Alejandro Hernández (tennis)

Alejandro Hernández Julia (Latin American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo eɾˈnandes ˈxulja]; born October 1, 1977) is a tennis player from Mexico.

Alejandro Hernández Julia
Country (sports) Mexico
ResidenceTijuana, Mexico
Born (1977-10-01) 1 October 1977 (age 47)
Tijuana, Mexico
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$456,412
Singles
Career record33–40
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 125 (24 February 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1995)
French OpenQ1 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005)
Wimbledon1R (1999)
US OpenQ3 (1997, 1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record6–16
Career titles0
15 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 115 (13 December 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
WimbledonQ2 (1998)
US OpenQ2 (1999, 2000)
Last updated on: 7 July 2021.

Career

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Hernández turned professional in 1995. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 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

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1995 Wimbledon Grass  Mariano Puerta   Martin Lee
  James Trotman
6–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 17 (8–9)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–7)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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   Frédéric 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 Tipsarević 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 4–9 Sep 2003 Mexico F14, Querétaro 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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Legend
ATP Challenger (15–10)
ITF Futures (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–11)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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   Óscar Ortiz   Aleksandar Kitinov
  Martin Zumpft
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win 2–1 Jul 1996 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Óscar Ortiz   João Cunha-Silva
  Jean-Philippe Fleurian
6–2, 7–6
Win 3–1 Apr 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard   Óscar Ortiz   Francisco Montana
  Jack Waite
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Sep 1997 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay   Óscar Ortiz   Nelson Aerts
  André Sá
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 Sánchez   Bernardo Martínez
  Gouichi Motomura
7–6, 7–6
Win 5–3 Nov 1998 Toluca, Mexico Challenger Clay   Mariano Sánchez   Edwin Kempes
  Rogier Wassen
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Aug 1999 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Ota Fukárek   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 Karlović   Adriano Ferreira
  Daniel Melo
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 8–5 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   André Sá   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 Fukárek
  Jordan Kerr
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Sep 2003 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard   Santiago González   Marcos Daniel
  Alexandre Simoni
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 10–9 Sep 2003 Mexico F14, Querétaro Futures Hard   Santiago González   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 González   Andres Pedroso
  Huntley Montgomery
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win 12–10 Mar 2004 Mexico F2, Naucalpan Futures Hard   Miguel Gallardo Valles   Marcello Amador
  Federico Contreras-Rodriguez
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 12–11 Jun 2004 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard   Santiago González   Gilles Müller
  Aisam Qureshi
3–6, 5–7
Win 13–11 Jul 2004 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   André Sá   Henrique Mello
  Ricardo Mello
6–4, 6–4
Loss 13–12 Jul 2004 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   André Sá   Iván Miranda
  Ricardo Mello
3–6, 4–6
Win 14–12 Oct 2004 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Santiago González   Łukasz Kubot
  Frank Moser
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 15–12 Oct 2004 Colombia F4, Bogotá Futures Clay   Santiago González   Diego Junqueira
  Martín Alund
6–3, 6–4
Win 16–12 Nov 2004 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard   Santiago González   Miguel Gallardo Valles
  Gustavo Marcaccio
6–3, 6–4
Win 17–12 Dec 2004 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay   Santiago González   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
  Sergio Roitman
7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–3
Win 18–12 Feb 2005 Mexico F1, Naucalpan Futures Hard   Santiago González   Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
  Víctor Romero
6–4, 6–2
Loss 18–13 Nov 2005 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard   Santiago González   Werner Eschauer
  Alexander Satschko
1–6, 4–6

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L Win %
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%
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