Alejandro Hernández (tennis)
Country (sports) | Mexico |
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Residence | Tijuana, Mexico |
Born | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 October 1977
Height | 5'11" |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $456,412 |
Singles | |
Career record | 33–40 |
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 6 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (24 February 1997) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (1995) |
French Open | Q1 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1999) |
US Open | Q3 (1997, 1999, 2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–16 |
Career titles | 0 15 Challenger, 3 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 115 (13 December 2004) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2000) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (1998) |
US Open | Q2 (1999, 2000) |
Last updated on: 7 July 2021. |
Alejandro Hernández Julia (American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo eɾˈnandes ˈxulja]; born October 1, 1977) is a tennis player from Mexico.
Career[]
Hernández turned professional in 1995. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round.
Hernández reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on February 24, 1997, when he became the 125th best player in the world.
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1995 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mariano Puerta | Martin Lee James Trotman |
6–7, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[]
Singles: 17 (8–9)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Roberto Jabali | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 1996 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Alex Reichel | 7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 1997 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Bobby Kokavec | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1998 | Tijuana, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Michael Hill | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 1999 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Michael Sell | 6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–4 | May 2000 | Armonk, United States | Challenger | Clay | Salvador Navarro | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Jun 2000 | Mexico F1, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Bruno Echagaray | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2000 | Denver, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lior Mor | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | May 2001 | Mexico F3, Aguascalientes | Futures | Hard | Miguel Gallardo-Valles | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | May 2001 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Frederic Niemeyer | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–7 | Nov 2001 | Mexico F11, León | Futures | Hard | Andrew Painter | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–8 | Mar 2002 | Mexico F2, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Janko Tipsarevic | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 4–9 | Sep 2003 | Mexico F14, Queretaro | Futures | Hard | Gustavo Marcaccio | 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–9 | Mar 2004 | Mexico F2, Naucalpan | Futures | Hard | Miguel Gallardo-Valles | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6–9 | May 2004 | Mexico F4, Ciudad Obregón | Futures | Hard | Bruno Echagaray | 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 7–9 | May 2004 | Mexico F5, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Melo | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 8–9 | Nov 2004 | Mexico F16, León | Futures | Hard | Miguel Gallardo-Valles | 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 31 (18–13)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1996 | Punta Del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Simon Touzil | Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Apr 1996 | Sliema, Malta | Challenger | Hard | Oscar Ortiz | Aleksandar Kitinov Martin Zumpft |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Oscar Ortiz | Joao Cunha-Silva Jean-Philippe Fleurian |
6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 1997 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Oscar Ortiz | Francisco Montana Jack Waite |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–2 | Sep 1997 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Oscar Ortiz | Nelson Aerts Andre Sa |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Feb 1998 | West Bloomfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | David Roditi | Jim Thomas Laurence Tieleman |
6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 1998 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Mariano Sanchez | Bernardo Martinez Gouichi Motomura |
7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Nov 1998 | Toluca, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Sanchez | Edwin Kempes Rogier Wassen |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Aug 1999 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Ota Fukarek | Roger Federer Sander Groen |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 1999 | Bronx, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Coetzee | Rob Givone Glenn Weiner |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 7–4 | Oct 1999 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Coetzee | James Blake Thomas Blake |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jun 2001 | Salvador, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Ivo Karlovic | Adriano Ferreira Daniel Melo |
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 8–5 | Jul 2001 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Andre Sa | Ricardo Mello Ricardo Schlachter |
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Loss | 8–6 | Nov 2001 | Mexico F12, Zacatecas | Futures | Hard | Alexander Waske | Sandor Martinez-Breijo Lazaro Navarro-Batles |
walkover |
Win | 9–6 | Jul 2002 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Melo | Yen-Hsun Lu Danai Udomchoke |
walkover |
Win | 10–6 | Nov 2002 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Gallardo-Valles | Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick |
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 10–7 | Apr 2003 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Ota Fukarek Jordan Kerr |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–8 | Sep 2003 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Marcos Daniel Alexandre Simoni |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 10–9 | Sep 2003 | Mexico F14, Queretaro | Futures | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Bruno Echagaray Huntley Montgomery |
6–1, 1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10–10 | Nov 2003 | Mexico F20, León | Futures | Hard | Gerardo Venegas-Escalente | Bruno Echagaray Jorge Haro |
3–4 ret. |
Win | 11–10 | Nov 2003 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Andres Pedroso Huntley Montgomery |
6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 12–10 | Mar 2004 | Mexico F2, Naucalpan | Futures | Hard | Miguel Gallardo-Valles | Marcelo Amador Federico Contreras-Rodriguez |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Loss | 12–11 | Jun 2004 | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Challenger | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Gilles Muller Aisam Qureshi |
3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 13–11 | Jul 2004 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Andre Sa | Henrique Mello Ricardo Mello |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–12 | Jul 2004 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Andre Sa | Ivan Miranda Ricardo Mello |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–12 | Oct 2004 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Gonzalez | Lukasz Kubot Frank Moser |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 15–12 | Oct 2004 | Colombia F4, Bogota | Futures | Clay | Santiago Gonzalez | Diego Junqueira Martin Alund |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 16–12 | Nov 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Miguel Gallardo-Valles Gustavo Marcaccio |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 17–12 | Dec 2004 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Gonzalez | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo Sergio Roitman |
7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 18–12 | Feb 2005 | Mexico F1, Naucalpan | Futures | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela Víctor Romero |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 18–13 | Nov 2005 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Santiago Gonzalez | Werner Eschauer Alexander Satschko |
1–6, 4–6 |
Performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles[]
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
French Open | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | Q2 | Q3 | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Miami Masters | A | Q3 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
External links[]
- Alejandro Hernández at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alejandro Hernández at the International Tennis Federation
- Alejandro Hernández at the Davis Cup
- Alejandro Hernández at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tijuana
- Mexican male tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Mexico
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- North American tennis biography stubs
- Mexican sportspeople stubs