Luis-Enrique Herrera (born 27 August 1971) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Career
Herrera was Mexico's national champion in the 12s, 14s and 16s junior events. He partnered Mark Knowles in the Boys' Doubles at the 1989 French Open and they finished runners-up.
He broke into the top 100 for the first time in 1991, after some good performances on the ATP Tour. Herrera reached the semi-final of the Seoul Open and the quarter-final in Washington. En route to the Washington quarter finals he defeated John McEnroe. He also won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games, held in Cuba.
In 1992, he reached the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, having beaten veteran Jimmy Connors in four sets and Japan's Shuzo Matsuoka in five sets. This was the furthest a Mexican had gone at Wimbledon since Raúl Ramírez reached the quarters in 1978. He also made it into the semi-finals of the Manchester Open and along the way defeated second-seed Brad Gilbert, in a close three-set match which was decided in a tie break. However his most successful outing in 1992 came at Búzios, where he reached his only ATP Tour singles final.[1]
Herrera had his third and final Grand Slam win in the 1993 Wimbledon Championships when he came from two sets down to defeat 15th-seed Karel Nováček in the opening round. Soon after he made the semi-finals of the tournament in Newport.[2]
He played a total of 26 singles matches and four doubles matches for the Mexico Davis Cup team, for an overall record of 13–17.[3]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
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| ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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| ATP 250 Series (0–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Finals by setting
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| Outdoors (0–1)
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| Indoors (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Nov 1992
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Búzios, Brazil
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World Series
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Hard
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Jaime Oncins
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3–6, 2–6
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
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| ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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| ATP 250 Series (0–1)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–0)
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| Clay (0–1)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Finals by setting
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| Outdoors (0–1)
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| Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (7–7)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (6–7)
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| ITF Futures (1–0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (7–2)
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| Clay (0–5)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Apr 1990
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Francisco Maciel
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6–2, 6–7, 3–6
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| Win
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1–1
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Oct 1990
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Manaus, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jaime Oncins
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6–2, 7–5
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| Win
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2–1
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Oct 1990
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Ilheus, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Patrick Baur
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6–2, 6–2
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| Loss
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2–2
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Nov 1990
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Luiz Mattar
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6
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| Loss
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2–3
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Dec 1991
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Puebla, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Kent Kinnear
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1–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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2–4
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May 1992
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Acapulco, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Leonardo Lavalle
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6–0, 3–6, 3–6
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| Win
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3–4
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May 1992
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jaime Oncins
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6–2, 3–6, 6–4
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| Win
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4–4
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Oct 1992
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Ixtapa, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Andrew Sznajder
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6–1, 6–2
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| Win
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5–4
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Oct 1992
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Ponte Vedra, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jaime Yzaga
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7–5, 6–4
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| Loss
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5–5
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Apr 1993
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Horst Skoff
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6–2, 2–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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5–6
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Apr 1994
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nicolás Pereira
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7–6, 2–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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5–7
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Sep 1996
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Azores, Portugal
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Challenger
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Hard
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Nuno Marques
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7–6, 4–6, 4–6
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| Win
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6–7
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Nov 1997
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Puebla, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Wade McGuire
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7–6, 4–6, 6–4
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| Win
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7–7
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Jun 1999
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Mexico F4, Guadalajara
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Futures
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Hard
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Leonardo Silva
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6–4, 6–2
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Doubles: 9 (5–4)
| Legend
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| ATP Challenger (5–4)
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| ITF Futures (0–0)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (2–2)
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| Clay (3–2)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Mar 1988
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Javier Ordaz
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Fernando Pérez Pascal
Agustín Moreno
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6–4, 6–1
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| Win
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2–0
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Mar 1989
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Javier Ordaz
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Mark Knowles
Brian Page
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3
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| Loss
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2–1
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Apr 1990
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Guillermo Pérez Roldán
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Leonardo Lavalle
Jorge Lozano
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7–5, 3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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2–2
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Aug 1990
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Winnetka, United States
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Challenger
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Hard
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Doug Flach
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Zeeshan Ali
Menno Oosting
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6–4, 3–6, 2–6
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| Win
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3–2
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Dec 1981
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Puebla, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Oliver Fernández
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Doug Eisenman
Dave Randall
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6–4, 7–6
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| Win
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4–2
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Apr 1992
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Leonardo Lavalle
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Francisco Maciel
Agustín Moreno
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6–2, 6–2
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| Loss
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4–3
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Apr 1994
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Ismael Hernández
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Leonardo Lavalle
Oliver Fernández
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5–7, 5–7
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| Loss
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4–4
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Aug 1996
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Gabriel Trifu
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Leonardo Lavalle
Maurice Ruah
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7–5, 4–6, 4–6
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| Win
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5–4
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Apr 1998
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Gabriel Trifu
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Ota Fukárek
Régis Lavergne
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6–3, 6–4
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Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Key
| W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(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
References
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