Alejandro Hernández (tennis)

Alejandro Hernández Julia
Country (sports) Mexico
ResidenceTijuana, Mexico
Born (1977-10-01) 1 October 1977
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

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

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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

Singles: 17 (8–9)

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)

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

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

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%