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David Vega Hernández
Vega Hernández at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30)
Telde, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachToni Colom
Prize money$621,057
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 403 (21 July 2014)
Doubles
Career record55–56 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 28 (13 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 123 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French OpenQF (2022)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
US Open1R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US OpenQF (2022)
Last updated on: 19 January 2024.

David Vega Hernández (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið ˈβeɣa eɾˈnandeθ];[a] born 23 June 1994) is a Spanish professional tennis player.

Vega Hernández has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 403 achieved on 21 July 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 28 achieved on 13 February 2023.

Professional career

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2015: ATP debut in singles

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Vega Hernández made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Estoril Open in the singles draw, entering as a lucky loser.

2021: First ATP title and Top 100 debut in doubles

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Hernández won his first ATP doubles title at the 2021 Croatia Open Umag partnering Fernando Romboli. As a result, he made his top 100 debut on 26 July 2021 at World No. 98.

2022: New partnership & Four titles, Major debut & quarterfinal, top 35

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In April, Vega Hernández won his second ATP 250 doubles title at the 2022 Grand Prix Hassan II alongside new partner Rafael Matos.

At the 2022 BMW Open he reached his second final with Matos and third overall.[1]

At the 2022 French Open on his Grand Slam debut the pair reached the third round with a win over Łukasz Kubot and Édouard Roger-Vasselin but not before defeating 13th seeded pair of Santiago González and Andrés Molteni. They reached the quarterfinals where they lost to 12th seeded pair of Marcelo Arévalo and Jean-Julien Rojer. As a result, Vega Hernández reached the top 50 in the rankings.

Vega Hernández reached world No. 32 on 31 October 2022 following a fourth title for the season at the 2022 Sofia Open and a final showing at the ATP 500 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships with Matos.

2023: Top 30 debut, loss of form, drop in the rankings

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Following the 2023 Australian Open he reached the top 30 on 30 January 2023.

He reached the semifinals at the 2023 Córdoba Open with Rafael Matos saving a match point.[2]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay Brazil Fernando Romboli Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Apr 2022 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Italy Andrea Vavassori
Poland Jan Zieliński
6–1, 7–5
Loss 2–1 May 2022 Bavarian Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 3–1 Jun 2022 Mallorca Championships, Spain 250 Series Grass Brazil Rafael Matos Uruguay Ariel Behar
Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
7–67–5, 6–76–8, [10–1]
Win 4–1 Jul 2022 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Win 5–1 Oct 2022 Sofia Open, Bulgaria 250 Series Hard (i) Brazil Rafael Matos Germany Fabian Fallert
Germany Oscar Otte
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 5–2 Oct 2022 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard Brazil Rafael Matos United States Mackenzie McDonald
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (3–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2013 Spain F23, Dénia Futures Clay Russia Alexander Rumyantsev 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2013 Spain F31, Getafe Futures Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–1 May 2014 Portugal F4, Termas de Monfortinho Futures Carpet France Fabrice Martin 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jun 2014 Spain F13, Martos Futures Hard Denmark Frederik Nielsen 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2015 Spain F24, Ourense Futures Hard Spain Ricardo Ojeda Lara 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Aug 2015 Spain F25, Béjar Futures Hard Spain Pablo Vivero González 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Mar 2018 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva 7–5, 1–6, 1–3 ret.

