theChina Open toMartin Kližan. He lost in the second round of theShanghai Masters toRoger Federer, who saved five match points against Mayer.
Mayer started the year atDoha, where he lost in the first round in a tight three-set match againstAndreas Seppi. Then, he competed in theApia International Sydney, where he reached the semifinals but was defeated byMikhail Kukushkin. In theAustralian Open, he was seeded 27th but was defeated byViktor Troicki in four sets in the second round.
Next, Mayer reached the quarterfinals at theBrasil Open, being defeated by local favouriteJoão Souza. On March 8, 2015, he played in the longest singles match inDavis 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 theIndian Wells Masters and was defeated in the third round of theMiami Masters byKevin Anderson.
The Argentine started the European clay-court swing with a first round loss inBarcelona. Then, he reached the third round atMadrid and the second round in theRome Masters. In theOpen de Nice Côte d'Azur, he reached the third ATP final of his career, losing toDominic Thiem. Mayer reached the third round of theFrench Open as the 23rd seed, being defeated byMarin Čilić in straight sets.
In the grass court season, Mayer reached the quarterfinals atNottingham (lost toDenis Istomin) and the third round ofWimbledon where he was the 24th seed before he (lost toKevin Anderson) in straight sets.
Mayer lost in the first round of the2016 Australian Open and the2016 French Open. He had minor success in the2016 Indian Wells Masters beatingSam Groth and 20th seedViktor Troicki before losing toMarin Čilić in the third round. In the2016 Wimbledon Championships, he lost in the first round toDonald Young.
In theDavis Cup semifinal between Great Britain and Argentina, Mayer beatDaniel Evans in the fifth and deciding rubber, sending Argentina into its fifth Davis Cup Final. Mayer teamed withJuan Martín del Potro for doubles in the Davis Cup Final againstCroatia. They lost toMarin Čilić andIvan Dodig. However, Argentina won their first championship 3 to 2.
Mayer lost in the second round of the2017 Argentina Open and the2017 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (lost toJohn Isner). In July he lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to a teenager in the2017 German Open only to enter the MD aslucky loser and win his first tournament as a father (his son Valentino was born in February 2017).
He became the firstlucky loser to win anATP 500 tournament. In the final, he defeatedFlorian 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.[4]
Defeated 3 players ranked outside Top 100 to reach ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells 4R (lost to his boyhood friend and eventual championJuan Martín del Potro in 3 sets). Reached QFs at Buenos Aires and São Paulo. Improved to 2–29 vs. Top 10 players by beatingKevin 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).
Mayer reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam in doubles for the first time in his career at the2019 Australian Open partneringJoão Sousa. The pair also reached the quarterfinals at the2019 US Open.
He made the fourth round of theFrench Open where he lost to world No. 3Roger Federer in straight sets.
Mayer only played eight matches in 2020 and lost all eight. His final Grand Slam was the2020 US Open where he lost in the first round to 25th seedMilos Raonic in straight sets.
Mayer played his last ATP tournament at the2021 Chile Open where he lost in the first round toPedro Sousa in straight sets. His last event was2021 Wimbledon qualifying where he lost in the first round to compatriotMarco Trungelliti in straight sets.
On October 7, 2021, Mayer announced his retirement from tennis.[5]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2014 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 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 | 7–6(10–8), 5–7, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | German Open, Germany(2) | 500 Series | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2018 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 4–6, 6–0, 5–7 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2010 | Pacific Coast Championships, US | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2011 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2012 | Winston-Salem Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2018 | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2020 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Tournament | Year | Record accomplished | Player tied |
| Hamburg | 2017 | Winning an ATP tournament aslucky loser | Heinz Günthardt Bill Scanlon Francisco Clavet Christian Miniussi Sergiy Stakhovsky Rajeev Ram Andrey Rublev Marco Cecchinato[6] Kwon Soon-woo[7] |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner(s) | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | Nov 2016 | Davis Cup, Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | 3–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1-0 | Nov 2005 | Chile F6,Santiago | Futures | Clay | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Nov 2006 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2-1 | Jul 2007 | Cuenca, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2-2 | Aug 2007 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |
| Win | 3-2 | Nov 2007 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3-3 | Aug 2008 | Bronx, USA | Challenger | Hard | 0–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 3-4 | Sep 2008 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 2–6 RET | |
| Loss | 3-5 | Oct 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Win | 4-5 | Nov 2008 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 5-5 | Jul 2011 | Dortmund, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5-6 | Aug 2011 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 5-7 | Sep 2011 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 6-7 | Oct 2011 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 7-7 | Nov 2011 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) | |
| Loss | 7-8 | Nov 2012 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6 | |
| Win | 8-8 | Nov 2012 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 8-9 | Sep 2013 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard(i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 9-9 | Nov 2013 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 10-9 | Aug 2016 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | |
| Loss | 10-10 | Oct 2016 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 10-11 | Mar 2017 | Tigre, Argentina | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 10-12 | Jul 2017 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2005 | Argentina F6,Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2005 | Argentina F12,Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2006 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(1–7), 5–7 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2006 | Brazil F12,Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2006 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, [14–12] | ||
| Win | 5–1 | May 2007 | Naples, United States | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2007 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Jul 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–4 | Oct 2007 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Apr 2008 | Florianapolis, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2008 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2008 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Jan 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–5 | May 2009 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2012 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 10–7 | Aug 2016 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 11–7 | Oct 2016 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(9–7) | ||
| Loss | 11–8 | Apr 2017 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [7–10] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2005 | French Open | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2021 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| 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 | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | 58% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | NH | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 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 | A | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% |
| Miami | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | NH | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | Q1 | NH | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Canada | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | 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 | 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 | A | |||
| 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 | 1 | 196 | ||
| 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 | 0–1 | 2 / 196 | 179–197 | 48% |
| Win % | – | 50% | 49% | 38% | 36% | 50% | 42% | 58% | 55% | 44% | 58% | 47% | 47% | 0% | 0% | 47.61% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 179 | 115 | 75 | 94 | 78 | 72 | 95 | 28 | 35 | 139 | 52 | 56 | 92 | 135 | $7,035,089 | |||
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| 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 | A | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | NH | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | A | 3R | 2R | QF | A | 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% |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | LMR |
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| 2014 | |||||||
| 1. | 7 | Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany | Clay | F | 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | 46 | |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2. | 8 | Queen's Club Championships, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–3) | 36 | |
Mayer is married to fellow Argentinian Milagros Aventin.[8]
Cecchinato is the ninth player in the Open era who won an ATP title as a lucky loser and the third in the last two seasons afterAndrey Rublev and Leonardo Mayer in Umag and Hamburg last July.