# Alejandro Hernández (tennis)

Alejandro Hernández Julia (Latin American Spanish:; 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 |

### 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% |