Guillermo Hernandez, better known as Willie Hernandez, is a Filipino former amateur tennis player. Hernandez, the son of a famous sportscaster, grew up in Manila and started playing tennis at the age of 10. His first international title was a junior tournament in Osaka. After briefly attending Hopkins High School in Minnesota as an exchange student, Hernandez played collegiate tennis for the University of Arizona. He won two medals with the Philippines at the

1962 Asian Games ) , Host city = Jakarta, Indonesia , Nations participating = 17 , Athletes participating = 1,460 , Events = 120 in 13 sports , Opening ceremony = 24 August 1962 , Closing ceremony = 4 September 1962 , ...

. Hernandez won the 1963 Arizona Open on clay against a field of U.S. clay players. During the 1990s he relocated to the United States.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hernandez, Willie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Filipino male tennis players Arizona Wildcats men's tennis players Filipino expatriate tennis players in the United States Asian Games medalists in tennis Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1962 Asian Games Sportspeople from Manila