Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games

Tennis competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 10 to 16[1] at the Rexall Centre, which was known as the Canadian Tennis Centre for the duration of the games due to naming rights.[2][3] A total of five events were contested (two each for men and women, and a mixed doubles event).[2] Argentina topped the medal table,[4] with gold medals in the men's singles and mixed doubles,[5] while hosts Canada also achieved gold in the women's doubles event.[6]

Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games
Tennis pictogram for the games
VenueCanadian Tennis Centre
DatesJuly 10–16
No. of events5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors75 from 23 nations
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The second round of the 2015 Davis Cup was moved ahead one week to not conflict with the tennis competitions. Tennis competitions also began before the opening ceremony, to allow athletes to compete in both events.[7][8]

Competition schedule

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The Rexall Centre (Canadian Tennis Centre), was the venue for the tennis competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the tennis competitions:[9][10]

E Eliminations ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16
Men's singles E E E E ½ F
Men's doubles E E E ½ F
Women's singles E E E E ½ F
Women's doubles E E E ½ F
Mixed doubles E E ½ F

Medal table

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The following is the medal standings as of 16 June 2015.[4]

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Argentina2114
2  Canada*1102
  Colombia1102
4  Chile1001
5  Mexico0202
6  Ecuador0011
  Paraguay0011
  Puerto Rico0011
  United States0011
Totals (9 entries)55515

Medalists

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During the competition
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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Facundo Bagnis
  Argentina
Nicolás Barrientos
  Colombia
Dennis Novikov
  United States
Men's doubles
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  Chile
Nicolás Jarry
Hans Podlipnik
  Argentina
Guido Andreozzi
Facundo Bagnis
  Ecuador
Gonzalo Escobar
Emilio Gómez
Women's singles
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Mariana Duque Mariño
  Colombia
Victoria Rodríguez
  Mexico
Monica Puig
  Puerto Rico
Women's doubles
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  Canada
Gabriela Dabrowski
Carol Zhao
  Mexico
Victoria Rodríguez
Marcela Zacarías
  Argentina
María Irigoyen
Paula Ormaechea
Mixed doubles
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  Argentina
Guido Andreozzi
María Irigoyen
  Canada
Philip Bester
Gabriela Dabrowski
  Paraguay
Verónica Cepede Royg
Diego Galeano

Participating nations

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A total of 23 countries had qualified athletes.

Qualification

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A total of 80 tennis players qualified to compete at the Games (48 men and 32 women). Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of three male and three female athletes (with one pair maximum in each of the doubles events).[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Tennis Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ^ Anderson, Gary (27 August 2014). "Rexall Centre announced as host venue for Toronto 2015 tennis competition". www.insidethegames.biz. insidethegames. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Medal Standings" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Medalists by Event" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 Pan Am Games daily digest: Canada picks up gold in track cycling, tennis and badminton on day six". news.nationalpost.com. National Post. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. ^ Owen, David (12 January 2015). "Toronto 2015 to set record for female participation". www.insidethegames.biz. insidethegames. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  8. ^ "TO2015 Games Insider". www.uana-aquatics.org. UANA. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  9. ^ "Tennis - Schedule & Results". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Sport Technical Manual Tennis". www.scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.