Alex Hernández (tennis)
Mexican tennis player (born 1999)
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Juan Alejandro Hernández Serrano (more commonly known as Alex Hernández (born 23 June 1999) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 409 achieved on 12 January 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 301 achieved on 13 July 2026.[1] He is currently the No. 2 singles player from Mexico.[2]
| Full name | Juan Alejandro Hernández Serrano |
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| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 23 June 1999 Acapulco, Mexico |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $184,498 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 409 (12 January 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 416 (13 July 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 301 (13 July 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 301 (13 July 2026) |
| Last updated on: 13 July 2026. | |
Career
2022-2025: ATP debut and first wins, top 500
Hernández made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[3][4] He lost to Pablo Andújar after winning only one game.[5]
At the 2022 Los Cabos Open he won his first round match against lucky loser Colombian Nicolás Barrientos becoming the first Mexican in the singles history of the tournament to win a match in the main draw.[6] Hernández played second seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the next round and lost in straight sets.[7] As a result, he moved more than 50 positions up in the rankings into the top 500 and the following week reached a new career-high ranking of No. 462 on 15 August 2022.[5]
He received a qualifying wildcard for the Challenger 125, the 2023 Mexico City Open but lost in the first qualifying round to Evan Zhu[8] and for the 2024 edition and this time advanced to the main draw after qualifying.[9]
Hernández also received a wildcard for the new Challenger 125 tournament in Mexico, the 2025 Morelia Open and defeated Colombian Nicolás Mejía in the first round[10] and eight seed Juan Pablo Ficovich in the second recording his biggest win of his career thus far, to reach his first Challenger quarterfinal.[11]
Ranked No. 493 at the 2025 Los Cabos Open as a wildcard entry, Hernández recorded his second and biggest career ATP win over Daniel Taro, after he trailed 3-6, 2-5, and reached a new career ranking of world No. 431 on 21 July 2025.[12][13][14]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2025 | Challenger de Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2026 | Soma Bay Open, Egypt | Challenger | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | M15 Huamantla, Mexico | WTT | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2025 | M15 Huamantla, Mexico | WTT | Hard | 6–4, 0–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2025 | M15 Villahermosa, Mexico | WTT | Hard | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2022 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2024 | M15 Villahermosa, Mexico | WTT | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2025 | M15 Antalya, Turkiye | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–12] | ||
| Loss | 0–5 | Jun 2025 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | WTT | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 |