Alejandro Hernández (tennis)

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.

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

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 ArgentinaMariano Puerta United Kingdom Martin Lee
United Kingdom 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 Brazil Roberto Jabali 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 1–1 Nov 1996 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard United States Alex Reichel 7–6, 7–6
Win 2–1 Sep 1997 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay Canada Bobby Kokavec 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Aug 1998 Tijuana, Mexico Challenger Hard Australia Michael Hill 5–7, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 1999 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard United States Michael Sell 6–7, 5–7
Loss 2–4 May 2000 Armonk, United States Challenger Clay Spain Salvador Navarro 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–4 Jun 2000 Mexico F1, Guadalajara Futures Clay Mexico Bruno Echagaray 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Jun 2000 Denver, United States Challenger Hard Israel Lior Mor 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 May 2001 Mexico F3, Aguascalientes Futures Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 May 2001 Mexico F4, Guadalajara Futures Clay Canada Frédéric Niemeyer 1–6, 4–6
Win 4–7 Nov 2001 Mexico F11, León Futures Hard Australia Andrew Painter 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–8 Mar 2002 Mexico F2, Mexico City Futures Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Janko Tipsarević 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 4–9 Sep 2003 Mexico F14, Querétaro Futures Hard Argentina Gustavo Marcaccio 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–9 Mar 2004 Mexico F2, Naucalpan Futures Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–9 May 2004 Mexico F4, Ciudad Obregón Futures Hard Mexico Bruno Echagaray 7–5, 6–0
Win 7–9 May 2004 Mexico F5, Guadalajara Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo 6–1, 6–3
Win 8–9 Nov 2004 Mexico F16, León Futures Hard Mexico 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 Germany Simon Touzil Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil Jaime Oncins
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Apr 1996 Sliema, Malta Challenger Hard Mexico Óscar Ortiz North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Germany Martin Zumpft
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Win 2–1 Jul 1996 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard Mexico Óscar Ortiz Portugal João Cunha-Silva
France Jean-Philippe Fleurian
6–2, 7–6
Win 3–1 Apr 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Óscar Ortiz United States Francisco Montana
United States Jack Waite
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Sep 1997 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay Mexico Óscar Ortiz Brazil Nelson Aerts
Brazil André Sá
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Feb 1998 West Bloomfield, United States Challenger Hard Mexico David Roditi United States Jim Thomas
Italy Laurence Tieleman
6–7, 4–6
Win 4–3 Nov 1998 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Mariano Sánchez Mexico Bernardo Martínez
Japan Gouichi Motomura
7–6, 7–6
Win 5–3 Nov 1998 Toluca, Mexico Challenger Clay Mexico Mariano Sánchez Netherlands Edwin Kempes
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Aug 1999 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Czech Republic Ota Fukárek Switzerland Roger Federer
Netherlands Sander Groen
4–6, 6–7
Win 6–4 Aug 1999 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee United States Rob Givone
United States Glenn Weiner
6–4, 6–1
Win 7–4 Oct 1999 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee United States James Blake
United States Thomas Blake
6–2, 6–1
Loss 7–5 Jun 2001 Salvador, Brazil Challenger Hard Croatia Ivo Karlović Brazil Adriano Ferreira
Brazil Daniel Melo
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 8–5 Jul 2001 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá Brazil Ricardo Mello
Brazil Ricardo Schlachter
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss 8–6 Nov 2001 Mexico F12, Zacatecas Futures Hard Germany Alexander Waske Cuba Sandor Martinez-Breijo
Cuba Lazaro Navarro-Batles
walkover
Win 9–6 Jul 2002 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Daniel Melo Chinese Taipei Yen-Hsun Lu
Thailand Danai Udomchoke
walkover
Win 10–6 Nov 2002 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles United States Diego Ayala
United States Robert Kendrick
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 10–7 Apr 2003 León, Mexico Challenger Hard United States Alex Bogomolov Jr. Czech Republic Ota Fukárek
Australia Jordan Kerr
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Sep 2003 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard Mexico Santiago González Brazil Marcos Daniel
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 10–9 Sep 2003 Mexico F14, Querétaro Futures Hard Mexico Santiago González Mexico Bruno Echagaray
United States Huntley Montgomery
6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 10–10 Nov 2003 Mexico F20, León Futures Hard Mexico Gerardo Venegas-Escalente Mexico Bruno Echagaray
Mexico Jorge Haro
3–4 ret.
Win 11–10 Nov 2003 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Santiago González United States Andres Pedroso
United States Huntley Montgomery
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win 12–10 Mar 2004 Mexico F2, Naucalpan Futures Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles Mexico Marcello Amador
Mexico Federico Contreras-Rodriguez
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 12–11 Jun 2004 Andorra la Vella, Andorra Challenger Hard Mexico Santiago González Luxembourg Gilles Müller
Pakistan Aisam Qureshi
3–6, 5–7
Win 13–11 Jul 2004 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá Brazil Henrique Mello
Brazil Ricardo Mello
6–4, 6–4
Loss 13–12 Jul 2004 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá Peru Iván Miranda
Brazil Ricardo Mello
3–6, 4–6
Win 14–12 Oct 2004 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay Mexico Santiago González Poland Łukasz Kubot
Germany Frank Moser
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 15–12 Oct 2004 Colombia F4, Bogotá Futures Clay Mexico Santiago González Argentina Diego Junqueira
Argentina Martín Alund
6–3, 6–4
Win 16–12 Nov 2004 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Santiago González Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles
Argentina Gustavo Marcaccio
6–3, 6–4
Win 17–12 Dec 2004 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay Mexico Santiago González Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Argentina Sergio Roitman
7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–3
Win 18–12 Feb 2005 Mexico F1, Naucalpan Futures Hard Mexico Santiago González Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Mexico Víctor Romero
6–4, 6–2
Loss 18–13 Nov 2005 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Santiago González Austria Werner Eschauer
Germany 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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