Claudia Hernández (tennis)

Claudia Hernández
Full name	Claudia Hernández Salas
Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	19 January 1966 (age 58)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Prize money	$25,949
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 203 (20 July 1987)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 197 (3 August 1987)

Claudia Hernández Salas^[a] (born 19 January 1966), known as Claudia Hernández, is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

Biography[edit]

Tennis career[edit]

Hernández was the 16 and under Orange Bowl champion in 1982 and made the girls' singles quarter-finals of the 1983 US Open.^[1] As a Pan American Games competitor for Mexico she won two medals, both women's doubles bronze medals, in 1983 and 1987. Hernández, who played college tennis for the USC Trojans, represented Mexico at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, playing singles and doubles (with Xóchitl Escobedo).^[2] During her nine-year Federation Cup career she featured in a total of 22 ties for her country.

Personal life[edit]

Hernández is married Rafael Belmar Osuna, who is the nephew of US Open champion Rafael Osuna.^[3]

ITF finals[edit]

Singles (6–1)[edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	3 August 1986	Querétaro, Mexico	Clay	Lucila Becerra	W/O
Winner	2.	10 August 1986	León, Guanajuato, Mexico	Clay	Andrea Tiezzi	6–0, 6–4
Winner	3.	5 April 1987	Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States	Hard	Shandra Livingston	6–2, 6–2
Winner	4.	12 July 1987	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Hard	Mayumi Yamada	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	5.	17 July 1988	Guadalajara, Mexico	Clay	Aránzazu Gallardo	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	31 July 1988	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Lucila Becerra	1–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	9 July 1989	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Hard	Aránzazu Gallardo	4–6, 6–2, 6–2

Doubles (1–6)[edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	3 August 1986	Querétaro, Mexico	Clay	Leticia Herrera	Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	10 August 1986	León, Guanajuato, Mexico	Clay	Leticia Herrera	Lucila Becerra Maluca Llamas	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	8 September 1986	Lisbon, Portugal	Clay	Patricia Hy	María José Llorca Ninoska Souto	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	19 July 1987	León, Guanajuato, Mexico	Hard	Leticia Herrera	Jackie Masters Michelle Parun	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	5.	7 March 1988	Castellón, Spain	Clay	Lucila Becerra	Janet Souto Ninoska Souto	6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	12 May 1991	Mexico City, Mexico	Hard	Aránzazu Gallardo	Helene Kappler Claudia Rodríguez	3–6, 7–5, 7–6⁽²⁾
Runner-up	6.	26 May 1991	Aguascalientes, Mexico	Harf	Aránzazu Gallardo	Xóchitl Escobedo Isabela Petrov	3–6, 6–7⁽⁴⁾

Notes[edit]

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Salas.

References[edit]

^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Hernandez-Salas, Claudia (MEX)". itftennis.com.
^ Lader, Martin (23 September 1988). "Seoul, South Korea". United Press International.
^ "El legado Belmar Osuna". El Universal (in Spanish). 24 December 2010.

External links[edit]

Claudia Hernandez at the Women's Tennis Association
Claudia Hernandez-Salas at the Billie Jean King Cup
Claudia Hernández at the International Tennis Federation

[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Salas.

[2] "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Hernandez-Salas, Claudia (MEX)". itftennis.com.

[3] Lader, Martin (23 September 1988). "Seoul, South Korea". United Press International.

[4] "El legado Belmar Osuna". El Universal (in Spanish). 24 December 2010.

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