Julie Mayer (tennis)
| Full name | Julius Mayer | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | South Africa | |||||||||||
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| French Open | 2R (1961) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (1956, 1961) | |||||||||||
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Julius Mayer, known as Julie Mayer, was a South African tennis player.[1]
Mayer was a nephew of South African Davis Cup representative Syd Levy.[2]
Nicknamed "Big Julie", Mayer represented South Africa in both the Davis Cup and Maccabiah Games. He won a gold medal in doubles at the 1957 Maccabiah Games partnering Abe Segal, to whom he lost the singles final.[3] In 1961, Mayer was a member of the South Africa Davis Cup team which faced Romania in Bucharest and he defeated a young Ion Țiriac in a five–set match. He held a match point against Bob Hewitt in his second round loss at the 1961 French Championships and was runner–up to Gordon Forbes at that year's South African Championship.[4]
Mayer, a University of the Witwatersrand law graduate, ended up immigrating to Sydney, Australia.[2]
References
- ^ "S.A. se Span na Kompetisie om Davisbeker". Die Transvaler (in Afrikaans). 4 April 1961. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Hip hip... Big Julie's on the comeback court". The Australian Jewish Times. 27 May 1988. p. 40. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Australian tennis team allowed a warm-up competition in Israel". The Australian Jewish News. 3 March 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Mayers out to Hewitt". The Australian Jewish News. 26 May 1961. p. 24. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
External links
- Julie Mayer at the Association of Tennis Professionals as Julian Mayers (sic)
- Julie Mayer at the Davis Cup
- Julie Mayer at the International Tennis Federation