Alex Hernández (tennis)

Juan Alejandro Hernández Serrano (more commonly known as Alex Hernández (born 23 June 1999) is a Mexican tennis player.

Alex Hernández
Full nameJuan Alejandro Hernández Serrano
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999
Acapulco, Mexico
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$82,297
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 462 (15 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 672 (6 March 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 555 (27 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 800 (24 October 2022)
Last updated on: 10 March 2023.

Hernández has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 462 achieved on 15 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 555 achieved on 27 May 2019.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Mexican player.[2]

Career

2022: ATP debut and Maiden singles win

Hernández made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[3] He lost to Pablo Andújar after winning only one game.

At the 2022 Los Cabos Open he won his first round match against lucky loser Nicolas Barrientos becoming the first Mexican in the singles history of the tournament to win a match in the main draw.[4] As a result he moved more than 50 positions up in the rankings into the top 500. Hernández played 2nd seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the next round and lost in straight sets.

References
  1. "Alex Hernandez | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. "Atp Acapulco: wild card a Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco ed Alex Hernandez". www.tennisitaliano.it.
  4. @AbiertoLosCabos (3 August 2022). "¡Muchas felicidades, Alex Hernández! 🎉Se convierte en el primer mexicano en la historia del torneo en avanzar a l…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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