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Rudy Hernando

USA Age 87 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1973

Rudy Hernando represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 151. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 5–10 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

151 (Oct 15, 1973)

Elo peak

1519 (8th percentile)

Singles record

5–10 (33.3%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Rudy Hernando's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rod Laver	(def.)	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 1973*	R16	Bretton Woods	ATP 250	Clay
Ian Harris	6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 1973*	R32	Bretton Woods	ATP 250	Clay
Sandy Mayer	4-6 6-1 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 1972*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 250	Clay
Mike Belkin	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 4, 1971*	R64	Cincinnati Open	ATP 500	Clay
Terry Addison	4-6 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1969*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Grass

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Rudy Hernando's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Laver	0	1	1	Jul 27, 1973	H2H
Ian Harris	1	0	1	Jul 26, 1973	H2H
Sandy Mayer	0	1	1	Aug 2, 1972	H2H
Mike Belkin	0	1	1	Aug 4, 1971	H2H
Terry Addison	0	1	1	Aug 29, 1969	H2H

Career Results

Rudy Hernando career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	29	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—
1969	30	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
1971	32	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	33	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	34	1	1	2	50.0%	153	169
Career		5	10	15	33.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rudy Hernando career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	29	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1969	30	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
1971	32	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	33	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	34	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%

Advanced Stats

Rudy Hernando advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	29	1465	100.9	—	—	—	—	—	+40	—	50.0%	+0.35	0–2	—	—	+0.40
1969	30	1468	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	+57	—	43.8%	-0.75	1–1	—	—	+0.06
1971	32	1463	103.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.16
1972	33	1452	100.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	—	—	+0.04
1973	34	1470	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100.0%	+5.50	—	—	—	+0.21
Career		1519	104.1	—	—	—	—	—	+48	—	46.5%	-0.02	1–4 (20%)	—	—	+3.93

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Rudy Hernando Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1969	30	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

Rudy Hernando ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	W-L Win %
1971	32	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Rudy Hernando ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	NAP	WAS	BOS	BRE	MIL	CAN	W-L Win %
1968	29	—	R64	—	R128	—	R64	R16	2–4 (33%)
1969	30	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	2–2 (50%)
1972	33	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	34	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	5–8 (38%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

151

Career-high date

Oct 15, 1973

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Rudy Hernando ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	153	163	151	167	169
1974	35	—	—	173	171	179	152	284	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Rudy Hernando's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Hordijk	NED	#152	1,518	29	10	19	34.5%	—	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Takeshi Koura	JPN	#155	1,500	9	3	6	33.3%	—	1971–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Armistead Neely	USA	#144	1,571	66	22	44	33.3%	—	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Ruby Hoskowetz	AUT	#153	1,514	7	2	5	28.6%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Falderbaum	GER	#148	1,541	17	7	10	41.2%	—	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Giuseppe Merlo	ITA	#158	1,540	25	10	15	40.0%	—	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Karl Coombes	AUS	#162	1,518	15	4	11	26.7%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Crookenden	NZL	#140	1,574	51	17	34	33.3%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Tom Christensen	DEN	#146	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Gene Malin	USA	#161	1,520	41	11	30	26.8%	—	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Vincenzo Franchitti	ITA	#138	1,550	51	16	35	31.4%	—	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Rayno Seegers	RSA	#163	1,500	33	9	24	27.3%	—	1968–1974	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rudy Hernando?: Rudy Hernando is 87 years old, born on June 10, 1939.
Which country does Rudy Hernando represent?: Rudy Hernando represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Rudy Hernando left-handed or right-handed?: Rudy Hernando plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Rudy Hernando won?: Rudy Hernando has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rudy Hernando won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rudy Hernando's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Rudy Hernando's highest ATP ranking?: Rudy Hernando's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 151, first achieved on October 15, 1973.
What is Rudy Hernando's career win-loss record?: Rudy Hernando has a career ATP singles record of 5 wins and 10 losses (33.3%).
Which seasons of Rudy Hernando's career appear in TennisDB?: Rudy Hernando appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1973.
Who has Rudy Hernando faced most often?: Rudy Hernando's most frequent opponent is Rod Laver, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.