Doubles: 71 (36–35)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–13)
ITF Futures Tour (24–23)
Titles by surface
Hard (10–16)
Clay (24–19)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2013 Portugal F6, Monfortinho Futures Carpet Spain Adam Sanjurjo Hermida Portugal Gonçalo Falcão
Portugal Vasco Mensurado
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Jun 2013 Spain F18, Melilla Futures Hard Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda
Spain Jaime Pulgar-García
2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–1 Jul 2013 Spain F23, Dénia Futures Clay Spain Juan Lizariturry Spain Ricardo Ojeda Lara
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
6–3, 0–6, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Nov 2013 Spain F39, Puerto de la Cruz Futures Carpet Spain David Pérez Sanz Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo
1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Nov 2013 Spain F40, Puerto de la Cruz Futures Carpet Spain Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez Colombia Juan Sebastián Gómez
Spain Adam Sanjurjo Hermida
6–1, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss 3–3 Feb 2014 Spain F3, Murcia Futures Clay Spain Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol Sweden Markus Eriksson
Sweden Milos Sekulic
0–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–3 Mar 2014 Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena Italy Filippo Baldi
Italy Pietro Licciardi
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–3 Apr 2014 Italy F8, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito Italy Matteo Fago
Italy Manuel Mazzella
6–4, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss 5–4 Apr 2014 Italy F9, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla Italy Francesco Borgo
Italy Stefano Travaglia
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–4 Jun 2014 Spain F13, Martos Futures Hard Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda Italy Erik Crepaldi
Spain Borja Rodríguez Manzano
7–6(7–3), 6–7(7–9), [10–8]
Loss 6–5 Jun 2014 Spain F14, Melilla Futures Hard Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda Spain David Pérez Sanz
Bolivia Federico Zeballos
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 6–6 Jul 2014 Spain F19, Dénia Futures Clay Spain Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez Australia Maverick Banes
Australia Jake Eames
w/o
Loss 6–7 Mar 2015 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Portugal João Domingues Portugal Romain Barbosa
Portugal Leonardo Tavares
1–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Loss 6–8 May 2015 Portugal F4, Caldas da Rainha Futures Clay Portugal João Domingues Portugal Fred Gil
Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva
3–6, 2–6
Win 7–8 Aug 2015 Spain F24, Ourense Futures Hard Spain Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso Spain Marc Fornell Mestres
Spain Marco Neubau
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 8–8 Oct 2015 Portugal F13, Porto Futures Clay Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda Portugal Nuno Deus
Portugal João Domingues
6–3, 6–0
Loss 8–9 Nov 2015 Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Spain Samuel Ribeiro Navarrete Venezuela Jordi Muñoz Abreu
Spain David Pérez Sanz
4–6, 5–7
Loss 8–10 Dec 2015 Tunisia F34, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Spain David Pérez Sanz Tunisia Anis Ghorbel
Bulgaria Vasko Mladenov
7–6(7–2), 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 8–11 Feb 2016 Spain F4, Murcia Futures Clay Spain Adria Mas Mascolo Romania Vasile Antonescu
Romania Alexandru Jecan
6–4, 5–7, [9–11]
Loss 8–12 Feb 2016 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda
Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Win 9–12 Mar 2016 Tunisia F11, Hammamet Futures Clay Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato Russia Aleksandr Malyshev
Russia Maksim Malyshev
5–7, 7–5, [10–3]
Win 10–12 Apr 2016 Tunisia F12, Hammamet Futures Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla Australia Dan Dowson
United Kingdom Alexander Ward
6–4, 6–2
Loss 10–13 Apr 2016 Spain F9, Reus Futures Clay Spain Adria Mas Mascolo Spain Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez
Spain Marcos Giraldi Requena
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 11–13 May 2016 Spain F12, Lleida Futures Clay India Ramkumar Ramanathan Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Australia Alex de Minaur
6–3, 6–1
Loss 11–14 May 2016 Spain F15, Sta. Margarida Montbui Futures Hard Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Spain Jan Pallares Monreal
Spain Albert Roglan
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Win 12–14 Jun 2016 Spain F16, Huelva Futures Clay Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda Belgium Niels Desein
Morocco Lamine Ouahab
6–4, 6–2
Win 13–14 Sep 2016 Spain F31, Sevilla Futures Clay Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol Spain Eduard Esteve Lobato
Spain Sergio Martos Gornés
6–2, 7–5
Win 14–14 Oct 2016 Spain F34, Melilla Futures Clay Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Spain Albert Alcaraz Ivorra
Spain Mario Vilella Martínez
6–7(9–11), 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss 14–15 Nov 2016 Spain F36, Cuevas del Almanzora Futures Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Spain Javier Barranco Cosano
Italy Raúl Brancaccio
3–6, 0–6
Loss 14–16 Nov 2016 Spain F37, Cuevas del Almanzora Futures Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
Spain Mario Vilella Martínez
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [5–10]
Win 15–16 Nov 2016 Spain F38, Cuevas del Almanzora Futures Hard Spain Mario Vilella Martínez Spain Jorge Hernando Ruano
Spain Pablo Vivero González
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 15–17 Dec 2016 Spain F39, Cuevas del Almanzora Futures Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Republic of Ireland Peter Bothwell
Japan Akira Santillan
2–6, 7–5, [2–10]
Loss 15–18 Jan 2017 Spain F1, Manacor Futures Clay Spain Sergio Martos Gornés Spain Pedro Martínez
Spain Ricardo Ojeda Lara
7–6(7–5), 0–6, [4–10]
Win 16–18 Feb 2017 Spain F5, Murcia Futures Clay Russia Ivan Gakhov Spain Pedro Martínez
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 17–18 Mar 2017 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera
United Kingdom Nikki Roenn
