Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's singles

The women's singles tennis event of the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 23 to 29 at the Tennis and Racket Sports Training Centre in Santiago, Chile.

Tennis – Women's singles at the 2023 Pan American Games
VenueTennis and Racket Sports Training Centre
DatesOctober 23 – 29, 2023
Competitors37 from 21 nations
Gold medal match score6–2, 6–3
Medalists
Gold medal   Brazil
Silver medal   Argentina
Bronze medal   Argentina
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Brazil's Laura Pigossi, the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in doubles, defeated María Lourdes Carlé from Argentina in the final, 6–2, 6–3, to win the gold medal.[1] It was Brazil's first gold medal at the event since Gisele Miró won it in 1987.[2] Both finalists of the tournament booked tickets to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

Argentina's Julia Riera won the bronze medal, defeating Rebecca Marino from Canada in the bronze-medal match, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1.[5]

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to three players. Qualification for the event is primarily through the WTA or ITF ranking, and all athletes must fulfill the qualification requirements for the 2024 Olympic Games. There are 41 quota places available for women's singles.[6]

There are four places available through regional qualification: two in the 2022 South American Games, and two in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. There is also one place available through the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. All of these places are for the athletes, not for their NOC.[6]

Three places are guaranteed to the host nation.[6] Chile only entered 2 players for this event, their third female player (Alexa Guarachi) only played in the doubles events.[7]

The definitive entry list was published on 21 October 2023 and 37 athletes entered the event. The seeding was defined by the WTA rankings of the players. The first round was played by 10 athletes, who were drawn randomly among unseeded players. The remaining athletes started in the round of 32.[8][9]

Seeds

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  1.   Laura Pigossi (BRA) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.   Rebecca Marino (CAN) (semifinals)
  3.   María Carlé (ARG) (final, silver medalist)
  4.   Julia Riera (ARG) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  5.   Martina Capurro Taborda (ARG) (third round)
  6.   Carolina Meligeni Alves (BRA) (quarterfinals)
  7.   Jamie Loeb (USA) (quarterfinals)
  8.   Maria Fernanda Herazo (COL) (second round)
  9.   Noelia Zeballos (BOL) (third round)
  10.   Romina Ccuno (PER) (third round)
  11.   Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) (quarterfinals)
  12.   Daniela Seguel (CHI) (third round)
  13.   Fernanda Labraña (CHI) (third round)
  14.   Anastasia Iamachkine (PER) (third round)
  15.   Mell Reasco (ECU) (third round)
  16.   Camila Romero (ECU) (second round)

Draw

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The results were as follows:[10]

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
               
1   Laura Pigossi (BRA) 7 4 6
7   Jamie Loeb (USA) 5 6 1
1   Laura Pigossi (BRA) 4 6 77
4   Julia Riera (ARG) 6 4 65
4   Julia Riera (ARG) 6 6
  Vanesa Suarez (VEN) 4 2
1   Laura Pigossi (BRA) 6 6
3   María Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 2 3
6   Carolina Meligeni Alves (BRA) 65 1
3   María Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 77 6
3   María Lourdes Carlé (ARG) 6 6 Bronze-medal match
2   Rebecca Marino (CAN) 1 4
11   Yuliana Lizarazo (COL) 5 6 4 4   Julia Riera (ARG) 3 6 6
2   Rebecca Marino (CAN) 7 4 6 2   Rebecca Marino (CAN) 6 4 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   L Pigossi (BRA) 6 6
  V Cruz (ESA) 0 0
1   L Pigossi (BRA) 2 7 6
  L Pérez (PER) 6 6   L Pérez (PER) 6 5 4
  A Valitova (SKN) 0 2   L Pérez (PER) 6 6
16   C Romero (ECU) 0 2
1   L Pigossi (BRA) 7 4 6
7   J Loeb (USA) 5 6 1
12   D Seguel (CHI) 6 6
  A Zamburek (DOM) 5 4   L Moyano (ARG) 3 4
  L Moyano (ARG) 7 6 12   D Seguel (CHI) 2 5
7   J Loeb (USA) 6 7
  S Clarke (BAH) 3 0
7   J Loeb (USA) 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   J Riera (ARG) 6 6
  N Espinal (HON) 2 1
4   J Riera (ARG) 6 6
15   M Reasco (ECU) 4 0
  L Britez (PAR) 6 2 4
15   M Reasco (ECU) 3 6 6
4   J Riera (ARG) 6 6
  V Suarez (VEN) 4 2
10   R Ccuno (PER) 6 6
  J Rodriguez (URU) 0 2
10   R Ccuno (PER) 1 3
  A Weedon (EAI) 6 0 2   V Suarez (VEN) 6 6
  V Suarez (VEN) 4 6 6   V Suarez (VEN) 6 78
8   MF Herazo (COL) 4 66

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   C Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6 6
  D Aguilar (ESA) 0 0
6   C Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6 6
9   N Zeballos (BOL) 4 2
  MP Pérez (COL) 6 5 5
9   N Zeballos (BOL) 0 7 7
6   C Meligeni Alves (BRA) 65 1
3   ML Carlé (ARG) 77 6
13   F Labraña (CHI) 4 6 6
  K Williford (DOM) 6 1 4
13   F Labraña (CHI) 2 2
  LS Alexis (HAI) 6 2 3 3   ML Carlé (ARG) 6 6
  T Licht (URU) 0 6 6   T Licht (URU) 0 2
3   ML Carlé (ARG) 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   M Capurro (ARG) 6 6
  I Andrade (ECU) 1 4
5   M Capurro (ARG) 4 1
  D Obando (HON) 6 6 11   Y Lizarazo (COL) 6 6
  R Valdés (CUB) 0 3   D Obando (HON) 0 1
11   Y Lizarazo (COL) 6 6
11   Y Lizarazo (COL) 5 6 4
2   R Marino (CAN) 7 4 6
14   A Iamachkine (PER) 6 6
  Y Leacock (TTO) 0 0
14   A Iamachkine (PER) 4 3
2   R Marino (CAN) 6 6
  D Dominguez (EAI) 5 2
2   R Marino (CAN) 7 6

References

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  1. ^ "Laura Pigossi é ouro no tênis e quebra jejum de 36 anos no Pan de Santiago". www.globo.com (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Pan de 87 teve três medalhas e tenistas brasileiros impedidos de jogar". www.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Uol. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event Qualification System". ITF. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ "PIGOSSI SEALS PARIS 2024 SPOT AFTER 'ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS OF MY LIFE'". ITF. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "RIERA Y MONTEIRO COMPLETARON EL PODIO PANAMERICANO" (in Spanish). ITF. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Tennis" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org. Pan American Sports Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Tenemos nómina para los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" (in Spanish). FETECH. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Cuadros Tenis Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" (in Spanish). FETECH. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  9. ^ "El lunes comienza la acción: La lista de tenistas que estará en Santiago 2023" (in Spanish). Séptimo Game. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Tennis - Women's Singles" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2023.