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

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player. 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. He is currently the No. 2 Mexican player.

Career

2022: ATP debut and Maiden singles win

Hernández made his ATP main draw debut at the

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after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw. He lost to

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after winning only one game. At the

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he won his first round match against lucky loser

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becoming the first Mexican in the singles history of the tournament to win a match in the main draw. As a result he moved more than 50 positions up in the rankings into the top 500. Hernández played 2nd seed

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in the next round and lost in straight sets.

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