Florian Mayer (born October 5, 1983) is a
professional male tennis player from Germany. He
plays on both the ATP Tour and Challenger Tour. He
has won numerous Challenger events which has helped
him stay in the Top 50 on the rankings.
Mayer reached his career-high singles ranking of
World No. 33 on September 27, 2004.
Mayer has reached two ATP singles finals in his
career, both at the Sopot. He lost to Gael Monfils
in 2005 of France and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in
2006.
At the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, Mayer reached
the quarter-finals, which is his best Grand Slam
result to date. He received the ATP Newcomer of the
Year award in 2004.
Mayer is known for his unorthodox style of play. He
has a huge backswing on his forehand and backhand
and uses a lot of different slices and spin on his
backhand side. He is well known for his jumping
backhand dropshots which catches many of his
opponents on the back foot.
