Juan Hernández Salas is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

Biography

Hernández comes from a large family of tennis players, which includes his sister Claudia, who played in the Federation Cup for Mexico. In 1981 he represented Mexico in a home

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tie against Switzerland, held in Tijuana. The tie was a World Group relegation playoff and was won by Mexico, with Hernández losing his dead rubber singles match to

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. A national champion in 1982, Hernández made his only grand slam main draw appearance when he played in the doubles at the

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, partnering American Mark Freedman. His best performance on the professional tour came at the

1983 Monterrey Cup The 1983 Monterrey Cup, also known as the Copa Monterrey, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Monterrey, Mexico. The event was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth and last edition of the tourname ...

, where he reached the quarter-final stage of the singles, with wins over Steve Meister and

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Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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