José Hernández-Fernández (; born March 13, 1990) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 179 in August 2015 and his highest doubles ranking of No. 206 in 2016.
College career
Prior to joining UNC Hernández-Fernández received offers from Texas A&M, Ohio State, Pepperdine, among others.
Hernández-Fernández played tennis at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In 2011, he reached the round of 16 in the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships losing to the previous year champion Bradley Klahn from Stanford.
He finished his career at UNC ranked No. 9 in singles and ranked No. 6 in doubles in the nation in the 2012 pre-season NCAA Div 1 rankings before turning pro. He was twice a member of the "All-ACC" team. Combined record at UNC was 48 wins and 17 losses.
Professional career Juniors Ranked No. 37 in the world junior rankings by the International Tennis Federation. Reached the round of 16 in the US Open Junior Tennis Championships. He played in the 2008 Wimbledon Junior Championships losing to the 2008 French Open champion Yang Tsung-hua. Reached the round of 32 in the main draw of the Roland Garros Junior Championships. Won the JITIC tournament in Monterrey, Mexico. Made the finals of the Copa Merengue tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Finalist of the Barranquilla Junior Tennis Tournament in Barranquilla, Colombia. Seniors Hernández-Fernández played primarily on the Futures circuit with a record of 74-40 and the ATP Challenger Tour where he currently has a record of 5–11.
Hernández-Fernández was a member of the Dominican Republic Davis Cup team, having posted a 7–5 record in singles and a 5–1 record in doubles in eighteen ties played since 2006. He trained at the JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy in Alicante.
Hernández-Fernández represented the Dominican Republic in multiple international competitions. He partnered with countrywoman Chandra Capozzi in the mixed doubles competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, winning the bronze medal. He also represented the Dominican Republic at the 2011 Pan American Games, though did not win any medals at the Games.
Post-retirement career Following his retirement in 2020, Hernandez started coaching Yuan Yue in 2024. Since 2025, he is the tournament director of the Copa Cap Cana.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 16 (9–7) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures (9–7)Finals by surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (6–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesHard Emilio Gómez3–6, 6–4, 2–6Win1–1Ecuador F2, GuayaquilFuturesHard Emilio Gómez2–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss1–2Turkey F15, AntalyaFuturesHard Thiago Monteiro3–6, 6–7(5–7)Win2–2Venezuela F1, MaracayFuturesHard Iván Endara6–3, 6–3Loss2–3Venezuela F4, CaracasFuturesHard David Souto2–6, 6–4, 2–6Win3–3Peru F2, LimaFuturesClay Jorge Aguilar2–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss3–4Romania F3, BacăuFuturesClay Elias Ymer6–3, 6–7(2–7), 5–7Win4–4Colombia F4, MedellínFuturesClay Marcelo Arévalo7–5, 6–2Loss4–5Colombia F6, ArmeniaFuturesClay Nicolás Barrientos4–6, 2–6Win5–5Argentina F2, MendozaFuturesClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo4–6, 6–2, 6–3Win6–5Argentina F3, OlavarriaFuturesClay Federico Coria6–0, 6–1Win7–5Italy F23, BolzanoFuturesClay Bastian Malla6–4, 6–4Loss7–6Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Roberto Cid Subervi3–6, 2–6Win8–6Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Alejandro Gomez6–0, 6–7(6–8), 6–2Win9–6M15 Cuneo, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Francesco Forti6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5Loss9–7M25 Oviedo, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Oriol Roca Batalla4–6, 4–6
Doubles: 14 (6–8) LegendATP Challenger (1–1)ITF Futures (5–7)Finals by surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (4–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Ecuador F2, GuayaquilFuturesHard Sergio Galdós Emilio Gómez Roberto Quiroz5–7, 2–6Loss0–2Mexico F13, MéridaFuturesHard Christopher Díaz Figueroa Riccardo Maiga Roberto Marcora1–6, 6–2, [7–10]Loss0–3Colombia F2, BogotáFuturesClay Maximiliano Estévez Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko6–7(8–10), 3–6Win1–3Turkey F13, AntalyaFuturesHard Maximiliano Estévez Juan Ignacio Londero Mateo Nicolas Martinez6–3, 7–5Win2–3Turkey F14, AntalyaFuturesHard Maximiliano Estévez Andrei Ciumac Luca Margaroli6–2, 6–1Win3–3Brazil F4, ManausFuturesClay José Pereira Victor Maynard Rafael Rondino6–1, 6–1Loss3–4Venezuela F4, CaracasFuturesHard Roberto Maytín Alex Llompart Mateo Nicolas Martinez5–7, 5–7Loss3–5Italy F21, MantovaFuturesClay Jhonson Garcia Daniel Dutra da Silva Pedro Sakamoto7–5, 1–6, [7–10]Win4–5Colombia F6, ArmeniaFuturesClay Juan Pablo Guzmán Keith-Patrick Crowley Marco Bortolotti6–3, 2–6, [12–10]Win5–5Mendoza, ArgentinaChallengerClay Máximo González Horacio Zeballos Julio Peralta4–6, 6–3, [10–1]Loss5–6Italy F23, BolzanoFuturesClay Juan Pablo Ficovich Cătălin Gârd Ruben Gonzales1–6, 0–6Win6–6Italy F24, CornaianoFuturesClay Jonathan Eysseric Zdeněk Kolář Bastian Malla7–6(7–2), 2–6, [10–4]Loss6–7Tempe, United StatesChallengerHard Marcelo Arévalo Walter Trusendi Matteo Viola7–5, 2–6, [10–12]Loss6–8M25 San Sebastián, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay J Barranco Cosano E Esteve Lobato Oriol Roca Batalla5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
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