SF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 1980

Gene Mayer #7 def. Jose Higueras #13

6-2 5-7 7-6

Gene Mayer defeated Jose Higueras 6-2 5-7 7-6 in the 1980 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 19, 1980*
Tournament: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Edition: 1980
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Gene Mayer	Jose Higueras
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Apr 11, 1956	Mar 1, 1953
Age	24	27
Height	183 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	7	13
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,128	1,862
Current career W-L	309–157	424–220
Current career earnings	$1,382,422	$1,406,355

Pre-match H2H

Gene Mayer #7 2 – 1 Jose Higueras #13

Path

Gene Mayer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Pecci #19	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1980	QF
Eliot Teltscher #22	5-7 7-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1980	R16
Billy Martin #68	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 1980	R32
Fernando Maynetto	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1980	R64

Gene Mayer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eddie Dibbs #10	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1980	F

Jose Higueras's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Van Winitsky	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 1980	QF
Anand Amritraj	6-4 6-1	W	—	Match data	Jul 18, 1980	R16
Warren Maher	6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 17, 1980	R32
Geoff Masters #66	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1980	R64