Argentina at the 2007 Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | ARG |
NOC | Comité Olímpico Argentino |
in Rio de Janeiro 13–29 July 2007 | |
Competitors | 441 in 30 sports |
Flag bearer | Luciana Aymar |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Argentina participated at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Argentine delegation counted a total number of 441 athletes. Argentina competed in all events, except for baseball and diving. The delegation's main bet was the Field hockey women's team, Las Leonas , led by Luciana Aymar, who carried the Argentine flag at the opening ceremony.
Spain competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 179 competitors, 163 men and 16 women, took part in 104 events in 23 sports.
Cuba competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1984 Games and the 1988 Games. 176 competitors, 126 men and 50 women, took part in 90 events in 16 sports.
Juan Ignacio Chela, nicknamed as "El Flaco" or "Liliano," is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina. Chela was given a three-month ban from the professional tour in 2001 for failing a drugs test. Post-doping ban, Chela went on to reach the quarterfinals of the 2004 and 2011 French Open, and the 2007 US Open, attaining a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in August 2004.
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The men's singles tournament in tennis at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at Marapendi Club in Rio de Janeiro from July 23 to July 28.
The men's doubles tournament in tennis at the 2007 Pan American Games was played from July 23 to July 28.
Eduardo Schwank and Mariano Hood were the defending champions of the Challenger de Providencia, but they chose to not participate in the 2009 tournament.
Horacio Zeballos and Sebastián Prieto won in the final 7–6(2), 6–2, against Flávio Saretta and Rogério Dutra da Silva.
Marcos Daniel was the defender of title, but he chose to not participate this year.
Carlos Salamanca won in the final 6–1, 7–6(5), against Riccardo Ghedin.
Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela in the quarterfinals.
Chela won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 against Sam Querrey.
The men's singles tennis event of the 2011 Pan American Games was held from October 17–22 at the Telcel Tennis Complex in Guadalajara. The defending Pan American Games champion was Flávio Saretta of Brazil.
Carlos Salamanca was the defending champion but lost to Agustín Velotti in the second round.
Juan Sebastián Cabal won the first edition of this tournament after defeating his compatriot Robert Farah 6–4, 7–6(7–3) in the final.
Ryan Sweeting was the defending champion but lost to John Isner in the quarterfinals. Isner lost in the final to Juan Mónaco, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6.
Gilles Simon was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Lukáš Rosol.
Rosol went on to win his first ATP World Tour title of his career, defeating Guillermo García López in the final, 6–3, 6–2.
The men's singles tennis tournament at the 2014 South American Games was held from 10 to 16 March on the clay courts of the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile. 31 players from 11 countries competed in the main draw, with the first seed given a bye into the second round.
The men's singles tennis event of the 2019 Pan American Games was held July 29 – August 4 at the Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición in Lima, Peru.
The men's doubles tennis event of the 2019 Pan American Games was held from July 29 through August 3 at the Club Lawn Tennis de La Exposcicion in Lima, Peru.