Luis Herrera (tennis) explained
| Luis-Enrique Herrera |
| Country: |  Mexico |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Turnedpro: | 1989 |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $542,438 |
| Singlesrecord: | 53–83 |
| Singlestitles: | 0
6 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 49 (9 November 1992) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1991, 1993) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1991, 1993) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1992) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1991, 1992) |
| Doublesrecord: | 19–29 |
| Doublestitles: | 0
5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 117 (21 August 1989) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1991) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1989) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (1989) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1989) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (1989) |
| Updated: | 13 July 2022 |
Luis-Enrique Herrera (born 27 August 1971) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Career
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]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP 250 Series (0–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (0–1) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
| |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0) | | ATP 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP 250 Series (0–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoors (0–1) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
| |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (7–7)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (6–7) | | ITF Futures (1–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (7–2) | | Clay (0–5) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Maciel | 6–2, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | | Manaus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Jaime Oncins | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Patrick Baur | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Luiz Mattar | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Kent Kinnear | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jaime Oncins | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | | Ixtapa, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Andrew Sznajder | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Jaime Yzaga | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Horst Skoff | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Nicolás Pereira | 7–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | | Azores, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | Nuno Marques | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Wade McGuire | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–7 | | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Hard | Leonardo Silva | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Doubles: 9 (5–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (5–4) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–2) | | Clay (3–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Javier Ordaz | Fernando Pérez Pascal
Agustín Moreno | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Javier Ordaz | Mark Knowles
Brian Page | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay |  Guillermo Pérez Roldán | Leonardo Lavalle
Jorge Lozano | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Doug Flach |  Zeeshan Ali
Menno Oosting | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Oliver Fernández | Doug Eisenman
Dave Randall | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Francisco Maciel
Agustín Moreno | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Ismael Hernández | Leonardo Lavalle
Oliver Fernández | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–4 | | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Gabriel Trifu | Leonardo Lavalle
Maurice Ruah | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Gabriel Trifu |  Ota Fukárek
 Régis Lavergne | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Performance timeline
Singles
Notes and References
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/He/L/Luis-Herrera.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
- http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000596 ITF Tennis Profile
- http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10000596 Davis Cup Profile
Nicolás Lapentti