Claudia Hernández Salas (born 19 January 1966), known as Claudia Hernández, is a Mexican former professional

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player.

Biography

Tennis career

Hernández was the 16 and under

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champion in 1982 and made the girls' singles quarter-finals of the 1983 US Open. As a

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competitor for Mexico she won two medals, both women's doubles bronze medals, in 1983 and 1987. Hernández, who played college tennis for the

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, represented Mexico at the

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in Seoul, playing singles and doubles (with

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). During her nine-year

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career she featured in a total of 22 ties for her country.

Personal life

Hernández is married Rafael Belmar Osuna, who is the nephew of US Open champion

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ITF finals

Singles (6–1)

Doubles (1–6)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Claudia 1966 births Living people Mexican female tennis players Olympic tennis players for Mexico Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1983 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico USC Trojans women's tennis players Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican women 21st-century Mexican women