Luis Herrera (tennis)

Luis-Enrique Herrera (born 27 August 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

Luis Herrera

Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	27 August 1971 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
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
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)

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 Buzios, 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 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1992	Buzios, Brazil	Hard	Jaime Oncins	3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1997	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Mariano Sánchez	Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic	6–4, 3–6, 6–7

Challenger Titles

Singles: (6)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	1990	Manaus, Brazil	Hard	Jaime Oncins	6–2, 7–5
2.	1990	Ilheus, Brazil	Hard	Patrick Baur	6–2, 6–2
3.	1992	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Jaime Oncins	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
4.	1992	Ixtapa, Mexico	Hard	Andrew Sznajder	6–1, 6–2
5.	1992	Ponte Vedra, United States	Hard	Jaime Yzaga	7–5, 6–4
6.	1997	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Wade McGuire	7–6, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: (5)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	1988	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Javier Ordaz	Agustin Moreno Fernando Pérez Pascal	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
2.	1989	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Javier Ordaz	Mark Knowles Brian Page	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
3.	1991	Puebla, Mexico	Hard	Oliver Fernandez	Doug Eisenman Dave Randall	6–4, 7–6
4.	1992	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Clay	Leonardo Lavalle	Francisco Maciel Agustin Moreno	6–1, 7–6
5.	1998	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Hard	Gabriel Trifu	Ota Fukarek Régis Lavergne	6–3, 6–4

References

1. ATP World Tour Profile
2. ITF Tennis Profile
3. Davis Cup Profile