The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The first Mediterranean Games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the following games are scheduled to be held in 2022 in Oran, Algeria.
The XI Mediterranean Games – Athens 1991, commonly known as the 1991 Mediterranean Games, were the 11th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 28 June to 12 July 1991, where 2,762 athletes from 18 countries participated. There were a total of 214 medal events from 24 different sports.
The International Committee of Mediterranean Games is the organization of the National Olympic Committees who presides, regulates and organizes the Mediterranean Games. It is based in sport complex OACA in Athens.
The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (ICMG). A total of 3,368 athletes from 23 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Games. Montenegro participated for the first time at the Mediterranean Games, after their independence in 2006. The program included competitions in 24 different sports, including three non-Olympic sports – bocce, karate, and water skiing – and golf, which will be reinstated as an official Olympic sport in 2016 Summer Olympics. Water skiing was introduced as a demonstration sport. Two disabled sports, athletics and swimming, were also contested in the Games. Italy became the first nation to host the Mediterranean Games three times, having previously hosted them in Naples (1963) and Bari (1997).
The 2013 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host city at the General Assembly of the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) on 23 February 2011. Mersin is the second city in Turkey after İzmir to host the Mediterranean Games. All 24 member National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the ICMG participated in the Games. The official programme for the Games is featuring events in 27 different sports.
Tennis has been contested at every Mediterranean Games since its introduction to the program at the 1963 Mediterranean Games. The 1975 Mediterranean Games were the last games with tennis as a male only event — beginning with the 1979 Mediterranean Games, women's tennis is included in the program.
Mounir El Aarej is a former professional tennis player from Morocco.
Carlo Borea is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won two medals at the 1975 Mediterranean Games.
Vincenzo "Enzo" Vattuone is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won a gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games.
Fernando García Lleó is a former Spanish tennis player who won two bronze medals at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.
The 2019 Mediterranean Beach Games is the second edition of the Mediterranean Beach Games. It was held from 25 to 31 August 2019 in Patras, Greece.
Gabrio Castrichella is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won a gold medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Vittorio Crotta is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games and represented Italy in the Davis Cup in 1967 and 1969.
Eugenio Rossi is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won a gold medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games. He appeared in the main draw of the 1989 Grand Prix tournament in Bari, where he defeated Michele Fioroni before losing to Alejandro Aramburu.
Marco Alciati is an Italian retired professional tennis player who won a gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games.
Ernesto Vázquez Barreira is a former Spanish tennis player who a bronze medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games.
Luis Riba Farrés is a former Spanish tennis player who won a bronze medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games and reached as high as the 23rd position in the Spanish national ranking.
Mónica Álvarez de Mon Olabarri is a Spanish former professional tennis player who won two medals at the 1979 Mediterranean Games.
Beatriz Pellón Fernández-Fontecha is a Spanish former professional tennis and field hockey player.
Ana Almansa Suárez is a Spanish former professional tennis player who won a gold medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games.
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