Óscar Hernández Pérez (; born 10 April 1978 in

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, Spain) is a former professional male

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player from Spain. He turned pro in 1998 and achieved his career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in October 2007. Hernández scored an upset in the first round of the 2007

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, when he defeated the World No. 20,

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, 3–6, 7–6⁽³⁾, 6–1. Hernández announced his retirement from tennis on 22 July 2011.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 win, 1 loss)

ATP Challenger titles

Singles

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* 1978 births Living people Tennis players from Catalonia Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Barcelona {{Spain-tennis-bio-stub