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He partnered Mark Knowles in the Boy"s Doubles at the 1989 French Open and they finished runners-up.
He partnered Mark Knowles in the Boy"s 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 Association of Tennis Professionals 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.
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 Association of Tennis Professionals Tour singles final. Soon after he made the semi finals of the tournament in Newport.
Singles: (6)
Doubles: (5).