H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Gene Mayer vs Ricardo Ycaza H2H: 2-0

Gene Mayer holds a 2–0 lead over Ricardo Ycaza in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Gene Mayer leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Gene Mayer won the 1979 Houston quarterfinal 6-3 6-1.

USA Age 70 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
ECU Age 68 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gene Mayer #55 6-3 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza Match data Apr 21, 1979* QF Houston ATP 250 Clay
Gene Mayer #65 6-2 6-3 Ricardo Ycaza #89 Match data Apr 20, 1978* R32 San Jose ATP 250 Carpet

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Gene Mayer #976 #4 6 2,208 309 157 66.3% 0 0 0 0 14 14
Ricardo Ycaza #773 #44 0 1,750 60 91 39.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Gene Mayer Ricardo Ycaza
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1973 0–1 0.0% 1,492 0 0
19 1975 6–10 37.5% #144 1,541 0 0 1977 7–14 33.3% #264 1,516 0 0
20 1976 17–16 51.5% #48 1,702 0 0 1978 12–16 42.9% #108 1,602 0 0
21 1977 17–27 38.6% #86 1,692 0 0 1979 5–13 27.8% #162 1,568 0 0
22 1978 25–18 58.1% #64 1,734 0 1 1980 14–14 50.0% #78 1,638 0 0
23 1979 54–25 68.4% #12 1,981 0 2 1981 19–16 54.3% #76 1,658 0 0
24 1980 69–14 83.1% #5 2,154 0 7 1982 3–15 16.7% #99 1,529 0 0
25 1981 37–8 82.2% #7 2,073 0 11 1983 0–2 0.0% #225 1,509 0 0
26 1982 33–11 75.0% #7 2,076 0 12
27 1983 25–10 71.4% #10 1,967 0 14 1985 0–1 0.0% #303 1,500 0 0
28 1984 24–15 61.5% #18 1,874 0 14
29 1985 2–1 66.7% #368 1,864 0 14
30 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,842 0 14

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Gene Mayer Ricardo Ycaza
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1973 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1976 7 4 11 63.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 12 11 23 52.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 1979 0 4 4 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1978 6 4 10 60.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 14 13 27 51.9%
23 1979 26 8 34 76.5% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 12 9 21 57.1% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 19 15 34 55.9%
24 1980 19 4 23 82.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 34 5 39 87.2% 1982 3 10 13 23.1% 0 5 5 0.0%
25 1981 18 3 21 85.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 17 3 20 85.0% 1983 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1982 17 6 23 73.9% 5 0 5 100.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
27 1983 17 5 22 77.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 1985 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1984 5 4 9 55.6% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
29 1985 2 1 3 66.7%
30 1986 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 115 41 156 73.7% 74 48 122 60.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 105 55 160 65.6% 0 9 9 0.0% 59 70 129 45.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 8 8 0.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Gene Mayer Ricardo Ycaza
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1973 1492 100.4 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 -0.19
19 1975 1541 117.6 +18 +30 38.9% -0.67 1–2 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 99.0 +0.55 1977 1516 116.1 +48 36.7% -1.02 1–3 (25%) 2–3 (40%) 97.0 +1.74
20 1976 1703 134.8 -5 -55 50.7% +0.17 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 101.3 +1.87 1978 1602 127.5 -111 +55 43.2% -0.50 8–4 (67%) 0–3 (0%) +1.14
21 1977 1693 140.3 -13 -6 -198 41.8% -0.74 5–3 (63%) 5–2 (71%) 105.6 -1.29 1979 1568 110.9 -119 +51 -68 25.0% -2.27 3–2 (60%) 3–3 (50%) 99.8 -1.05
22 1978 1734 142.4 -21 +21 -205 60.8% +1.16 3–8 (27%) 3–6 (33%) 93.3 +2.25 1980 1638 131.0 +51 50.0% -0.03 4–5 (44%) 6–2 (75%) 102.8 +1.97
23 1979 1982 164.8 +59 -89 -319 65.6% +1.04 10–9 (53%) 8–5 (62%) 106.3 -4.23 1981 1659 123.8 +38 50.0% -0.33 6–5 (55%) 5–3 (63%) 101.0 +2.24
24 1980 2154 169.4 +68 -228 -359 78.3% +2.22 12–0 (100%) 9–5 (64%) 110.7 -2.23 1982 1530 118.1 -146 +77 26.2% -1.69 2–4 (33%) 1–1 +0.36
25 1981 2073 158.2 +97 -180 84.9% +2.44 2–4 (33%) 6–2 (75%) 96.6 +0.66 1983 1510 101.7 20.0% -2.60 0–1 -0.03
26 1982 2076 160.9 +32 -135 -210 75.5% +1.96 3–4 (43%) 6–6 (50%) 95.9 -2.35
27 1983 1968 152.8 +26 65.4% +0.98 6–1 (86%) 4–4 (50%) 100.6 -1.12 1985 1500 98.4 0.0% -5.00 -0.04
28 1984 1874 154.0 +82 +43 59.8% +0.67 5–3 (63%) 5–7 (42%) 94.4 -1.60
29 1985 1865 112.4 +71 62.5% +1.13 1–1 +0.53
30 1986 1842 106.8 33.3% -1.67 0–1 -0.11
Career 2209 161.8 +47 -53 -263 65.3% +1.15 52–40 (57%) 51–44 (54%) 101.0 -1.58 1750 127.0 -127 +50 -68 40.4% -0.85 24–24 (50%) 17–15 (53%) 102.1 +4.22

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.