6–4, 7–5
Loss 17–19 Apr 2017 Portugal F4, Lisbon Futures Hard Belgium Yannick Mertens Portugal Felipe Cunha Silva
Portugal João Monteiro
3–6, 5–7
Loss 17–20 Apr 2017 Portugal F6, Porto Futures Clay Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Portugal João Monteiro
Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 17–21 Apr 2017 Portugal F7, Carcavelos Futures Clay Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva Portugal Felipe Cunha Silva
Portugal Fred Gil
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 17–22 May 2017 Spain F13, Valldoreix Futures Clay Spain Pedro Martínez Brazil Igor Marcondes
Brazil Rafael Matos
7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), [10–12]
Win 18–22 May 2017 Romania F2, Bacău Futures Clay Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva Romania Vasile Antonescu
Romania Patrick Grigoriu
7–5, 6–3
Win 19–22 Jul 2017 Spain F19, Bakio Futures Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera
Spain Juan Lizariturry
6–3, 6–2
Win 20–22 Jul 2017 Spain F20, Getxo Futures Clay Russia Ivan Gakhov Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera
Spain Juan Lizariturry
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 20–23 Aug 2017 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 20–24 Sep 2017 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Russia Ivan Gakhov Spain Íñigo Cervantes Huegun
Argentina Pedro Cachin
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [5–10]
Win 21–24 Sep 2017 Spain F29, Sevilla Futures Clay Spain Pedro Martínez Spain Marc Giner
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 22–24 Jan 2018 Spain F2, Manacor Futures Clay Italy Lorenzo Giustino Italy Pietro Rondoni
Italy Jacopo Stefanini
7–5, 7–5
Loss 22–25 Feb 2018 Spain F3, Paguera Futures Clay Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna South Korea Chung Yun-seong
Japan Rio Noguchi
6–2, 6–7(6–8), [8–10]
Win 23–25 Mar 2018 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo Austria Maximilian Neuchrist
Austria David Pichler
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win 24–25 Jun 2018 Blois, France Challenger Clay Brazil Fabrício Neis Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Australia Rameez Junaid
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 25–25 Jul 2018 Marburg, Germany Challenger Clay Brazil Fabrício Neis Switzerland Henri Laaksonen
Switzerland Luca Margaroli
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 26–25 Jul 2018 Germany F8, Kassel Futures Clay Brazil João Souza Brazil Orlando Luz
Brazil Marcelo Zormann
6–1, 6–4
Loss 26–26 Jul 2018 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Brazil Fernando Romboli Belgium Sander Gillé
Belgium Joran Vliegen
4–6, 2–6
Win 27–26 Sep 2018 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Fabrício Neis Australia Rameez Junaid
India Purav Raja
6–4, 6–4
Win 28–26 Oct 2018 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Brazil Marcelo Demoliner Australia Rameez Junaid
Netherlands David Pel
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss 28–27 Apr 2019 Francavilla, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Guillermo Durán Ukraine Denys Molchanov
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
3–6, 1–6
Win 29–27 Jun 2019 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Vavassori Spain Pedro Martínez
Netherlands Mark Vervoort
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Loss 29–28 Jul 2019 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard Italy Andrea Vavassori Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
India Ramkumar Ramanathan
2–6, 4–6
Win 30–28 Oct 2019 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Italy Simone Bolelli Spain Sergio Martos Gornés
India Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–4, 7–5
Loss 30–29 Oct 2019 Brest, France Challenger Hard (i) Italy Andrea Vavassori Ukraine Denys Molchanov
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
3–6, 1–6
Loss 30–30 Nov 2019 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay (i) Spain Guillermo García López Germany Andre Begemann
Germany Daniel Masur
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 30–31 Jan 2021 Antalya, Turkey Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Ukraine Denys Molchanov
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–3, 4–6, [16–18]
Win 31–31 Feb 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Venezuela Luis David Martinez Poland Szymon Walków
Poland Jan Zieliński
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 31–32 June 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Argentina Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Argentina Renzo Olivo
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 32–32 Sep 2021 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Netherlands Mark Vervoort Spain Javier Barranco Cosano
Spain Sergio Martos Gornés
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–7]
Win 33–32 Oct 2021 Alicante, Spain Challenger Hard Ukraine Denys Molchanov Monaco Romain Arneodo
Australia Matt Reid
6–4, 6–2
Loss 33–33 Nov 2021 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i) Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Monaco Romain Arneodo
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
4–6, 2–6
Loss 33–34 Nov 2021 Bari, Italy Challenger Hard Italy Andrea Vavassori United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool
Finland Harri Heliövaara
3–6, 0–6
Win 34–34 Jan 2022 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) France Albano Olivetti Netherlands Sander Arends
Netherlands David Pel
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 35–34 Feb 2022 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i) France Albano Olivetti Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Poland Kacper Żuk
w/o
Loss 35–35 Apr 2022 Madrid, Spain Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 36–35 May 2022 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Monaco Hugo Nys
Poland Jan Zieliński
6–4, 6–0

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Vega is pronounced [ˈbeɣa].

References

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  1. ^ "Home Favourites Nuno Borges/Francisco Cabral Continue Dream Run in Estoril". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Matos/Vega Hernandez Save MP In Cordoba QF Win".
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