Luis_Herrera_(tennis)
Luis Herrera (tennis)
Mexican tennis player
Luis-Enrique Herrera (born 27 August 1971) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
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| Born | (1971-08-27) 27 August 1971 (age 52) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $542,438 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 53–83 |
| Career titles | 0 6 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (9 November 1992) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1991, 1993) |
| French Open | 1R (1991, 1993) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1992) |
| US Open | 1R (1991, 1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 19–29 |
| Career titles | 0 5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (21 August 1989) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1991) |
| French Open | 2R (1989) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1989) |
| US Open | 1R (1989) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1989) |
| Last updated on: 13 July 2022. | |
Herrera was Mexico's national champion in the 12s, 14s and 16s junior events. He partnered Mark Knowles in the Boys' Doubles at the 1989 French Open and they finished runners-up.
He broke into the top 100 for the first time in 1991, after some good performances on the ATP Tour. Herrera reached the semi-final of the Seoul Open and the quarter-final in Washington. En route to the Washington quarter finals he defeated John McEnroe. He also won the gold medal at the 1991 Pan American Games, held in Cuba.
In 1992, he reached the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, having beaten veteran Jimmy Connors in four sets and Japan's Shuzo Matsuoka in five sets. This was the furthest a Mexican had gone at Wimbledon since Raúl Ramírez reached the quarters in 1978. He also made it into the semi-finals of the Manchester Open and along the way defeated second-seed Brad Gilbert, in a close three-set match which was decided in a tie break. However his most successful outing in 1992 came at Búzios, where he reached his only ATP Tour singles final.[1]
Herrera had his third and final Grand Slam win in the 1993 Wimbledon Championships when he came from two sets down to defeat 15th-seed Karel Nováček in the opening round. Soon after he made the semi-finals of the tournament in Newport.[2]
He played a total of 26 singles matches and four doubles matches for the Mexico Davis Cup team, for an overall record of 13–17.[3]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1992 | Búzios, Brazil | World Series | Hard |  Jaime Oncins |
3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1997 | Mexico City, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Mariano Sánchez |
 Nicolás Lapentti  Daniel Orsanic |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Singles: 14 (7–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Maciel |
6–2, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1990 | Manaus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jaime Oncins |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 1990 | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Patrick Baur |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1990 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Luiz Mattar |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 1991 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Kent Kinnear |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 1992 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle |
6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 1992 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jaime Oncins |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 1992 | Ixtapa, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Andrew Sznajder |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | Oct 1992 | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Jaime Yzaga |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 1993 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Horst Skoff |
6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Apr 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Nicolás Pereira |
7–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 1996 | Azores, Portugal | Challenger | Hard |  Nuno Marques |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Nov 1997 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Wade McGuire |
7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jun 1999 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | Leonardo Silva |
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 9 (5–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1988 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Javier Ordaz |
Fernando Pérez Pascal Agustín Moreno |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1989 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Javier Ordaz |
 Mark Knowles Brian Page |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 1990 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano |
7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1990 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Doug Flach |
 Zeeshan Ali  Menno Oosting |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Dec 1981 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Oliver Fernández |
Doug Eisenman Dave Randall |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 1992 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle |
Francisco Maciel Agustín Moreno |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Ismael Hernández |
Leonardo Lavalle Oliver Fernández |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Aug 1996 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Gabriel Trifu |
Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 1998 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Gabriel Trifu |
 Ota Fukárek  Régis Lavergne |
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1989 | French Open | Clay | Mark Knowles |  Johan Anderson Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% | ||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | ||||||||||
