R16 Mexico City Wct 1978

Gene Mayer def. Marcello Lara #72

4-6 6-1 6-1

Gene Mayer defeated Marcello Lara 4-6 6-1 6-1 in the 1978 Mexico City Wct round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 3, 1978*
Tournament: Mexico City Wct
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Gene Mayer	Marcello Lara
Country	USA	MEX
Birth date	Apr 11, 1956	Oct 5, 1947
Age	21	30
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	72
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,707	1,466
Current career W-L	309–157	59–109
Current career earnings	$1,382,422	—

Pre-match H2H

Gene Mayer 0 – 0 Marcello Lara #72

Path

Gene Mayer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Trey Waltke	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 1978	R32

Gene Mayer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Peter Pearson	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 4, 1978	QF

Marcello Lara's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Syd Ball	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 1978	R32